Black Peppercorn Beef Stew
Think of this dish as a tribute to the undervalued but frequently used spice, black peppercorn. The beef is marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic, and freshly ground pepper before being seared all over to create a deep, rich flavor for the stew. After that, the liquid is reduced to a thick, rich sauce and the vegetables are cooked until soft. This stew, which takes its cues from Indian cooking, is cooked with garam masala powder, which harnesses the potency of spices like cumin, bay leaves, cloves, and cinnamon to produce a flavorful, complex dish. Add the red bell peppers and zucchini last for a colorful finish. Accompany with warm rice.
“There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
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Aloo Gobi Masala
Try a tasty twist on a classic Indian dish. This aloo gobi masala recipe is a delicious combination of potatoes, cauliflower and spices cooked in a flavorful curry-style sauce.
Recipe => https://littlebitrecipes.com/aloo-gobi-masala/
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This ones for @daveyistheloml, @beemybella and @dwead-piwate-meggers for enabling me to share the outfits! [Truly love y'all to death!!]
So!!! Here are the various outfits that I can see my Darlin' wear for the Monarchal Ball!!! (It's going utc because a) there are a lot and b) warnings for a fem! listener.)
And my personal favourite <33333333
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Do you remember komolika from kasuatii zindagi ki? You know how she had her own “theme song” playing every time she entered a scene?
Now I’m imagining that ~komonikaa~ playing everytime vegas walks into the frame.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yes!! Omg!!
I gotta be honest I don't watch TV a lot (and we must be in school where this aired and my parents were very against watching TV on school nights) but this even i know of
And it would suit khun waegath SO MUCH.... there'll be a constant wind whenever he enters the frame and his velvet shirts would SHINE (woh sitare wali chamak 🙈🤣)
And ofc there should three shots of him: one from left to right, then from right to left, then from bottom to top
Omg someone should make that edit.... dramatic ass music in the background and these cheesy ppt effects
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Burmese Chicken Curry
A flavorful concoction of curry powder, garam masala, lemon grass, tomatoes, and onions is simmered with chicken thighs.
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Recipe for Burmese Chicken Curry
Chicken thighs are simmered with a fragrant mixture of curry powder, garam masala, lemon grass, tomatoes, and onions. 2 teaspoons curry powder, 2.25 pounds skinless boneless chicken thighs cut into chunks, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 tomatoes chopped, 1/2 teaspoon garam masala, 2 onions chopped, 2 tablespoons water, 1 tablespoon minced garlic, 5 teaspoons corn oil, 1 teaspoon minced lemon grass, 1 cup water, 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, 1 tablespoon fish sauce, 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root, 2 teaspoons paprika
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Tangy Chicken with Pistachios and Fruit
A sweet and tangy mixture of chicken with peaches, apricots and pistachios. Indian curry powder and garam masala can be added for an even more exotic flavor. Serve with plain or basmati rice and a green vegetable for color.
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Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala
The chicken tikka masala everyone loves from Indian takeout comes together in a slow cooker for a simple method of cooking.
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You seem like a good sort of person to ask; how does one go about building up a good spice rack? Not only just having the spices, but knowing what they are and how to use them, when and in what quantities, and developing a wider spice palette in general? I grew up in white suburbia and my mother has no idea how to use anything other than salt and ground black pepper, and I want to start making my foods more flavorful. I am tired of utterly flavorless dry roast pork! But I have no idea where to begin lol.
I'd say to start by trying a lot of foods that use a lot of different spice profiles and seeing what you like. If you like Thai food, look into Thai spices and try cooking a few recipes. If you like Indian food, try Indian recipes. If you don't know if you like a particular kind of food, go out and try it and see if you do.
I think the best way to build up your spice rack is to do so slowly over time as you familiarize yourself with different flavors. Don't go out and buy a ton of stuff, go out and buy cumin and make a rice recipe that calls for cumin and see if you like it, then next time maybe add another spice like cayenne pepper to the recipe and see if you like it.
Spices can be really expensive, but they can also be really cheap if you're looking in the right places. Try to avoid the shiny organic spice jars, and see if there are packets of spices in the various "ethnic" food sections of your grocery store (in California it's pretty common to have a Mexican food section and an Asian food section in the store and you'll often find stuff like a packet of cumin for 70 cents that's got the same amount of spice as the organic jar that costs five bucks in the spice aisle).
Once you've got some basics down, start branching out and seeing if you've got any good markets nearby that have more unusual spices. Large Bastard and I get most of our bulk spices from a Middle Eastern market around the corner from our house or at an Indian market a few miles away because it's WAY cheaper to get allspice or turmeric or garam masala from those stores than it would be from the grocery store.
And if you're starting at the basic-basics, like how to season a simple pork roast, check recipe blogs. Find different bloggers and test their recipes until you find someone you trust, then follow their recipes. One good place to start is with Chef John and Food Wishes - he has a wide variety of cuisines that use a lot of different spices and has recipes that range from very simple to very complex.
Large Bastard really likes Food Wishes and trying recipes from Chef John - he cooks less than I do and has less of a sense of what to add to a pot to get something to taste the way he wants it to, but he's gotten very good at taking Food Wishes recipes and tweaking them or adjusting them and figuring out how to mix and match flavors.
Just cooking - finding a recipe that looks interesting and following it - is a really good way to get better at this kind of thing.
That's actually one of the reasons that I think meal kit boxes like blue apron can be worth it for people who want to learn how to cook - they give you recipes you wouldn't have thought to look for and provide small amounts of the required ingredients so you can sample them and figure out if you like them. My dad and sister got blue apron for like two years and it has significantly improved their cooking skills and ability to mix and match flavors.
It just takes time and money and trial and error. Easy, right? (It isn't, but there's also no way to make it faster other than doing more experiments. Thankfully there are ways to make it cheaper, and yeah looking at local specialty markets is a good way to save on spices)
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Do you have any character in mlp that’s not really important at all but excited you or stuck in your mind? It doesn’t have to be anyone who has/will have a grand galloping 20’s counterpart, I just always find it interesting what minor guys people latch onto.
(For an example/to share, mine are that gay sea serpent from the first ep and Troubleshoes)
Big fan of Coco. I like the soft-spoken but determined type of characters. Shame she's only in like, three episodes. I like that Lightning Dust's a shitty person but not a villain. She's just a realistic asshole. Saffron Masala's great South Asian rep.
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