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[roman-sunshine]

I don't have twitter anymore but I was looking for a dieworkwear thread i saw shared here and this guy fucking rules so here's a bunch of his tweets i really enjoyed:

[prettyboykatsuki]

twin if i was an empress and all my blorbos were my concubines who is manipulating me for political power . if this was you the answer is isagi just because he is plotting to make it illegal for you to have any other concubines but him as he plans to be your consort ❤️

HELPPPPPPP??? isagi is lowkey a sicko i need him desperately ……. not him breaking laws…… I need him……

for you……….. i thought about it but lowkey it’s sylus. he’s like. he becomes a concubine specifically because he has some criminal activity in your homeland and he initially wants to woo you so he has some immunity in case but he ends up just running you in circles for fun. and then takes you with him probably. you can rule over His country maybe. your entire royal counsel is like My Lady Please Don’t Blush Like That because sylus will just like. make you sit on him or something and you Let him even though it should not be like that and it’s kind of hilarious i won’t lie

[prettyboykatsuki-moved]

Hey, I've been trying to make butter chicken for a really long time and no matter what I do the food cart in my city makes it better. I was wondering if you have a recipe that you would like to share since you said you're really good at making butter chicken. Totally okay if you want to keep it private or just not respond to this ask. Also, I love your writing. Long time fan.

HI!!

i was supposed to answer this last night but i took my melatonin super early and fell asleep on accident. i do have a recipe to share and i saw a few people were interested. im not very good with writing down like... formal recipes i cook by heart so to speak so i hope thats alright

but also thank u!! i see u in my notifs a lot so i was happy to see your ask

FANGS BUTTER CHICKEN RECIPE:

a couple of things to know prior, making a really good curry usually takes a long time. im not one to be super picky on authenticity but if you're wanting to eat something super delicious it will take you upwards of an hour ++ some, start to finish.

ingredients for chicken

chicken breast / chicken thighs (i normally use a little less than two pounds of chicken thighs, boneless and cubed)

yogurt for marinade, about a half to three quarters cup

a tablespoon of premade ginger-garlic paste or equal parts of fresh ginger and garlic

about two teaspoons of garam masala, and one teaspoon of cumin, coriander, chili powder, tumeric and salt

FOR THE CHICKEN: it's up to preference what cut of meat you want to use for butter chicken, but i personally used cubed chicken thighs that i manually clean the fat off of.

in my opinion, the biggest difference this will make is in the marinading process. if you are using chicken breast, i would recommend marinating for up to twenty four hours. if you're using chicken thighs, you can get away with less time. but you need to marinade your chicken up to at 30 minutes.

mix everything together and set aside until ready.

ingredients for the sauce:

one large onion, medium diced (about a cup and a half)

half a head or garlic, finely chopped (i use a lot but you can use less)

some freshly chopped ginger or a tablespoon of garlic-ginger paste. about a tablepoon.

tomatoes (roughly two cups)

for the tomatoes, there are various substitutions you're welcome to make. most restaurants used crushed, canned tomatoes but if you're wanting the smooth texture without blending - used jarred tomato sauce as your base.

with whatever type of tomato you use, you will have to adjust for acidity and sweetness. i use a mix of fresh tomatos and tomato paste for depth and adjust for acid with sugar.

if you are using jarred tomato sauce or canned tomatos, you will need about a cup and 3 quarters or 14ozs of liquid over all.

if you are using a fresh tomato and paste combo like me - i recommend about a cup and a half of diced tomatoes and a 3 tablespoons of tomato paste.

spices including, 2 teaspoons of garam masala, 2 teaspoons of cumin, 1 teaspoon of coriander, chili powder to taste and a table spoon of pre-packaged butter chicken spice mix.

you will also need kasoor methi powder or fenugreek powder which imo is not optional

NO MORE than a half-teaspoon of fenugreek

salt to taste

sugar to taste (i use about a tablespoon)

for seasoning: while i use the teaspoon measurement here - it's more important you understand the ratios. im much more heavy handed with my spice mixture because i make it according to my own tastes and i like strong flavors.

i used pre-packaged spice mixes to add flavor but if i dont have it i wont use it and use about a teaspoon more each of the plain spices.

the one thing you shouldn't skip imo is the kasoor methi aka fenugreek powder. this is probably the thing most people are missing butter chicken at home. it's savory and mildly bitter, a bit like fennel and its what gives it a very classic indian flavor

3/4 cup of cream + 1/2 cup of milk (you are welcome to use one cup of cream if you like a thicker gravy, but i prefer a thinner one. you can also replace the milk with half and half)

a little oil to coat the bottom of my pan (a teaspoon or two)

3 tablespoons of ghee (or 2 tbps of butter + 1 tbsp oil)

cilantro to taste (optional)

if you can find ghee or make it at home, i would highly reccomend using it over butter and oil. ghee makes a huge difference to the flavor profile.

while i say 3tbsps, i would say be heavy handed and use enough to cover the pan. this is a fat heavy dish as is.

