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Curry Recipes Please

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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,920
    They have great spices and bulk stuff. Bricks of yeast etc. 
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • Eoin
    Eoin Posts: 4,304
    My bulk spice shelf.


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  • Eoin
    Eoin Posts: 4,304
    alaskanassasin said:

    I love cardamon, buy it in the pods, crush and take the seeds to grind up as needed. The whole pods are good in some curries, just bruise and put them in the sauce. Citrus taste from the pod as well as the taste of the seeds.
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    alaskanassasin said:

    Can I sub cardamom spice? @caliking how much if so?
    I assume that's  ground cardamom? Or does it have other stuff in it?

    Try 1/8th tsp. Maybe 1/4 tsp, if you dig cardamom.



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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    edited December 2021
    alaskanassasin said:

    Can I sub cardamom spice? @caliking how much if so?

    This is likely just ground cardamom pod. Always better to grind fresh when you can but this should be fine to get you hooked on the curry train. I didn't look at his recipe but knowing him, he probably mixed imperial/metric weights and measures freely and eyeballed it for himself

    edit to add: I looked at his recipe and he called for 1 black cardamom pod. I had a black cardamom pod and weighed it for you. it was .5g in weight. The curry boss says she would start with .25-.5 tsp of the ground stuff. use .25 then add more to taste is what I would recommend.
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    I will also add that if this is something you enjoy, toasting and grinding fresh make a HUGE difference in Indian cooking. It's almost not even the same flavors.
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,659
    edited December 2021
    caliking said:
    alaskanassasin said:

    Can I sub cardamom spice? @caliking how much if so?
    I assume that's  ground cardamom? Or does it have other stuff in it?

    Try 1/8th tsp. Maybe 1/4 tsp, if you dig cardamom.


    Roflmao!

    Guy buys 0.19 lbs of spice.  Expert says, hmmm.  Try 1/8th teaspoon.  Guy has enough spice for approximately 352 dishes.

    This is exactly why I have cabinets full of spices.

    (For pedanticities, I assumed 3.92 gram per 2 teaspoons)

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,708
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    caliking said:
    alaskanassasin said:

    Can I sub cardamom spice? @caliking how much if so?
    I assume that's  ground cardamom? Or does it have other stuff in it?

    Try 1/8th tsp. Maybe 1/4 tsp, if you dig cardamom.


    Roflmao!

    Guy buys 0.19 lbs of spice.  Expert says, hmmm.  Try 1/8th teaspoon.  Guy has enough spice for approximately 352 dishes.

    This is exactly why I have cabinets full of spices.

    (For pedanticities, I assumed 3.92 gram per 2 teaspoons)

    Would it be pedantic to observe that "pedanticities" is not a word?  
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,659
    JohnInCarolina said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    caliking said:
    alaskanassasin said:

    Can I sub cardamom spice? @caliking how much if so?
    I assume that's  ground cardamom? Or does it have other stuff in it?

    Try 1/8th tsp. Maybe 1/4 tsp, if you dig cardamom.


    Roflmao!

    Guy buys 0.19 lbs of spice.  Expert says, hmmm.  Try 1/8th teaspoon.  Guy has enough spice for approximately 352 dishes.

    This is exactly why I have cabinets full of spices.

    (For pedanticities, I assumed 3.92 gram per 2 teaspoons)

    Would it be pedantic to observe that "pedanticities" is not a word?  
    I would give you an honorary degree in pedantology.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,920
    Eoin said:
    My bulk spice shelf.


    Where are the labels!?
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,920
    @caliking looks like it’s only cardamom 
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,920
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    alaskanassasin said:

    Can I sub cardamom spice? @caliking how much if so?

    This is likely just ground cardamom pod. Always better to grind fresh when you can but this should be fine to get you hooked on the curry train. I didn't look at his recipe but knowing him, he probably mixed imperial/metric weights and measures freely and eyeballed it for himself

    edit to add: I looked at his recipe and he called for 1 black cardamom pod. I had a black cardamom pod and weighed it for you. it was .5g in weight. The curry boss says she would start with .25-.5 tsp of the ground stuff. use .25 then add more to taste is what I would recommend.
    You are awesome thank you for that. If I ran down cardamom pods it would take me 2 hrs round trip. 
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,920
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    caliking said:
    alaskanassasin said:

    Can I sub cardamom spice? @caliking how much if so?
    I assume that's  ground cardamom? Or does it have other stuff in it?

    Try 1/8th tsp. Maybe 1/4 tsp, if you dig cardamom.


    Roflmao!

    Guy buys 0.19 lbs of spice.  Expert says, hmmm.  Try 1/8th teaspoon.  Guy has enough spice for approximately 352 dishes.

    This is exactly why I have cabinets full of spices.

    (For pedanticities, I assumed 3.92 gram per 2 teaspoons)

    This is exactly what @bgebrent did to me with saf instant yeast, I bought 1lb brick and my Pizza dough calls for 1.5 grams to make 3 doughs. 
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    alaskanassasin said:
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    alaskanassasin said:

    Can I sub cardamom spice? @caliking how much if so?

