{"id":15011,"date":"2022-02-12T09:52:12","date_gmt":"2022-02-12T16:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/?p=15011"},"modified":"2022-02-12T09:56:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-12T16:56:41","slug":"spicy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/?p=15011","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSpicy\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Blends vs Spices<\/h2>\n

Who knew? Well I did, but I will admit I really didn’t understand. Although \u201ccurry\u201d and \u201cGaram Masala\u201d are sold as spices they are, in fact, spice blends. What I didn’t know is that they are pretty similar in constituent parts (turmeric seems to be the big difference along with chilli powder).<\/p>\n

According to the article and chart Garam Masala focusses on the \u201cstronger pungent spices\u201d like cloves, cinnamon, cardamom as opposed to curry powder, which uses more \u201cmild spices like turmeric, cumin, coriander and fenugreek\u201d which tend to be \u201csweet mild spices.\u201d Being someone who thinks \u201cmild\u201d is usually way too hot this is a bit of a revelation.<\/p>\n

Recipe confusion<\/h2>\n

What is got me thinking about all this is that recipes often call for one or the other and occasionally even add in even more spices. I am not sure if there is an international recognized “curry” standard but my guess is not \u2014 so that means you are rolling the dice a bit every time you try a new recipe. It’s a coincidence, but my randomly chosen “go to” curry recipe doesn’t call for either blend. Instead it asks for:<\/p>\n

Spice blend<\/strong>
\n– 1 1\/2 tsp ground coriander
\n– 1 tsp ground cumin
\n– 1\/2 tsp turmeric
\n– 1\/2 tsp ground cinnamon
\n– 1\/2 tsp ground black pepper
\n– 1\/4 tsp ground mustard
\n– 1\/4 tsp ground cloves
\n– 1\/4 tsp cayenne<\/p>\n

Which I now discover (according to the chart) is mostly a curry powder. I don’t own any cardamom or fennel seed but I guess I should get some to be more authentic. \ud83d\ude09 Still, I guess I am bit<\/em> proud of the fact my subconscious decided to go for a custom blend rather than a prepackaged blend. Maybe next I will try grinding my own spices from whole…lol.<\/p>\n

Aftertaste<\/h2>\n

Ironically I didn’t have any mustard or coriander last time I made it so I added in a bit of Garam Masala… I guess that really crossed a line in terms of authenticity… but we ate it anyway\u2014and it didn’t kill anyone. Which is pretty much all I ask of my cooking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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