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Glossary of Asian Spices
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ginger flower
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dry shrimp paste
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kaffir lime
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kaffir lime leaves |
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curry leaves |
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galangal |
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birdseye chilies
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kesom leaves,
may use basil leaves
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lemon grass
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turmeric
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fenugreek seeds |
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cumin seeds
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basil leaves
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coriander seeds |
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candle nuts |
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screw pine leaves
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light soy sauce |
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sticky prawn paste |
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noodle or laksa
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tamarind (assam)
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fennel seeds |
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cardamom seeds |
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coriander leaves |
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clove |
Some Common Terms in Asian Cooking
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Rojak or Spicy mixed vegetable
and fruit salad Preparation time 20 minutes, serve 2
Ingredients for the spicy sauce
- 4 red chilies, washed and deseeded
- Thumb-sized piece of dry shrimp paste
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- Salt and sugar to taste
- 1 kaffir lime leaf, some dried prawns, optional
Method
- Roast shrimp paste until brown and fragrant.
Set aside.
- Pound chilies
coarsely.
- Add the roasted shrimp paste and
pound to a
fine
paste.
- Add lime juice and salt to taste.
- Add to fruit salad, mix well.
- Garnish with plenty of coarsely ground peanut and serve cold.
sssSSH...grandma said:
This popular sauce serves as an
accompaniment to any dish, for example, noodle, seafood,
fried rice, or
fritters. It is of course best served with the vegetables and fruits
salad; and is known collectively as Rojak in Singapore and Malaysia.
Tips on Asian Curry Cooking
Chili paste preparation in curry
Usually dried chilies, shallots
and
dried shrimps form the basic
ingredients of the chili paste. To get a sweeter and tastier paste, more
shallots are added. Recommended ratio is
1 chili : 2 shallots .....get
more
Coconut milk in curry
Usually 1 cup of warm water
is added to 1 crated coconut in a food
processor, and blend for 1 minute. That will result in more coconut
milk...........read more
To get the crimson red color in curry,
use dried chilies instead of the
fresh
ones. Soak the dried chilies........
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information
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