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Glossary of Asian Spices


ginger flower

 

 


dry shrimp paste

 


kaffir lime

 

 


kaffir lime leaves

 


curry leaves

 

 


galangal

 


birdseye chilies

 

 


kesom leaves,
may use basil leaves

 


lemon grass

 

 


turmeric

 


fenugreek seeds

 

 


      cumin seeds

 

 
 

  basil leaves

 

 

coriander seeds

 


candle nuts

 

 


screw pine leaves

 

 

 

light soy sauce

 

 

sticky prawn paste

 

 

 

 

     noodle or laksa

 
 

tamarind (assam)

 

 

fennel seeds

 

 

cardamom seeds

 

 

coriander leaves

 

clove

 

 

Some Common Terms in Asian Cooking

nasi rice
satay barbecued meat, chicken, mutton, beef or pork
mee noodle
santan coconut milk (substituted with yoghurt)
acar pickled vegetable salad
assam sour, or tamarind
sambal a very tantalizing and chili gravy
laksa noodle
beehoon round rice vermicelli
koay teow flat rice vermicelli
belacan shrimp paste
rojak mixed fruits and vegetables salad
kerabu anything coconut
lemak with (coconut) oil
limau purut leaves kaffir lime leaves (substitute with basil leaves}
   

 

 

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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 .....
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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...........
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To get the crimson red color in curry,
use dried chilies instead of the fresh
ones. Soak the dried chilies........
......
more information

 

Satay and its
accompanying signature
sauce

 

  Assam laksa Malaysia




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