breast or thigh?

[overthepond]

How can you tell if you are eating a breast or thigh? My girlfriend is Indian and her mum keeps giving me chicken. It tastes fantastic, the only problem is that it is cut up into various sized pieces and has some sort of seasoning on it.

Is the thigh all that bad? Like I said the taste is amazing (and I would feel bad turning her food down if I could help it, I don't think she would understand why).

 

[LAM]

breast is white meat, thigh is dark. thigh also tastes a LOT better than breast because it contains a higher fat content and the muscle tissue is different

 

[GFR]

What is the dish she is cooking???
I do some Indian cooking my self and some dishes are very fattening.

 

[The Monkey Man]

What is the dish she is cooking???
I do some Indian cooking my self and some dishes are very fattening.

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[overthepond]

I think it is just a grilled tandoori chicken, sauceless. I'm not sure if she marinates it in yogurt like a lot of Indian food. Does that add much fat? It doesn't feel/taste very oily either.

 

[GFR]

I think it is just a grilled tandoori chicken, sauceless. I'm not sure if she marinates it in yogurt like a lot of Indian food. Does that add much fat? It doesn't feel/taste very oily either.

Classic Tandoori Chicken

chicken
yogurt
masala paste
salt
ghee

 

[GFR]

Ghee is a clarified butter without any solid milk particles or water. Ghee is used in India and throughout the South Asia in daily cooking. A good quality ghee adds a great aroma, flavor and taste to the food.

Ghee can be great assets for people who are on low fat diet since even a lower quantity of ghee can add lot of flavor to the food than any other oil or fat products. According to the ancient Ayurveda, a moderate amount of ghee is the best cooking oil

Ghee can be generally found in the Ethnic section of any big grocery store or on any Indian/South Asian store. If you can not find ghee easily, we have given an easy way to make ghee below. When buying Ghee, be sure to buy Ghee from animal such as cow. Do not buy an artificial ghee made by hydrogenating vegetable oil.

 

[Stud]

i prefer your mum's breasts
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here to stay under many names!!!!!!

 

[ZECH]

And I will ban just as fast!

 

[overthepond]

Damn, I didn't think about ghee. That sounds rather nasty. I'd better just turn it down until I can see how she makes it. Pity, it tastes so good.

 

[CowPimp]

Thigh isn't that bad. I used to get breast, but the thigh is so much cheaper that I just said screw it. There is only about 1g less protein per ounce of cooked meat, and maybe 1-1.5g more fat per ounce of cooked meat.

 

[Platinum]

And I will ban just as fast!

dg806...2 and a half steps ahead

 

[MyK]

might be cat or something, you know those indian dishes!

 

[LAM]

Thigh isn't that bad. I used to get breast, but the thigh is so much cheaper that I just said screw it. There is only about 1g less protein per ounce of cooked meat, and maybe 1-1.5g more fat per ounce of cooked meat.

thighs are great in stuff like stir fry, etc. much better than the breast in those types of dishes

 

[BulkMeUp]

Damn, I didn't think about ghee. That sounds rather nasty. I'd better just turn it down until I can see how she makes it. Pity, it tastes so good.

If it fits into your cal intake, why bother? Besides as it is sauseless, that would mean the chicken would hold even less added fat.

 

[GFR]

If it fits into your cal intake, why bother? Besides as it is sauseless, that would mean the chicken would hold even less added fat.

Its actually a marinade of the yogurt and spices is applied to the chicken and left to sit overnight in the fridge. Then the ghee is heated and poured over the surface of the chicken before cooking. Then half way through the cooking process some more marinade is applied but no ghee....so it is not a bad dish really, as long as you don't eat crap with it.
Make sure she takes the skin off the chicken when she prepares this meal....traditionally they do take the skin off but you never know.

 

[BulkMeUp]

....so it is not a bad dish really,

I know. I love it

What i was trying to say (and seemed to be his concern) was even though there would be fats added to the marinade and/or brushed over the chicken, only a small amount would cling to the surface of the chicken as the rest would drip off. The chicken wouldnt absorb the added fat.

Make sure she takes the skin off the chicken when she prepares this meal....traditionally they do take the skin off but you never know.

That right. In almost all Indian dishes i have come across, the chicken is always cooked without the skin. The fats that are seen in the sauce are mostly vegetable cooking oils. But yes it would be better to cook it without the skin.

 

[KentDog]

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I think overthepond does.