Comments on: Day 293: Lentil & Veg Curry http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/10/19/day-293-lentil-veg-curry/ A year in my kitchen Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:29:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Pumpkin Pie | dinner with Julie http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/10/19/day-293-lentil-veg-curry/comment-page-1/#comment-10583 Pumpkin Pie | dinner with Julie Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:15:53 +0000 http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/10/19/day-293-lentil-veg-curry/#comment-10583 [...] One Year Ago: Lentil Veg Curry and Banana Bread [...] [...] One Year Ago: Lentil Veg Curry and Banana Bread [...]

]]> By: Day 296: Curried Veg Hummus and Chocolate Panini — dinner with Juliedinner with Julie » Day 296: Curried Veg Hummus and Chocolate Panini http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/10/19/day-293-lentil-veg-curry/comment-page-1/#comment-2409 Day 296: Curried Veg Hummus and Chocolate Panini — dinner with Juliedinner with Julie » Day 296: Curried Veg Hummus and Chocolate Panini Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:38:05 +0000 http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/10/19/day-293-lentil-veg-curry/#comment-2409 [...] identify the contents of the 7 or so yogurt containers in there. Some were yogurt. One was leftover lentil veg curry. It looked awful. And mushy. I wondered how to reheat it now that we don’t have a microwave [...] [...] identify the contents of the 7 or so yogurt containers in there. Some were yogurt. One was leftover lentil veg curry. It looked awful. And mushy. I wondered how to reheat it now that we don’t have a microwave [...]

]]> By: JulieVR http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/10/19/day-293-lentil-veg-curry/comment-page-1/#comment-2377 JulieVR Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:12:14 +0000 http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/10/19/day-293-lentil-veg-curry/#comment-2377 Bottled ginger is usually just ginger, and tastes like ginger; bottled garlic usually has other ingredients (I've seen modified milk ingredients on bottled minced garlic!) and just seems to taste nasty - it's nothing like fresh. Another trick: peel and puree a bunch of fresh ginger and freeze it in ziploc bags - flatten it first, so that when frozen, you can snip off a piece of ginger and add it directly to your recipe. Bottled ginger is usually just ginger, and tastes like ginger; bottled garlic usually has other ingredients (I’ve seen modified milk ingredients on bottled minced garlic!) and just seems to taste nasty – it’s nothing like fresh.

Another trick: peel and puree a bunch of fresh ginger and freeze it in ziploc bags – flatten it first, so that when frozen, you can snip off a piece of ginger and add it directly to your recipe.

]]> By: Elaine http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/10/19/day-293-lentil-veg-curry/comment-page-1/#comment-2374 Elaine Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:46:32 +0000 http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/10/19/day-293-lentil-veg-curry/#comment-2374 That curry recipe looks fantastic. Now that the weather is getting colder, curry dishes are my go-to "use up the produce drawer" recipe. Dare I say, curry is the new chili? In my kitchen it is, at least. Re: the high fat content of coconut milk - yes, it'd be hard to recreate the creaminess of curry made with milk/heavy cream/etc. (there's a reason why everyone loves Indian Butter Chicken!), but I have found that substituting a mix of yogurt and raw, finely-blended cashews (or almonds, or walnuts) also makes for a nice consistency and taste--the nuttiness plays off the zing of the curry, and only needs a dash of lemon or lime juice to round it out. That curry recipe looks fantastic. Now that the weather is getting colder, curry dishes are my go-to “use up the produce drawer” recipe. Dare I say, curry is the new chili? In my kitchen it is, at least.

Re: the high fat content of coconut milk – yes, it’d be hard to recreate the creaminess of curry made with milk/heavy cream/etc. (there’s a reason why everyone loves Indian Butter Chicken!), but I have found that substituting a mix of yogurt and raw, finely-blended cashews (or almonds, or walnuts) also makes for a nice consistency and taste–the nuttiness plays off the zing of the curry, and only needs a dash of lemon or lime juice to round it out.

]]> By: Carolann http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/10/19/day-293-lentil-veg-curry/comment-page-1/#comment-2373 Carolann Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:45:12 +0000 http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/10/19/day-293-lentil-veg-curry/#comment-2373 Why is bottled ginger okay but bottled garlic not? Why is bottled ginger okay but bottled garlic not?

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