Asian Recipes

[chadci]

Oh, I can relate. My daughter and I had dinner the other day and she wanted Indian... so I said OK! I really liked the goat curry so I ordered that and she had tandori chicken and kheer. Anyway, when I ordered I told the waiter to save the rice as I can't eat it and it would go to waste. I got the weirdest look. The goat fresh cooked as opposed to the buffet was amazing! Later when he brought the kheer out he brought two spoons and insisted I try it saying it was their family recipe ( family joint here, very nice people but they talk a lot ) so I did not want to insult him and had a bite... or two, trying to get more sauce than anything. He said no, but, I know there was a bit of mint in there. My daughter put a whole heap of fennel seeds in there and loved it.

I don't understand why more people don't like Indian food. It's often milder than most dishes on the Chinese buffet, it can be complex to cook, but, my other half just won't touch it...

[mizski]

Originally Posted by chadci

I don't understand why more people don't like Indian food. It's often milder than most dishes on the Chinese buffet, it can be complex to cook, but, my other half just won't touch it...

I think it may be the curry and turmeric in a lot of the foods? A lot of people don't like those aromas and don't even get to the tasting part. A shame.

[chadci]

Originally Posted by mizski

I think it may be the curry and turmeric in a lot of the foods? A lot of people don't like those aromas and don't even get to the tasting part. A shame.

I guess, but, tumeric and cumin and the basic curry mix, right? I love the way it smells, but, that's just me I guess.

At the same time, a good friend's wife prefers he does not eat curry, says he sweats it out and smells afterwards... he used to fight back by saying "But you smoke and that smells" but he gave up the fight.

[chinadoll]

I have a lot of friends that don't care for it too, but I am with you! I love Indian food. Palak Paneer, Lamb curry, Chicken Tikka Masala, Yummm!

[chadci]

Originally Posted by chinadoll

I have a lot of friends that don't care for it too, but I am with you! I love Indian food. Palak Paneer, Lamb curry, Chicken Tikka Masala, Yummm!

Kind of hard to eat the paneer without naan... I typically eat it as a dip

[chinadoll]

LOL, I will take it any way I can get it, even without bread.

[chadci]

So last night I got home from work and the other half had baked chicken thighs. She cooks very simple, no seasonings... no flavor so I usually take my serving and pep it up a bit. It was already starting to cool down ( I work until 6PM which is when the kids usually eat) so I threw it under the broiler to crisp the skin up a bit. While that was in I sauteed ( in butter) 1 small onion cut into thin slices with a few cloves of garlic and a few sliced mushrooms.

Once soft I added a a tablespoon of green curry paste, a dash of cumin dash of oregano ( I love oregano) dash of cayanne, dash of paparika and a few red pepper flakes. Gave this a good mix and then added about 1/4 cup of water. I got the pan hot enough to bring the water to a boil and reduce to a nice thick sauce. I plated my chicken and poured the "gravy" over my chicken with broccoli on the side.

Great flavor and very fast.

[Kntrylady]

Wow that sounds good. You can come cook at my house anytime. And I'll eat every bite, I love curry.