Where do you start? Lets talk about the essential basic starter spices! For every beginner its a minefield trying to decide what spices to start with. What you should buy? what are the main essential basic spices? I recently did a quick essential pack for a friend. I knew that with the selected spices any…
Category: Everything you need for the trade
Spice Storage! More Tools For Your Trade!
I have OCD tendencies. I always feel things need to be done systematically. Things be well planned and organised. That’s the same in my kitchen. Order and practicality! That applies with my spices and cooking tools too!So therefore I have 7 spice dabbas! 1 for my regular spices1 for my whole spices1 for special spices1…
The Herb and Spice Emporium.
I need to share this with everyone!I found my Aladins Spice Cave! Browsing on Facebook I kept coming across The Herb and Spice Emporium.There are so many spices and herbs from accross the world! There was huge whole dried chillies and spice powders galore!I was like a kid in a sweet shop…these were my treats!…
Mintex Spice Mix
I was looking through some of my earlier rescipes and found this home printed label!It flooded me with memories.22yr old memories!I had to share. I think it has a place here as it could serve newbie young adults setting of in new jobs/ careers and Uni students with a basic spice mix to help on…
Tools of the trade!
Cooking curries requires a select range of basic spices that are quintessentially the building blocks offering layers of flavour. The foundation of most curries are whole spices. These arromats flavour the oil which ‘”carries” the flavour to the next stage to combine with all other spices you add.Each time it changes the base profile and…
TRICKS OF THE TRADE
I did a brief post previously about Tools of the trade. Here I follow with my Tricks of the Trade! For many there are often questions, dilemmas and queries when cooking curries. Sometimes we want things to make life easier. Mostly we just want to cook good food.Some of these pointers, tips, tricks have helped…
THE ESSENTIAL SPICES OF THE TRADE
SPICES AND SEASONINGS: Every cook has their select spices. But you have to start somewhere.You start with basics. The Essentials which will allow you to cook basically any curry. To make sure your spices remain as fresh and flavourful as possible, you need to store them in the right place. Spices should be stored in…