Marrying an East Indian does apply some pressure to understand words like lassi, dhaniya, and dhosa. While my lovely mother-in-law is happy to show me her pinch-of-this-or-that method, my white tongue struggles to understand Indian flavours. So here we go, let’s talk about cooking Indian in Winnipeg…or Winndian, as it were.
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On curry:
1- There’s S*** You Just Don’t Understand
2- Indian Cookbooks Aren’t Much Help (Beef Madras Recipe Analysis)
3 - White Girl, Make a Milkshake (Mango Lassi)
4- So, Whitey, How Did it Go? (Beef Madras)
5- Once you’re done with the curry…
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How to fumble through your first chicken curry:
Vij’s Chicken Curry Part 1 – Understand the Word ‘Masala’
Vij’s Chicken Curry Part 2- Understand What You’re Putting in the Masala
Vij’s Chicken Curry Part 3- Make a Special Excursion to Buy Mace
Vij’s Chicken Curry Part 4 – Make the Masala
Vij’s Chicken Curry Part 5 – You’re On, White Girl
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Other recipes:
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The skinny on those Herbs and Spices you don’t know anything about:
Coriander – The Parsley of Asia – And Saskatchewan?
Cumin – The Solution to Wandering Chickens
Fenugreek Seed- A Maple Imposter?
