tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post8427907436085457225..comments2024-03-29T04:08:44.616-04:00Comments on 66 Square Feet (Plus): Lamb curryMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-47354467842216110922024-02-01T23:21:37.840-05:002024-02-01T23:21:37.840-05:00Note the date of this post, from 2010. In the beau...Note the date of this post, from 2010. In the beautiful days of Barack Obama as president. Back then Blogger couldn't execute three quarters (3/4) and half (1/2) as tiny fractions. It's not 3 - 4 kgs! It's 3/4 kg. Three quarters. If you'd read the spice quantities I think that would have dawned on you. This is her recipe aside from the tomato paste, and it cooks in the juices of the three tomatoes she calls for. Why quibble about using separate spices? And if you're such a purist why would you BUY pre-made garam masala, especially when her book teaches you how to make your own? You're funny. Go and be grumpy somewhere else.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-33042192543887849252024-02-01T21:07:04.698-05:002024-02-01T21:07:04.698-05:00I grew up cooking this dish from Charmaine's o...I grew up cooking this dish from Charmaine's original edition, and from memory, many of your quantities of ingredients are wrong. Also, the garam masala spices are roasted in a dry pan first, or use a pre-made mix. On top of this, there is 2.2lbs to a kilogram. 3-4 kg is several pounds, and the recipe calls for 2.5-3lbs... purely from memory. And there is definitely no tomato paste in this recipe, in fact, too much tomato will ruin this dish. From my 30 plus years of experience, the meat should cook mainly in its own juices. Trust me people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-27337012246615058072010-01-13T13:32:47.349-05:002010-01-13T13:32:47.349-05:00Mmmm, I may have to make this, given or weather, a...Mmmm, I may have to make this, given or weather, and the husband's undying love for curry. Oh, and the little tub of divine-smelling homemade garam masala that another blogger gave me (refer to previous comment on the kindness of foodbloggers!).Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325204219395014329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-80148501765262491162010-01-12T16:41:41.999-05:002010-01-12T16:41:41.999-05:00Er...no, we're leaving Friday. Have a great tr...Er...no, we're leaving Friday. Have a great trip.<br /><br />I'm talking to myself again.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-73199837682073607832010-01-12T16:40:31.158-05:002010-01-12T16:40:31.158-05:00Ellen, that was dumb of me - forgot we're leav...Ellen, that was dumb of me - forgot we're leaving the same day!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-36110217830061085332010-01-11T22:59:40.605-05:002010-01-11T22:59:40.605-05:00Hi Rachel - Yes, it s rather like being 11...I lik...Hi Rachel - Yes, it s rather like being 11...I liked being 11.<br /><br /><br />Paula - what an interesting man he must have been (be?)...short story material.<br /><br />Thomas - oddly, this one didn't, and I made another curry last night, and it didn't either. Not sure why.<br /><br />Newt..er...as in real butchers or...fugitives from justice ? :-(<br /><br />Ellen, are you sippin' tropical punches??? - Hmmm, no I have not heard of Fessun Jan. But the pomegranate walnut combination is one I do know, in a paste. Persepolis has been added to the database..Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17086277483606295046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-76177460029737158932010-01-11T21:34:19.428-05:002010-01-11T21:34:19.428-05:00This sounds wonderful; I'm saving it for when ...This sounds wonderful; I'm saving it for when we come back. I love these stew-y dishes. Have you ever had Fessun Jan? I bet you'd love it: chicken, pomegranates, walnuts. There's an excellent Persian restaurant around the corner, Persepolis, and no matter how many great things are on the menu, I always choose the Fessun Jan. I bet you'd like it.Ellen Zachoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15050574906637976116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-74433011450848175592010-01-11T15:58:08.026-05:002010-01-11T15:58:08.026-05:00If you're looking for unfriendly butchers, com...If you're looking for unfriendly butchers, come to Czech Republic. You'll find plenty.newthttp://aaraaf.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-24866645909679435362010-01-11T10:06:23.433-05:002010-01-11T10:06:23.433-05:00Yum. I haven't had curry in a very long time....Yum. I haven't had curry in a very long time. I'll have to find the motivation to make some soon, that is, if I can fix the fan in my kitchen...as you might know, the smell of curry can really linger.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-43809730941278994162010-01-11T09:35:31.410-05:002010-01-11T09:35:31.410-05:00mmmmmm i love curry! was introduced to garam masal...mmmmmm i love curry! was introduced to garam masala by a Native American gentleman living in NYC who had served in India during WWII as an ambulance driver and learned a lot about Indian cuisine. The smell of toasting spices would fill his tiny apartment.quiltcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957819126177446578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-88471305091198449782010-01-11T05:32:08.929-05:002010-01-11T05:32:08.929-05:00I love lamb curry! And here in the land where curr...I love lamb curry! And here in the land where curry is now the nation's favourite food, it's so easy to get really good spices and, if you're in a hurry, ready-made pastes. But now and again, to recall childhood, I'll have a simple dish made with curry powder - my mother's choice was always Vencatachellum's Madras - and suddenly I'm 11 again.rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.com