A World of Curries: The Migration of Curries

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By Dave DeWitt Recipes: Nutty Curried Lamb from Sind Curried Lamb Shanks Ghurka Pork Curry Spicy Lime Chicken Biryani Spiced and Baked Fish Curries have never stayed in one place.  As a natural result of trade, migration, and foreign invaders, they first spread through India and then into the neighboring countries.  As they moved, changes in ingredients and methods of …

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 …

West Bengal Home Cooking: Sanghamitra’s Kitchen

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Article and Location Photos by Victor Paul Borg Main Bazaar, Delhi Recipes: Spiced Fish Egg BallsTiger Prawns in Coconut Milk CurryWest Bengal Fish CurryWhole Fish in Mustard SauceFish in Tamarind Paste With unusual furtiveness and haste, Sanghamitra moved towards the door as she announced that she was going to the West Bengal market round the corner. Earlier I had told …

The Chile Cuisine of India, Part 2

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By Dave DeWitt  An Introduction to Curries     Recipes: Quick Curry Powder (Bafat) Indian Minced Meat Curry (Keema Bafat) Pork Curry Gurkha-Style Moghlai Chicken Curry (Nimbu Masala Murgh)     Indian Chile Vendors, ca. 1880 The word curry refers to both a spice mixture and a style of cooking. The spice mixture usually contains chile peppers in the form of …

The Chile Cuisine of India, Part 1

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By Dave DeWitt    Cultivation, History, and Culinary Use       Recipes: Mango and Coconut Chile Chutney Madras Fried Chile Fritters (Molagai Bajii) Moghul Chicken Dilruba Jungli Mans   Indian Chile Vendors, ca. 1880 India is one of the largest producers of chile peppers in the world. The Times of India Directory and Yearbook for 1983 listed total acreage at …