Thursday, January 21, 2010

WHAT ARE CURRIES GOOD FOR?



The fabulous thing about curry powders is that you can use them in many different ways. Try using them as a sprinkle on fish or as a rub on ribs and spice up various vegetarian dishes.


Curries are the embodiment of creativity, so be creative!

Below is a wide assortment of Indian and Thai curries, their ingredients and uses for them. If you are tired of the same ol' thing check these out. If you need recipes just put the name of the curry + recipe in your google search and you will come up with many. These are very popular in Ethnic cooking.

Balti Curry

is a very aromatic curry blend based on the rich and creamy balti style cooking. Key spices are black & green cardamoms, ginger, black and white cumin, coriander, mace, cassia mustard seeds, pepper, curry leaves and cloves. A mildish blend.

Curry Powder (mild)

is used to flavor soups and stews, and is great for adding a kick to all kinds of sauces and marinades, as well as meatloaf and burgers, chicken, tuna, pasta and potato salads.

Contains Turmeric, Fenugreek, Coriander, Cumin, Fennel, Onion, Black Pepper, Cloves, Garlic, Allspice, Cinnamon, Ginger, Lemongrass, Cardamom and Mace.

Curry Powder (hot)

contains Turmeric, Fenugreek, Coriander, Cumin, Black Pepper, Cloves, African Bird Peppers at 90,000 Scoville Heat Units, Garlic, Allspice, Fennel, Cinnamon, Ginger, Cayenne Powder at 40,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), Lemongrass, Cardamom and Mace Powders.

Garam Masala

is recommended for poultry, seafood and vegetable curries. Not recommended for rice pilaf or Biranyi dishes.

Contains Coriander, Cumin, Chilies, Cloves, Bay Leaves, Cassia, Ginger.


Korma Curry

is the mildest and creamiest of all curries. Rich and warm, kids just love it. Try this one with pineapple chunks and juice combined with cream. It's finger-lickin' good!

A blend of spices with a medium hot taste containing Coriander, Cinnamon, Paprika, Mustard, Cumin, Clove, Ginger, Cayenne, Black Pepper, Salt, Garlic, Spice Extracts, Flavorings, Natural Color.


Red Thai Curry

can be used to start making great Thai-style curries, which are different then Indian Curries, but equally delicious. Thai curries are thinner in texture, usually made with aromatic fish sauce, and tend to have medium to hot heat levels. Thai food is amazing and has become very popular, but learning to cook good Thai at home is a mystery for most of us.

This very tasty curry blend contains Spanish paprika, Lemon grass, Salt, Shallots, Galangal, Cumin, Coriander, Chinese Red pepper, Red Thai Chiles, Lampong peppercorns, Cilantro, Garlic, Kaffir lime leaves, Sweet Basil and Spearmint.

Curry Paste:

For a traditional Thai curry paste, mix powder with fish sauce or water and squeeze in fresh lime juice until it has a pasty consistency. Use that paste in your favorite Thai dishes.

Tandoori Masala

is a smoky, tasty curry that mixes well with yogurt, just marinate and grill. You may also season shrimp, tenderloin, ribs or brisket with this blend. This is a traditional favorite in India and is perhaps the most popularly known Indian dish all over the world.

Contains Coriander, Cumin, Salt, Paprika, Garlic, Chilis, Mustard, Cinnamon, and Cloves.

Contains No sugar and No MSG.

Tikka Masala

is a versatile and mild curry. Add to yogurt with ginger, onions and garlic and marinade your meat or fish overnight, then grill, bake or roast.

There are several variations for this blend. This one contains Coriander, Turmeric, Salt, Mustard Powder, Garlic, Cumin, