Whatcha Making for Supper?

[ValerieJ]

Yes, red or yellow?
Or none of the above? lol

When I think of red or yellow or green curry, I think of the Thai curry paste, which you can buy or make out of chilis, ginger and several spices.

Indian curry powder is a blend of spices. I would say it is somewhere between red and yellow, more of an orange or brown. For example, this particular jar says it contains coriander, turmeric, fenugreek, cumin, celery seed, nutmeg, red pepper, and cardamom.

This soup, interestingly, call for 1/8th tsp each of curry, cayenne and white pepper plus 1/4 tsp of nutmeg, so there is a bit of flavor involved.

Now, I do have a Madras Curry, which I bought for a particular recipe, and it is a little hotter, but it is the same color. Is hotter what you are talking about?

 

[pac]

Is hotter what you are talking about?

No. I was just wondering what color it was.
What I called red IS more of an orange red. It sounds like you are using something along those lines, rather than the sweeter yellow powder which I also have and said I use whenever something calls for simply "curry".

 

[ValerieJ]

I guess I don't know the difference between the Indian curries, or even that there were varieties beyond that one special one I got for a dish I cannot remember. lol Haven't made that many Indian dishes. I think Tadka Dahl and Chana Masala covers the extent of my Indian cooking. I did make the roti for the dahl. I think I would just buy pita bread next time. lol

 

[pac]

Heck, I even used "Rogan Josh" spice the other night.
But it sure as heck wasn't Indian cooking

 

[muddy75]

Kung pao pork