Curry Americana, a madras style with less heat. Perfect for an introduction to a world wide cuisine that has many different variations to your kitchen. I like to think of it as an everyday curry if I needed a base curry. Full flavor, the right punch of spice and even better with a light toasting!
Jamaican cuisine includes a mixture of cooking techniques, flavours, spices and influences from the indigenous people on the island of Jamaica, African, and the Spanish, Indian, British and Chinese who have inhabited the island. It is also influenced by the crops introduced into the island from tropical Southeast Asia. Jamaican cuisine includes various dishes from the different cultures brought to…
Madras curry is a blend of herbs and spices that originated in the South of India. This curry can accompany vegetables or meats, and it can feature a wide range of ingredients, although chili peppers are usually a fundamental ingredient. Many Indian restaurants offer various foods with this curry, ranging from chicken to lentils. Madras is a fairly hot curry…
Vindaloo Curry Powder “Vindaloo” or “ vin -duh-loo is a Portuguese- cuisine infused curry recipe, quite popular in the south-western part of Indian province. This traditional Goan style vindaloo curry is popular for its intensely hot and complex flavor that is really hard to describe. If you like Curry then you’re really going to like Vindaloo and the kitchen experiments…
Thai curry refers both to dishes in Thai cuisine that are made with various types of curry paste and to the pastes themselves. A Thai curry dish is made from curry paste, coconut milk or water, meat, seafood, vegetables or fruit, and herbs. Curries in Thailand mainly differ from the curries in Indian cuisine in their use of ingredients such…
Vadouvan, a French Indian curry powder, is bursting with the vibrant flavors of both cuisines. This is a delicate blend and does not hold up to long cooking times or high temperatures. Add this spice towards the end for a more pronounced flavor. Perfect for poultry, salads, seafood, and vegetable dishes. Beyond its savory, allium-centric character, vadouvan is sweet and…
Dill Seed and Dill Weed are from the same plant; however, each has its own distinctive flavor. Dill seeds are strong in taste, whereas dill weed, the plant’s leaves, has a milder taste that dissipates rapidly with cooking. Avoid long cooking times and high temperatures. Best to add dill weed once dish is done. Dill seeds are flat and oval…
Everything Seasoning is a spice blend which includes poppy seeds, white and black sesame seeds, onion flakes and dried minced garlic flakes. Use it to bring flavor to just about anything all you need. I left the sea salt out so you can add it or any kind of salt yourself if desired. I personally like it with our smoked…
The fajita (pronounced fa-hee-ta) is a popular dish in Tex-Mex cuisine featuring seasoned meat cooked along with peppers and onions and served with tortillas and condiments such as shredded cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream. Although the term "fajita" originated in the Texas ranch lands in the 1930s as a dish made with skirt steak over a campfire,…
Fennel seeds have a recognizable long, thing shape and are pale green or brown in color. They give a sweet licorice-like taste and scent to curries, stews, bread, desserts, and beverages. In some parts of the world, people chew plain or sugar-coated fennel seeds after a meal. Below are a number of ideas on how you can use fennel seeds…
Interestingly, Chinese Five Spice is based on the five elements – fire, water, wood, earth and metal. According to traditional Chinese medicine, the five elements are manifested in different parts of the body and when there are imbalances in these elements, illness can result. For thousands of years, herbs and spices have been used to restore balance in the body…
This spice blend is low in sodium and explosive in flavors of garlic, herbs and some light pepper tones in the background. Perfect for the garlic lover who loves to explore and explode!