    This is likely just ground cardamom pod. Always better to grind fresh when you can but this should be fine to get you hooked on the curry train. I didn't look at his recipe but knowing him, he probably mixed imperial/metric weights and measures freely and eyeballed it for himself

    edit to add: I looked at his recipe and he called for 1 black cardamom pod. I had a black cardamom pod and weighed it for you. it was .5g in weight. The curry boss says she would start with .25-.5 tsp of the ground stuff. use .25 then add more to taste is what I would recommend.
    You are awesome thank you for that. If I ran down cardamom pods it would take me 2 hrs round trip. 
    I would add that black cardamom husks are, well... huskier than green cardamom pods. So the seeds are a lesser portion of the weight vs. green cardamom. But, this is airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow" stuff. And, also why weighing has no place when you're cooking Indian (or other) food!! =)

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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    alaskanassasin said:

    Can I sub cardamom spice? @caliking how much if so?

    This is likely just ground cardamom pod. Always better to grind fresh when you can but this should be fine to get you hooked on the curry train. I didn't look at his recipe but knowing him, he probably mixed imperial/metric weights and measures freely and eyeballed it for himself

    edit to add: I looked at his recipe and he called for 1 black cardamom pod. I had a black cardamom pod and weighed it for you. it was .5g in weight. The curry boss says she would start with .25-.5 tsp of the ground stuff. use .25 then add more to taste is what I would recommend.
    Tell me you didn't miss the "baseball sized" and "tennis ball sized" measures. 

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,920
    @caliking it’s on the books for Friday. Glad you guys chimed in on the cardamom, I rarely get out a 1/4 tsp
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    caliking said:
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    alaskanassasin said:

    Can I sub cardamom spice? @caliking how much if so?

    This is likely just ground cardamom pod. Always better to grind fresh when you can but this should be fine to get you hooked on the curry train. I didn't look at his recipe but knowing him, he probably mixed imperial/metric weights and measures freely and eyeballed it for himself

    edit to add: I looked at his recipe and he called for 1 black cardamom pod. I had a black cardamom pod and weighed it for you. it was .5g in weight. The curry boss says she would start with .25-.5 tsp of the ground stuff. use .25 then add more to taste is what I would recommend.
    Tell me you didn't miss the "baseball sized" and "tennis ball sized" measures. 
    Just saw it. Perfect. 
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,353
    caliking said:
    I would add that black cardamom husks are, well... huskier than green cardamom pods. So the seeds are a lesser portion of the weight vs. green cardamom. But, this is airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow" stuff. And, also why weighing has no place when you're cooking Indian (or other) food!! =)
    Question: I have a small jar of green  cardamom seeds, and one recipe told me to stab the seeds with a point of a knife "to release their flavors" (they weren't toasted).  Easy enough, but hate to hunt down my reading glasses to cook something.  Is this common?  

    “I'll have what she's having."  

        -Rob Reiner's mother!   

    Ogden, UT, USA

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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    botch-we give ours a light whack with a mallet on things that use whole pods to release the flavor
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    botch-we give ours a light whack with a mallet on things that use whole pods to release the flavor
    +1. The flavor is lighter if you leave them uncracked. We usually leave them intact for rice/pulao/biryani type of things, but crack them when adding to curry type things. 

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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    caliking said:
    And, don't let anyone tell you this isn't a friendly place - a dude weighed a lone black cardamom, to help out someone he's never met. 
    Just a sad classless guy ha ha. 
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    So sad.
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,659
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    caliking said:
    And, don't let anyone tell you this isn't a friendly place - a dude weighed a lone black cardamom, to help out someone he's never met. 
    Just a sad classless guy ha ha. 
    Only profession dude could probably do was be a doctor too.  Just sad.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 13,684
    caliking said:
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    botch-we give ours a light whack with a mallet on things that use whole pods to release the flavor
    +1. The flavor is lighter if you leave them uncracked. We usually leave them intact for rice/pulao/biryani type of things, but crack them when adding to curry type things. 
    True, but it's easier to avoid biting it when whole.
    canuckland
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,708
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    botch-we give ours a light whack with a mallet on things that use whole pods to release the flavor
    Do you do this in your driveway, typically?
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,920
    caliking said:
    And, don't let anyone tell you this isn't a friendly place - a dude weighed a lone black cardamom, to help out someone he's never met. 

    If he loans me his bobcat we can be BFF
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    alaskanassasin said:
    caliking said:
    And, don't let anyone tell you this isn't a friendly place - a dude weighed a lone black cardamom, to help out someone he's never met. 

    If he loans me his bobcat we can be BFF
    Thats a ling drive but you can come use it here any time
    lol. Might go home with a freezer full of
    goodies too. 
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,920
    If you are between my house and Bastrop I might drop by for a beer sometime 
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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