tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post2030000169892626898..comments2024-03-27T04:35:13.158-05:00Comments on Desert Candy حلويات الصحراء: Chickpeas with Date MasalaMercedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00097330009175643958noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-46987551378080354032014-10-19T18:06:27.544-05:002014-10-19T18:06:27.544-05:00Thanks @badger24, that's quite a compliment!Thanks @badger24, that's quite a compliment! Mercedeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00097330009175643958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-18612561472704821582014-10-18T18:42:22.361-05:002014-10-18T18:42:22.361-05:00I have made this recipe countless times. I usually...I have made this recipe countless times. I usually mess with recipes but not this one. It's perfect. My husband begs me to make it every few weeks and I made it tonight for a dinner party. Can't wait to share it with new friends.badger4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07229492269496461890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-14463513957789932252012-12-09T15:31:31.570-05:002012-12-09T15:31:31.570-05:00This sounds wonderful! Must try it out some day!This sounds wonderful! Must try it out some day!Daryahttp://tortore.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-74027748314463723792012-01-02T17:31:27.824-05:002012-01-02T17:31:27.824-05:00This the first dish I made in 2012, I loved the sw...This the first dish I made in 2012, I loved the sweet & warm spicy combo.<br /><br />ThanksJulyGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02474684997804732991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-35086409403473485782011-06-08T18:08:52.266-05:002011-06-08T18:08:52.266-05:00i'm from desert country so i can't write v...i'm from desert country so i can't write very well english <br />but i would say think you to let me see another way to eat date which in me country we eat them without eny things and they are delisious so with this preparation i can't imagine how they will bemeriemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01166779225965740927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-5005344259574323222011-06-06T19:45:57.228-05:002011-06-06T19:45:57.228-05:00Oh my freakin' word. That was tasty.Oh my freakin' word. That was tasty.Emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-47136652875459864482011-06-01T17:32:55.160-05:002011-06-01T17:32:55.160-05:00Hi, loved it so much that I reblogged it. Let me k...Hi, loved it so much that I reblogged it. Let me know if you'd rather me not too and I'll remove it.<br />http://pebblesoup.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Thanks.Solange Berchemin of Pebble Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576581848666318043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-90415929806663478142011-05-25T15:20:22.582-05:002011-05-25T15:20:22.582-05:00Love your blog and I made this a couple weeks back...Love your blog and I made this a couple weeks back and it was AWESOME! Thanks!Laurenhttp://myjerusalemkitchen.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-47962885937817171982011-05-14T04:04:04.967-05:002011-05-14T04:04:04.967-05:00. I really appreciate the points you made. I don.... I really appreciate the points you made. I don’t think I’ve actually thought about it in that way. I can really appreciate how you approached the subject matter and what you said really gave me a new perspective. Thanks for taking the time to write this all out.Osterreichhttp://blog.fatshenanigans.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-49823811414470787852011-04-29T19:36:32.336-05:002011-04-29T19:36:32.336-05:00We had this tonight and loved it. I know I'll ...We had this tonight and loved it. I know I'll make it again and again now. Thank you!!Figs, Bay, Winehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15453787426889071004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-14887968113586118592011-04-26T21:45:15.493-05:002011-04-26T21:45:15.493-05:00Gretchen- I put in the star anise whole, and you&#...Gretchen- I put in the star anise whole, and you're right it doesn't have a lot of time to impart flavor, but it does have enough. Feel free to use ground star anise for a more assertive flavor.Mercedeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00097330009175643958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-25080063398620498512011-04-25T15:27:57.551-05:002011-04-25T15:27:57.551-05:00Indian food isn't spicy hot although food serv...Indian food isn't spicy hot although food served in Indian restaurants may be. Hope your Arab friends get an opportunity to sample real Indian food... :)<br /><br />LakshmiLakshmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03935803939491045516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-37757076574273029712011-04-23T03:14:27.394-05:002011-04-23T03:14:27.394-05:00What