Unutterably Silly Guilt by association

[columbus]

Originally Posted by tirsales;

Hobgoblin (dont ask for the chain of reasoning)

Awwww! go on - explain the chain of reasoning

[tirsales]

Originally Posted by columbus

Awwww! go on - explain the chain of reasoning

You have been warned (its not funny, just a prolonged explanation).
Readers of the webcomic "Order of the stick" that do not know the phrase "orange balls" should consider not clicking the spoiler.

Spoiler:

Orange -> Orange Balls.
The comic "Order of the stick" features a comic in which a poster "Lick my orange balls, halfling" is displayed, shortly after said halfling kills a kobold oracle. and following ones. Of course said oracle gets resurrected shortly afterwards (knowing the date of your death allows to make some appointments, at least in D&D and OOTS). The comic is actually rather funny.

Writing this down I now see that it should have been "kobold" not "hobgoblin" .. And well, I was thinking of this poster when I was reading "Orange".

--edit: Placed spoiler into a quote. Works there.

[LazyScot]

Originally Posted by tirsales

Writing this down I now see that it should have been "kobold" not "hobgoblin" .. And well, I was thinking of this poster when I was reading "Orange".

Christopher Stasheff

[columbus]

Originally Posted by LazyScot;

Christopher Stasheff

Oppp's

[krisk]

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

They're heathens.

hey! I resemble that remark!

[krisk]

Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

jaggery

WDE. (yes, does anyone else make curry from scratch?)

I would so LOVE to know how! directions please?

[Curly]

Originally Posted by krisk

I would so LOVE to know how! directions please?

google maps

[krisk]

Originally Posted by Curly

google maps

phhhhhhhbbbbbbttttttt~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[pshrynk]

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Doctors who do nothing more than collect your $ and write prescriptions for expensive drugs.

(I should try sometime. I love the aromas from good curry.)

$300, please. You can pay the laddy at the door. Oh, and here's your prescription, the pharmacist just hired a personal banker.

[Curly]

pppsssssttt...

(I have some vegetarian curry recipes, but I don't know how authentic they are. I will post one in the recipe thread. I'm sure WDE's is better though.)

[krisk]

I only have one and I don't think it is authentic at all. (we have a recipe thread?)

[ShortNCuddlyAm]

Madhur Jaffrey's Eastern Vegetarian - nice veggie curries & more!

[Wetdogeared]

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Madhur Jaffrey's Eastern Vegetarian - nice veggie curries & more!

There are thousands of curry recipes from many different regions. I have at least a dozen HBook cookbooks, all marked with sticky tabs with my favourites. I find I only like, can make, or have the right ingredients for certain recipes in each book.

Madhur Jaffrey has several good books on curry and her BBC series was also excellent.

The web is also a great source.

The ingredients are the key. I have one whole cupboard section dedicated to curry spices. I like to buy whole spices, pan roast them then grind them in a mortar and pestle or coffee grinder. (yes that's right to the basics)
It has taken me quite a while to source out these spices and other ingredients that you don't find in your regular grocery store. There are about 10 basic spices and many more exotic ingredients. I've included a pic of some of my basic spices in my curry spice container.

I am fortunate that we have some excellent South East Asian markets in Vancouver, not all of them close to me, plus some other ingredients that I can find in some Malaysian and Chinese grocers.

I don't use the packaged (yellow) curry powder since it is seldom called for in the recipes I use, plus it stinks up the whole place for days afterwards when you use it.

With the invention of the food processor, chopping onions and tomatoes, the 2 main vegetable ingredients, has made cooking curries much easier.

To be a purist, you also have to be prepared to cook with ghee, which is clarified butter. I buy it ready-made at the Punjab market and it stores in the fridge as a solid for months. Some suggest using vegetable oil as a substute but I, as yet, haven't tried it.

One of my favourites is a seafood curry over basmati rice. It all depends on which seafood is in season, and I am at the point now where I can doctor the recipes to my own tastes.

There are lots of great vegetarian curries out there also, and very easy to make once you have the ingredients you need.

I suggest you find a recipe, see if you can source the ingredients or maybe even find substitutions if need be. I have sometimes left an ingredient out because I couldn't find it, and wouldn't know if my curry was any better or worse. It is nice though, if you can afford it, to go out to a nice curry restaurant and see if what you choose looks anything like or tastes anything like what you have tried at home.

I haven't tried making any of the flat breads yet, although I did make regular bread from scratch yesterday after reading about the Zelda's and Patricia's coffee date.

I may post a favourite on the recipe board if I find the time.

WDE. (This is making me hungry)

[yvanleterrible]

I was told that curry just means "a mix of spices". It could be just about anything from southern asia. Every region has theirs.

It would be interesting to create a curry from spices that grow in Canada.

[krisk]

I LOVE the smell of curry! lovely shot! *noms her radishes*

and where the heck is this cooking forum everyone keeps going on about?