What is curried?

Answer 1

curried duck is a food whoes main ingredients are curry and duck.

Answer 2

Curry refers to a dish of meat or vegetable that is cooked in an Indian style sauce of strong pieces and turmeric. Curry is usually typically served with rice. A flavor with sauce of hot tasting spices is also called curry.

Answer 3

A great curry is a magical mouthful of spices perfectly blended to bring out the best in foods. This spice blend is beloved across the globe, and if you want to spice up your meal repertoire, adding a good, basic curry dish is a great way to do it.

What Is Curry, Anyway?

Curry is an Anglicized word for sauce and usually refers to a blend of spices that comprise a main or side dish that incorporates Indian or South Asian flavors. This general description seems vague because curry has morphed and changed as it's made its way from country to country. Some curries include meats, others are strictly vegan, and still others rely heavily on rice or flat breads. Curry can refer to the spice blend used, the sauce itself, or even a specific regional recipe. Most will use native elements, like coconut milk, yogurt or lemon grass that make their curries distinctive and unique.

Where Do Curries Come From?

There are signature curries for cuisines associated with these nations, regions or cultures as well as many others:

• Afghan
• Andhra (Telugu cuisine)
• Bengali
• Chinese
• Indian (broad category)
• Indonesiam
• Japanese
• Malaysian
• Sindhi
• Sri Lankan
• Thai
• West Indian

What Spices Go into Curry?

Personal preference plays a big role in which spices are included in a particular curry, and in what quantities. You can buy blended curry powders in the gourmet or international aisle of your grocery store, source them on the web or concoct them yourself. Many contain these spices as part of a flavorful but still "basic" Indian curry mixture:

• Black peppercorns
• Cardamom
• Chili pepper
• Cinnamon
• Cloves
• Coriander seed
• Cumin seed
• Curry leaves
• Fenugreek seed
• Ginger
• Mustard Seed
• Turmeric

You can see that all of these spices are available individually in the spice aisle of any large grocery store and can be purchased to make a curry mixture or enhance one you already have. Most of the spices above are ground into a fine powder just before use as part of curry preparation.

The number of chili peppers (with seeds included) and the amount of ginger you use will control the hot and sweet in your curry.

One big advantage to doing some curry experimentation and learning to grind your own blend is that whole spice seeds stay fresher longer, so your homemade curry powder is likely to be more flavorful, pungent, aromatic and colorful anything purchased already prepared. In fine dining establishments, it isn't uncommon to grind curry spices daily.

What Curry Dishes Should I Try First?

If you're curious to try some easy curry options, begin with:

• Curried prawns
• Chicken curry (can be a tasty low calorie choice)
• Lamb curry (If you've never eaten much lamb, this makes a great introduction.)
• Curried eggplant

Curried dishes store well in the fridge and cook up fast. Give one a try this fall for a warming and exotic alternative to chili or the same old stew.

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