A World of Curries: South India and Sri Lanka

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By Dave DeWitt   Recipes: Minced Meat Curry  Black Lamb Curry Goan Pork Curry Tamarind Chicken in White Curry Sauce Shrimp and Crab Curry Mango Curry Although there is no definitive proof, I suspect that curries originated in southern India because the Malabar Coast of Kerala became the first spice-growing region of India.  Black pepper, cinnamon, turmeric, and cardamom first …

A World of Curries: Making Curry Powders and Pastes

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By Dave DeWitt Recipes: Bafat (Hurry Curry) Classic North Indian Curry Powder Ceylon Dark Curry Powder Cape Curry Powder Trinidadian Curry Paste   The Debate Over Commercial Curry Preparations Many purists abhor commercial curry powders. “They are anathema to Indian cooking,” wrote Dharamjit Singh, author of Indian Cookery, “prepared for imaginary palates, having neither the delicacy nor the perfume of flowers …

A World of Curries: Curry Controversies and Myths, with Basic Recipes

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By Dave DeWitt   Recipes: Ghee  Coconut Milk and Cream Coconut Milk Substitutions Canned Coconut Milk “Curry is India’s greatest contribution to mankind,” claims Norman Douglas, a British novelist and travel writer. I assume that Douglas’s tongue was firmly planted in his cheek when he wrote this assessment, but his comment hints at a wide range of opinion about the …