Now I am admittedly not very learned in the vast array of Indian dishes, but I do love me some curry. And I found a video from Mark Bittman's blog over at NYTimes (can't embed it, sorry) in which he makes a simple turkey curry from bird-day leftovers. He also throws in some spinach in the hopes that it might resuscitate you from the throes of a meat-and-carbs induced coma.The intro is a bit wacky and over the top zen-like, but if you can get over that, the recipe seems to be good. I've never actually looked up the recipe for curry so had no idea it was just rice milk, tomatoes, and spices like cumin, coriander, and turmeric. Pretty simple; maybe I'll have to host a little curry party to try it out. (That's how you get your friends to come to your apartment when it's not within walking distance--lure them with treats.)
Hoooly shit, I literally just made a post on Mark Bittman yesterday. I don't know whether to be offended or amused by the introduction to the video. It's a dilemma I face frequently.
ReplyDeleteThe issue with making curry is the amount of spices you need and how sparsely you use them in other dishes. There are spices that are distinctly Indian and essential to the dish, but they're rarely if ever used in non-Indian dishes. If anything, they're used to make an "Indian-style" such-and-such (e.g. cous cous with an Indian flair) The issue is buying the spices and then using them once for a dish; they just take up space, and they expire and grow stale if you don't use them often.
So, if you want to make Indian food, go for it, but also use it as an excuse to experiment with other Indian dishes. Here's a good Indian food blog I found: http://dustandcolor.wordpress.com/
This is another good one, but I think it's less traditional and more Indian-fusion: http://whatsforlunchhoney.blogspot.com/
Also, invite me to dinner. Best friendzzz.