Should a curry laksa recipe include curry powder as one of its ingredients?!
Should a curry laksa recipe include curry powder as one of its ingredients?
i'm kinda confused here, some recipes use curry powder while some dun. will an authetic recipe use the powder?
Answers:
Not all curries are made from curry powder.
"Curry" is a pretty generic word, and in the West it's come to mean a stew-type dish using spices from Asian countries... a pretty big catch-all term!
Commerical "curry" powder (like Schwartz's) is "a spice mixture of widely varying composition developed by the British during the Raj as a means of approximating the taste of Indian cuisine at home" (taken from Wikipedia's "curry" entry).
"Most recipes and producers of curry powder usually include coriander, turmeric, cumin, and fenugreek in their blends. Depending on the recipe, additional ingredients such as ginger, garlic, fennel seed, clove, mustard seed, green cardamom, black cardamom, nutmeg, red pepper, cinnamon and black pepper may also be added." (Wikipedia"curry powder").
I believe "laksa" comes from Chinese and Malaysia cooking, so the curry mix isn't necessarily the same as "curry powder".
Check out this page to decide what kind of laksa you want to make...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/curry_laksa...
And then search for what ingredients you'll need. It all sounds deeelish.
i think it boils down to convenience and how authentic you are willing to go. you could use a pre-made curry mix, or you could get all the spices and make your own. it's up to you.
Be it curry laksa,or Indian curry,I think it is time we do not look at pre-mixes,prepared spices or sauces as fake or second best,working women &,busyhousewives do need short cuts to help them along & they are wise to make the best use of such aids.,unfortunateky they have been accepeted as unauthentice ,home made ,start -from -scratch will often give a more robust & tempting flavour ,but this should not deter one from using convenience products.Depends on the time available & the effort you are ready to put in.
depends what other spices u r using for curries not all use curry powder.
no, just get the laksa paste it is unreal