ONTO THE COOKING PROCESS:

first: you will want to grill / char your chicken. you can pick what method you use for this. i use a searing hot pan (i use a dutch oven for this entire recipe) and little oil to get the best cook.

fry the chicken on high heat until charred and take it off once all sides are cooked. DO NOT OVERCROWD YOUR PAN. it will released too much water.

set aside the charred pieces. the chicken will finish cooking in the sauce.

NEXT, THE SAUCE

after you've cooked off the chicken, turn your heat down to medium, drop your ghee and your onions and cook until totally soft

this will take roughly 15 minutes of stirring and watching.

once the onions are translucent and halved in size, drop in your garlic and ginger

cook until fragrant. i like to go a little under ten minutes

add in your spices here (EXCEPT THE KASOORI METHI). this step is crucial

the key to good desi curry is understanding the process of bhuna, which is essentially frying your spices together for optimum flavor. you will want enough oil in your pan to fry / cook the seasoning which is why i say you might want to be heavy handed.

stir your spice mix with your onions, garlic and ginger - making sure it doesn't stick and burn in the process. let it cook until very fragant.

i let it go for a few minutes but if you don't cook often, a minute or less will be okay. too long and the spices will burn.

(i also like to add a pre-emptive amount of salt at this stage but you can salt afterwards)

next, add your tomatoes. if you are using tomato paste, add it before you add your other tomatoes and let it fry for about a minute to soften and cook down the taste

if you are are using jarred sauce or canned tomatoes feel free to toss it all in at once.

THIS IS IMPORTANT BUT LET THE LIQUID COOK OFF YOUR TOMATOES AS MUCH AS YOU CAN

i would recommend up to twenty minutes if possible, being careful it doesn't burn on the sides. the sauce will change color as a result, turning a deep brown / red and that's when you know it's ready. the pan should feel almost dry.

if you like a blended sauce - now is the time for you to take out from the pan and blend with a little water *

i do not like a completely blended sauce, so i will instead use the back of my spoon to crush up my tomato and onion mixture as much as possible once cooked soft enough.

THIS IS NOT TRADITIONAL OR COMMON. but i prefer a bit of texture in my sauce and once soft enough i find the sauce still turns out silky smooth.

after you sauce is blended / smooth, add in your cream mixture, your sugar, and fenugreek powder, and cook your chicken for another few minutes

usually a little under 10 minutes for thighs and around 8 minutes for breasts if you're picky about timing.

turn your heat off and wait for the curry to stop boiling before adding in chopped cilantro

AND YOU'RE DONE YIPEEEEEE. serve with white basmati rice or naan/paratha of course 🫡

OTHER GENERAL TIPS:

the seasonings i list are intentionally light handed but i honestly use about double of everything above, so if you find that the taste is too light for you after cooking - fry more seasoning in oil in a separate pan and add it afterwards.

depending on your preference, you might like a thicker or thinner gravy. if you prefer it thinner, add more liquid (preferably water or milk) and if you prefer it thicker, feel free to just use one or the other.

be careful during the spice frying process and watch like a hawk if you dont anywhere else, because the burning will make it bitter.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SEND ME ASKS IF YOU WANT TO TROUBLE SHOOT!!!

[orbees]

you deserve peace and respect and safety and happiness i care about you a lot

;_; thank you this was so incredibly kind of you to send and was nice to wake up to... I appreciate you it rly means a lot.

[lockjawmotif]

my new years resolution is to be nicer and not so much of a hater next year

[pupkou]

hmmm…

(not tagging the sources because they’re mostly from tiktok & i don’t have the links anymore, none are from the same post or a reaction to a post ive placed here)

[princehendir]

I saw your tag on the post about the old microsoft pinball game and I have extraordinary news for you: someone made a browser based fork.

https://alula.github.io/SpaceCadetPinball/

Yo ?????

[johnnyspells]

You should know that even after url changes, I instantly recognise when gifs on my dashboard are from you. SO impeccable. You do great work, 100/10 highly recommend

🥺 omg this is so nice! thank you so much! I try to be consistent but gjgjgjkh if you saw the state of my Photoshop you might cringe!

