Curry
Oct 20, 2008 | 4:05 pm
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Curry
A search did not pull up any threads specifically on curry, so I started one.
Curry is not something I grew up eating. I probably didn't try it until I was 18 or so. I've had a limited taste since (goat and chicken) and only cook one dish with curry in it: mulligatawny soup - chicken and rice with curry and apples. Your favorites?
Curry is not something I grew up eating. I probably didn't try it until I was 18 or so. I've had a limited taste since (goat and chicken) and only cook one dish with curry in it: mulligatawny soup - chicken and rice with curry and apples. Your favorites?
Oct 20, 2008 | 4:15 pm
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Curry is something I grew up eating. One of my favorite meals as a kid was eating my mom's chicken curry with flatbread (roti).
There are many different kinds of curries and even more variations. Coconut curry, egg curry, chicken curry, goat curry, beef curry, lamb curry, fish curry, etc. With fish curry, you can use different kinds of fish. I had a great fish curry on the weekend that used Spanish mackerel.
An uncle makes a chicken curry that is to die for. The gravy is so good I could bottle it and sell it, if I didn't eat it all myself. He uses a different set of spices than my mom.
There are many different kinds of curries and even more variations. Coconut curry, egg curry, chicken curry, goat curry, beef curry, lamb curry, fish curry, etc. With fish curry, you can use different kinds of fish. I had a great fish curry on the weekend that used Spanish mackerel.
An uncle makes a chicken curry that is to die for. The gravy is so good I could bottle it and sell it, if I didn't eat it all myself. He uses a different set of spices than my mom.
Oct 20, 2008 | 8:01 pm
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We've got several 'curry pastes' (1 quart size) in the fridge, yellow, green, and maybe another... I like to make a soup with this as the base, throw in some seafood, noodles, and veggies like baby bock choy, chinese eggplant, water chesnuts, etc...
Oct 20, 2008 | 8:30 pm
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A nice red thai curry. mmmm. Or a plate of sodium-bomb japanese curry over rice after some drinks. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Pakistani curry, Indian curry, so many curries. Most are delicious in their own ways.
Oct 21, 2008 | 2:44 am
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mmmmmm.... curry (drool)
As someone of Indian origin, I feel that there are just too many to choose from. Curries vary by region even by town/city in many parts (an imperfect comparison to beers in Germany). Something you eat in Tamil Nadu will be different than in neighboring Kerala, ditto with Rajasthan, Bengal, Maharasthra etc... As someone who's parents are from Tamil Nadu, I can sometimes tell differences between the same dishes made in different towns/villages, and of course each town and village has unique dishes that are not replicated elsewhere (like in many other countries of the world)...
That's not even mentioning what's found in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Japan.
To sum up "Curry" is awesome. ^
That's not even mentioning what's found in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Japan.
To sum up "Curry" is awesome. ^
Oct 21, 2008 | 3:13 am
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As someone of Indian origin, I feel that there are just too many to choose from. Curries vary by region even by town/city in many parts (an imperfect comparison to beers in Germany). Something you eat in Tamil Nadu will be different than in neighboring Kerala, ditto with Rajasthan, Bengal, Maharasthra etc... As someone who's parents are from Tamil Nadu, I can sometimes tell differences between the same dishes made in different towns/villages, and of course each town and village has unique dishes that are not replicated elsewhere (like in many other countries of the world)...
That's not even mentioning what's found in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Japan.
To sum up "Curry" is awesome. ^
That's not even mentioning what's found in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Japan.
To sum up "Curry" is awesome. ^
<drool>
Its always nice to try different curries at various eateries... the more 'local' the better
(The more heat the better too... to a point 
)ANC could use a little more spice~
Oct 21, 2008 | 6:23 am
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As someone of Indian origin, I feel that there are just too many to choose from. Curries vary by region even by town/city in many parts
That's not even mentioning what's found in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Japan.
To sum up "Curry" is awesome. ^
That's not even mentioning what's found in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Japan.
To sum up "Curry" is awesome. ^
Fish head curry at Muthu's in Singapore was a very delicious treat. http://muthuscurry.com/
Really enjoyed a couple curry dishes at Aspara this past weekend in Cincinnati http://www.apsaraasiancuisine.com/
I also make on a regular basis chicken salad curry sandwiches
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Oct 21, 2008 | 9:28 am
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Funny. The current favorite is a curried butternut squash soup. It's real easy to make and it's wonderful when the first frost comes and the squashes are insanely cheap like now.
Oct 21, 2008 | 9:35 am
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Can anyone suggest how to use fresh curry leaves? Lots of ethnic Indians in my city so there's always a supply of fresh curry leaves, which my afther tells me makes wonderful curry (if you know how).
Oct 21, 2008 | 10:28 am
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Fragrant mangoes with a coconut-curry leaf sauce.
If you can get your hands on this book...
"660 Curries" by Raghavan Iyer, it has lots of ideas for curry leaves.
I was fortunate to be able to take his class when he came to Houston and all the food was wonderful ... and it was authentic curry too (he didn't use that pre-made curry spice in a bottle)
ALthough the book does have recipes for making your own spice blends.
Oct 21, 2008 | 11:07 am
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It's not, and it's not. I'm not a fish person, but was drug along to Muthu's by some clients taking me out for a treat, so I could hardly refuse. You'd be surprised by how much flesh there is on the cheeks (that's really what you're eating, and it was, um, very big) and no more messy than anything else.
Oct 21, 2008 | 2:13 pm
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If I ever leave Britain, the absence of good curry* will be a hole in my soul.
There is a lovely place just round the corner from my house where you can get a starter, main and rice for £7.50. I'm in heaven.
* Curry in the British sense
There is a lovely place just round the corner from my house where you can get a starter, main and rice for £7.50. I'm in heaven.
* Curry in the British sense