giggler
Sous Chef
Vindaloo, my first attempt, now follow up
See my post below, or this.
I used a few small red potatos diced.
1 ripe fresh tomato diced.
1/2 lb. shrimp, peeled.
1/4 cp. water.
2 tbs. Patak Vindaloo paste from jar.
This was not at all what I expected. I'm Texan, German American and really like pretty much all food.. but this was so strange..I ate half my plate, my roomate actually ran out the front door from the smell....
I am not new to Cumin, Cardamon or chillies, so it was not that...
Is it the Tumeric or Fenugreek that gives curry that smell and flavor?
I feel sort of odd that I just really didn't like this at all.
I guess I was expecting a sort of a Mexican version of Shrimp Creole.
I need to get to an Indian buffett and see what I'm getting into here!
It was good fun though!
Thanks, Eric Austin Tx.
I am trying Vindaloo for the first time. I don't know anything about Indian food, but I am adventurous. Not having all the spices I see in the recipies, I thought I'd look for a pre-packaged "kit" to get started.
I found Patak's ready made Curry paste at my local Indian food grocery. What an interesting place just up the street from me! They make all kinds of "kits" and jars of paste..
The lable says.. Fry up one onion, then add 1/2 pound shrimp, then 1 cp. crushed can tomatoes plus a 1/4 cp. water, cook till shrimp are done, 5 min. then stir in 3-4 tbs. of Vindaloo paste from jar, serve over rice...
Does this sound OK?
I'll probably like it... but my SO is not very adventurous.. and I'm hoping it will be good enough so I can try harder next time!
Thanks, Eric, Austin, TX.
See my post below, or this.
I used a few small red potatos diced.
1 ripe fresh tomato diced.
1/2 lb. shrimp, peeled.
1/4 cp. water.
2 tbs. Patak Vindaloo paste from jar.
This was not at all what I expected. I'm Texan, German American and really like pretty much all food.. but this was so strange..I ate half my plate, my roomate actually ran out the front door from the smell....
I am not new to Cumin, Cardamon or chillies, so it was not that...
Is it the Tumeric or Fenugreek that gives curry that smell and flavor?
I feel sort of odd that I just really didn't like this at all.
I guess I was expecting a sort of a Mexican version of Shrimp Creole.
I need to get to an Indian buffett and see what I'm getting into here!
It was good fun though!
Thanks, Eric Austin Tx.
I am trying Vindaloo for the first time. I don't know anything about Indian food, but I am adventurous. Not having all the spices I see in the recipies, I thought I'd look for a pre-packaged "kit" to get started.
I found Patak's ready made Curry paste at my local Indian food grocery. What an interesting place just up the street from me! They make all kinds of "kits" and jars of paste..
The lable says.. Fry up one onion, then add 1/2 pound shrimp, then 1 cp. crushed can tomatoes plus a 1/4 cp. water, cook till shrimp are done, 5 min. then stir in 3-4 tbs. of Vindaloo paste from jar, serve over rice...
Does this sound OK?
I'll probably like it... but my SO is not very adventurous.. and I'm hoping it will be good enough so I can try harder next time!
Thanks, Eric, Austin, TX.
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