is Aleppo pepper and is it hard to find? I a...What is Aleppo pepper and is it hard to find? I am very excited to have discovered your blog. I am crazy about dates and have recently become addicted to eating them with oatmeal and walnuts.badger4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07229492269496461890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-86358273918514251202011-04-22T17:56:24.150-05:002011-04-22T17:56:24.150-05:00Oh wow! I am really looking forward to trying this...Oh wow! I am really looking forward to trying this! I absolutely love the photos too by the way.Figs, Bay, Winehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15453787426889071004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-64793493512832275222011-04-18T22:46:42.146-05:002011-04-18T22:46:42.146-05:00I love when I read a recipe that a) makes me drool...I love when I read a recipe that a) makes me drool and b)calls for ingredients I know I always have on hand in my pantry. Can't wait to make this. Thanks!Mollyhttp://www.cheapbeets.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-85909326693819111752011-04-18T16:43:46.012-05:002011-04-18T16:43:46.012-05:00we all have our obsessions in cooking, I can get o...we all have our obsessions in cooking, I can get on board with yours.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02637197654825767682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-74812121622235692612011-04-17T23:15:58.443-05:002011-04-17T23:15:58.443-05:00I adore dates and curry, so I definitely will try ...I adore dates and curry, so I definitely will try this -- but I don't understand about the star anise: Does it go into the pan in its whole form, or should I grind it first? If whole, it doesn't seem that it would have time to impart its flavor.GretchenJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641677400029070452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-75907003167717705632011-04-17T21:34:41.842-05:002011-04-17T21:34:41.842-05:00I have a few Arab friends who HATE Indian food. Th...I have a few Arab friends who HATE Indian food. They dislike spices in any form, be it hot or not. My politically incorrect theory on this issue is that arabs do not like people from "the Hind"...i.e, India. They are unfortunately thought of as second class citizens...and maybe that influences arabs way of thinking about their food too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-2633250766561176582011-04-17T17:01:32.284-05:002011-04-17T17:01:32.284-05:00Anon- thanks so much for your comments, I complete...Anon- thanks so much for your comments, I completely agree. Khaleejis are a whole other breed and they definitely appreciate Indian food (and spicy stuff like zhoug). Mediterranean Arab countries are much more comfortable with those Mediterranean flavors than with the eastern ones. Thanks for the compliment.Mercedeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00097330009175643958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-25601314231294196772011-04-17T11:59:49.933-05:002011-04-17T11:59:49.933-05:00This looks great. I have never seen a cury with da...This looks great. I have never seen a cury with dates, but I can imagine this could taste like crack! :)janet @ the taste spacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03250024810275821678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-33632218169891936222011-04-16T18:00:15.648-05:002011-04-16T18:00:15.648-05:00Haha... this post is amusing to me on so many leve...Haha... this post is amusing to me on so many levels (Indian origin, raised in the Arab Gulf and spent last year in Syria). In my experience, Khaleejis love Indian food. It's the Shami folk that are turned off by it. To be fair, the version of Indian food they usually encounter in restaurants is pretty revolting. Still, they're scared enough to believe that Indian cuisine can be reduced to thick, overly masalified, creamy sauces that only come in 3 colours - yellow, red and green. The horror!!! They have no idea how diverse and how beautifully simple Indian cooking can be. Gulfie 'cuisine' however, is inspired entirely by sub-continental ingredients and approaches to cooking. Examples - the basic baharat used in the Gulf or ubiquitous foods like Machboos. <br /><br />While I love dates and am a huge fan of your blog, I'm not sure I'd want to introduce them into my channa! If this recipe sells Indian style food to Arabs though, more power to you. Keep churning out good food and great recipes.. always a pleasure to visit desert candy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-10990969896563415782011-04-16T16:20:55.070-05:002011-04-16T16:20:55.070-05:00Sounds wonderful!!Sounds wonderful!!Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02123957715477488518noreply@blogger.com