Here's a simple thing to remember when dealing with any cuisine from the Indian subcontinent -- everything is going to use the least expensive ingredients possible, but will require a lot of time. When manpower (or woman power) is cheap and wages are low nobody has money to spend on the physical stuff and a lot of time to dress those things up. There are ways for folks with more resources to skip some of the time requirements, like being able to buy curry powder or curry paste at the store, but it often takes a bit more time than the now-popular four ingredient one pot meals. Still, it's worth the effort, because the result provides more complex flavors. I asked for the recipe for curry powder because I want to experiment myself in making it, so I can develop my own signature curry.
-----Original Message----- From: Jennifer Chambers via Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 10:22 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Jennifer Chambers <jennile...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [CnD] Curry Powder or Paste Recipe? Thank you so much for sharing this. I didn't realize these would have to be cooked. Not that I mind; it just didn't occur to me. Thanks. Jennifer On 5/19/16, Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: > Yeah, got a response -- here it is. Note that there are a lot of > variances in curry powder depending on individual cooks -- it's like > tabbouleh from the middle east or chili from America. > > From: gail johnson via Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> > Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 7:21 AM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: gail johnson > Subject: [CnD] Indian Curry > > This takes me back 10 years ago when I would visit my friend Joanne > and she'd make curry out of many different types of vegetables and > meat. > > > Indian Curry > > Prep Time: 5 minutes > Cook Time: 10 minutes > Total Time: 15 minutes > Yield: Approx. 1/2 cup curry powder > > Ingredients > 1 Tbsp. turmeric > 3 bay leaves (remove lower stem) > 3 Tbsp. whole or ground coriander > 2 Tbsp. cumin seed or ground cumin > 2 tsp. ground ginger > 1 tsp. ground white pepper (or whole white peppercorns if you can find > them) > 1 to 3 tsp. chili flakes OR cayenne pepper, depending on how spicy you > want it pinch ground cloves or 1 whole clove Preparation If using > whole spices: > Place all ingredients in a dry frying pan over medium-high heat. Stir > continuously for 1 minute, or until pan is very hot. Then reduce heat > to medium and continue stirring 6 to 10 minutes. This will lightly > toast the spices, leaving them even more fragrant and tasty. > Remove pan from heat and tip spices into a bowl to cool. > If using a coffee grinder you will need to wipe it out very well with > a damp cloth or paper towel to remove all traces of coffee. > Place toasted spices in the grinder and grind well to make your curry > powder. > Quick & Easy Version: > Use all ground spices in this version, omitting the bay leaf until > you cook your curry. Stir together the spices and then dry fry ' them > all together as instructed above. When you use the powder for curry > be sure to add 1-2 bay leaves to your pot. > -----Original Message----- > From: Jennifer Chambers via Cookinginthedark > [mailto:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] > Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 10:17 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Jennifer Chambers <jennile...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [CnD] Curry Powder or Paste Recipe? > > If you got a response to your question, would you please share it? I > had a co-worker who is from India, and though I've never been fond of > curry powder, he made fantastic curry powder. Unfortunately, I never > got the recipe from him, and I'm no longer in touch with him. > > Jennifer > > On 5/10/16, Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark > <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: >> Hey, anyone got a decent recipe for either curry powder or curry >> paste? I don't need recipes using it, as I have plenty of those, but >> a recipe to make my own spice would be wonderful so I can experiment >> with the flavors. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
