The Captain and Shafiq, Mint Chutney and Outrage

And a big, Australian-sized g'day to you!  I'm happy and everyone in Pakistan is happy today because of Misbah ul-Haq and Asad Shafiq's performance against New Zealand yesterday!  These two are giving the Kiwis nightmares for cryin' out loud because their batting partnership is that good!   Misbah ul-Haq has scored over 50 runs in 4 consecutive test matches and he's just getting better and better.  Beauty!  Continue that tradition today, Captain!

And I cannot say enough about Asad Shafiq!  Talk about good things in small packages!  I suspect that he may be the smallest man in international cricket, but who cares when he scores great big runs?  He has been so consistent and so spectacular with his batting that every man will want to be him and every woman will want to marry him!  Right on Asad!  You're dynomite!  Keep on sockin' it to the Kiwis!  Team Shafiq!

All right, now the cooking part.  My fabulous husband gave me a surprise gift yesterday, and I'd like to share it with you:  he gave me a lovely, shiny brand new BARBEQUE!!!!  So that means in the next few days, once my internet connection is back to normal, I'll be showing you how to make all kinds of KEBABS!  And it's going to be great!  Chicken tikkas, seekh kebabs, chapli kebabs, and that's just the start!  However, for today, I'm going to show you how to make mint chutney, a spicy minty yoghurt sauce which traditionally goes with kebabs or samosas.  Right!  Get out your knives, let's get cookin.

Misbah ul-Haq's Marvelous Mint Chutney

1 cup of yoghurt (you can use full fat or low fat yoghurt)
1small bunch of coriander, very finely chopped
1 green chili (or more, according to taste) very finely chopped
several sprigs of mint, very finely chopped
salt to taste

Stir everything together and let it sit for about an hour.  The juices will leak out of the coriander and mint, turning the sauce green.

Serve with samosas, and here's the link if you've forgotten:

http://kikiscookinforcricket.blogspot.com/2010/10/food-for-t20-matches-vegetable-samosas.html

or serve with kebabs or serve as a dip with chips or plain pita bread.


PS: There's something else I would like to mention:  it's very frustrating to pay high prices for things at the supermarket. It's outrageous...28 dollars for 1 kg of ginger! A bit later on in the blog I'm going to show you how to make your own yoghurt and how to grow your own vegetables (even if you live in a tiny apartment, it is possible).  "The Man" gets way too much of our hard-earned cash and I've had enough!!! 

Happy Cricket!  Happy Chutney!  Happy Outrage at High Prices!