I know I'm so inconsistent, but never stop blowing up is gonna be my next brain rot season that I can't stop thinking about like mentopolis so expect more from me as I love this cast with my whole heart (and they're all hot what can I say)

this is so lovely ahhh ty ty! ❤️❤️❤️

[sarah-sandwich]

dream machine by des rocs is number 6 on my top songs of 2023 and that's solely thanks to you hahaha i made everyone in my family listen to that song and had it on repeat for weeks. i appreciate you for introducing me to it through your stunning parkner fic <33

SCREAMING

I'm so tickled. I had to wait for yt to give me my recap and I finally have it and, would you believe?? Dream Machine is my number one even though it didn't release until August lmao

I like it a normal amount 😌

[protectxthem]

Oh! Hi. Been admiring your characters from afar for a bit. You seem quite epic. If you feel inclined, I'd love to toss Crowley at you.

Ahh! Hello! I've been quietly watching and admiring you from afar too. I was working up the courage to follow you. I'd love to have Crowley tossed at me.

[percentstardust]

endless muse edits | chad meeks martin

[prettyboykatsuki-moved]

genuine question in good faith, how can you play botw :( i tried and i couldnt do like.. any of the combat especially with the big robot things and it frustrated me so bad i put down the game and never picked it up again

well for me personally botw wasn't the first "difficult" game i ever played so to speak. i dont think of it as very hard. im not like great with games like that but i did finish dark souls 1 and 2 on my own with tremendous effort. i suck at souls games but im good at smash so botw wasn't horrible for me difficulty wise.

this is a pretty common sentiment for people who are playing botw for the first time for various reasons. on one hand, if its the first zelda game you picked up after playing another title - you're gonna have a hard time. on another if you picked it up because of a game like genshin, you are once again going to have a Hard Time.

getting frustrated w games and quitting is standard so dont feel bad about that.

but it's good for you to keep in mind that botw in many aspects is a game meant for you to fail.

this is true for every "hard" video game to an extent. failure is a crucial and integral part of progression. on one hand, this can be very brutal and demoralizing but it's also something with a sense of accomplishment you can't really achieve anywhere else.

failure is an expected part of the gameplay. dying to random things, being under equipped, having to do fights over and over. these are in the game by design. i know it can feel bad, but it's always good to keep this mind. you are meant to be losing a lot of the time.

games with progression like this (notoriously soulslikes but also many others) are mostly broken down into 3 parts. 1. is actually physical skill - as in being able to use your controller / keyboard and mouse 2. timing - so learning the timing for attack patterns during boss fights in order to dodge and 3. preparedness.

the nice thing is that if you can do the second thing - i.e. figuring out how to time things, you're basically good to go for the rest of the game. that is most of the battle. after that is preparedness. having the right gear, the right stamina etc. if you're getting one-shotted by a boss - it's highly likely it's just too early for you to be exploring that area and you should focus on easier bosses first.

actually physical skill is one of those you develop over time and something that requires a lot of effort.

the main thing with breath of the wild though is that you can exploit the system. souls games are much more rigid. there's realistically not anyway to avoid combat other than grinding it the fuck out and getting to where you need eventually.

but this is not as true for botw. you can farm items, weapons, money + do a metric fuckton of shrines and build your link up to be strong before you take on anything. it's easy to runaway. there are very few instances of fighting that you need to fight in game. you can just continue exploring and building up your inventory until you feel completely prepared.

my best advice early game is just run away. guardians are hard so just open your map and dip using fast travel. wait until you have more hearts to tank it by doing shrines - build your stamina and upgrade your gear and go back.

but also remember - you dont need to do the hard combat to play botw. you can pretty much just explore and fight smaller enemies the entire time and still have fun. it's open world so there's no right or wrong way to play it really.

combat is tough in any game. it just takes practice. but i totally understand not wanting to deal w the stress of that if you're playing causally (this is why i still have not gotten into elden ring KJSDHF. i will over summer tho)

but i'd encourage you to give botw a chance. when it doubt hit da bricks and just explore the map and puzzles. its still a great game on that alone

[orbees]

💌 a little bug has given you a valentine!!! would you like to give them one back?

HELLO LITTLE BUG THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE GIFT !!! im sorry for the late response. i was not at my magic slab

have this in apology

^ based on the moth squishmallow i saw when i looked up Moth Valentines for ideas. you look like this for real little bug

[lockjawmotif]

anon voice YOU ARE DOING SOME COCOMELON SHIT TO ME!!!1 /j

AJAJSJSKSKA

[princehendir]

going to pre-emptively share this bc I saw you got a steam deck (congrats I love mine they're amazing 10/10) - if you want to play DAI on the deck you have to download a special launcher or it doesn't recognize the deck as a controller bc of the EA launcher. I spent like six hours fighting with it before someone on reddit told me what I needed to do. Here's the youtube tutorial I used: youtu(.)be/Jl_Xtg-Xa3s

Oh thank you! I'm probably going to avoid playing da on the deck as much as possible bc I have them all on console and I'm familiar with the launcher's....issues. but we'll see how long that lasts 😅