Cooking with BJ - Ask BJ

Cooking with BJ

Dear visitor,
This is where I spend most of my time answering your questions and sometime asking others to answer your question.

Q1:

My most precious, honorable and beloved BJ, I love you, love your Web site, love your recipes and what not? Cause my mom name was BJ too and my father and we use to call her B.Jan. I visited your site so many times and it is admirable that your site has helped so many people here in Pakistan as well as abroad. Thanks to you and all others that helped you in creating such a valuable site. With due respect I would like to mention about the missing point in your site, and that is the ?Food Glossary?. Cause many people in Pakistan are not that much educated to under stand and follows the terms (used in English) you usually use in recipes or the name of utensils, spices, vegetables and so many other things that are used in kitchen while preparing the food. (Kindly mention them in ?Urdu? too, so that new learner can pick it.) Bj, believe me, if such a page is composed it will be your great effort and all those that are FANS of yours will pray for your precious life as well as for your site. Thanks. Afif Khan

Q2:

Aslam o Aliaku... As ramadan is coming... i want to make like 12 Aloo Paratha one time and freeze it so i can use it for 1 or 2 weeks so i can eat at the sehri... i try this but when i put in the refrigerator and heat in microwave it become very hard... can u plz tell me how can i freeze it so i can use it later and it will be soft not hard like i do... waiting for your reply... thanks....

Q3:

Hi, Many thanks for being with us in the exciting world of culinary. Urdu name for celery is ajowan-khurasani. Celery is not popular in Pakistan and is not easily available. But in west you can find it in almost every grocery store. Regards, Bj.

Q4:

Hi BJ What is the very best way of whipping cream for fresh cream cakes? As when I beat the cream, it remains thin. Please e-mail me back. I am waiting for your response. Mrs. SAIMA ADNAN SIALKOT

Q5:

Hi, I want to make a paste of ginger garlic and green chili and want to know the method of making it and storing it in fridge and also in the freezer. I have read that storing garlic in oil causes botulism disease so how can I make and store garlic paste in fridge without any danger of this disease. Is there any way in which I can store this pastes in freeze for about two weeks as I don't get time to make them every week.

Q6:

I have marinated the qeema for seekh kabab a week before a party. Then I put it in the freezer. Now I?m having doubts if they will turn out good. please Email me with your reply as soon as possible. Thank You Aneera.

Q7:

Hi Bj Ur site is really very good n help me in my cooking. I want to ask how I can prevent my wheat dough turning to black. I fridge it but then also other day it turns black. What should I do? Please help me thanks a lot

Q8:

What is Cream of Tartar? Where can you get it? What is its substitute?

Q9:

Hello! I wanted to ask what Sesame tahini is. I mean what do we call it in Pakistan and is it easily available here?

Q10:

hello ! i just wanted to ask what bell pepper is?

Q11:

Asalam Alikum, I wanted to know what the difference between vanilla extract & vanilla essence is. Thanks Arun

Q12:

what are cannellini beans? what do we call them here in pakistan?

Q13:

AOA. I have tried your few recopies they were all really good. I just want to know what do we call nutmeg in urdu? And also state what self raising flour is? Thank you.

Q14:

Dear Bj AOA I have visited your site many times and it is really admirable your site has helped me to become an excellent cook. Thanks. I want to ask u that when I prepare pizza at home it does not taste like the pizza we eat in pizza hut and other readymade pizzas .its dough becomes hard and is not soft .and the filling (chicken and pizza sauce and other things don?t properly stick to the base .please help me to make a perfect pizza because I like to eat pizza very much and please tell me which cheese should be used and which quantity

Q15:

A.O.A, I just want to know what is shortening and scalded milk. Pls help. thanks Sajida

Q16:

Hello, Bj how r u? I have some recipes that contain rum and some of it has alcohol and liquor, is there is any substitute for them. Thank you

Q17:

assalam-o-alaikum I am a new member of your site and quite often I try your recipes and its great. I just want to know what is (allspice) which you used in tomato ketchup and 1 more thing I want to ask you that do you know strawberry jam recipe and if you know will it be possible that you can tell me please do reply me. Allah hafiz

Q18:

Hi, while roasting or bar-b-q chicken in the oven it usually becomes very dry, is there anything I can do to keep it juicy and soft? Please help.

Q19:

Salam Bj, can u tell me what bicarbonate of soda in your Jaliabi recipe is? Thanks Sundus

Q20:

Hi, dear BJ, u really help me lot in my kitchen problems. Can u please help me in one more problem? Whenever I cook such dish in which I have to fry masala first (which is mostly done) no matter how much I fry it, it smells sharp like unfired onions and garlic etc. I am tired of this. I tried my best to avoid this smell and taste but could not avoid it. Can u please help me how to fry good masala to make smooth and tasty gravy? Thank u very much.

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