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Jul. 29th, 2008 12:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ricevermicelliI was going to hit farmer's markets today, and I was all excited.
I have stomach flu. Which means I have, with great regret, canceled on our dinner guest (we already gave her stomach flu once, we don't need her to prove she likes us), and I'm not going anywhere. Crackers and seltzer at home are plenty exciting.
There will be farmer's markets tomorrow.
For those of you who wondered about masala sauce, I'm using/mangling the Cook's Illustrated recipe, so you can look it up if you like, but if you don't:
- 1 small onion, chopped fine.
- 2 cloves garlic, minced (more won't hurt ya)
- grated fresh ginger (how much have you got? I'm sure the recipe has a quantity, I usually wind up grating up an inch or so of ginger root)
- 1 small chili pepper, seeded, minced.
- 1 tablespoon garam masala (which you can buy special, or you can use 2 tsp. coriander, 1/4 tsp cardamom, 1/4 tsp. cinnamon and 1/2 tsp. black pepper)
- 1 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes (Muir Glen organic crushed tomatoes are best, we have tried the alternatives, it does make a difference)
- 2 tsp. sugar
- Heavy cream
Saute the onion in oil until translucent. Add garlic, ginger, chili, garam masala and cook until fragrant (a minute or two). Pour in tomatoes and sugar, bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally. The recipe calls for 2/3 of a cup cream, but this is too much for us - add a little cream, stir, if you like the color, stop, if you want it more pale, add more cream.
I have stomach flu. Which means I have, with great regret, canceled on our dinner guest (we already gave her stomach flu once, we don't need her to prove she likes us), and I'm not going anywhere. Crackers and seltzer at home are plenty exciting.
There will be farmer's markets tomorrow.
For those of you who wondered about masala sauce, I'm using/mangling the Cook's Illustrated recipe, so you can look it up if you like, but if you don't:
- 1 small onion, chopped fine.
- 2 cloves garlic, minced (more won't hurt ya)
- grated fresh ginger (how much have you got? I'm sure the recipe has a quantity, I usually wind up grating up an inch or so of ginger root)
- 1 small chili pepper, seeded, minced.
- 1 tablespoon garam masala (which you can buy special, or you can use 2 tsp. coriander, 1/4 tsp cardamom, 1/4 tsp. cinnamon and 1/2 tsp. black pepper)
- 1 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes (Muir Glen organic crushed tomatoes are best, we have tried the alternatives, it does make a difference)
- 2 tsp. sugar
- Heavy cream
Saute the onion in oil until translucent. Add garlic, ginger, chili, garam masala and cook until fragrant (a minute or two). Pour in tomatoes and sugar, bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally. The recipe calls for 2/3 of a cup cream, but this is too much for us - add a little cream, stir, if you like the color, stop, if you want it more pale, add more cream.
