Thursday, October 27, 2011

Travel to India... without leaving your house

Intimidated by Indian cuisine?  Don't be.  Think all Indian curry is spicy hot?  Not always.  Think you can't cook with spices?  Yes, you can.

Last night I made a curry that was sweet, savory and delicious.  It was something I have always been interested in, yet too cautious to try.  Sure, I have tried to make those curries with the hot curry paste and once tasted, bowed to never make that recipe again.  The Moughlai chicken has become a recipe that I will use over and over again.

I recommend looking for Cardamom pods in an Indian grocer (if you have one) or trying Whole Foods.  I have found that Whole Foods carries many unusual spices and other items that are not available at the local grocer.  If you have a good food processor - which I do - you can use slivered almonds in place of the ground almonds.  I used slivered, added to the food processor along with the other ingredients called for and had the same result if I had used ground almonds.

All other ingredients were kept the same.  If you keep the spices lined up and ready to use, you will not have a problem getting them all in the pan when called for.

Definitely try this recipe.  It will change your mind about Indian cooking and cuisine.



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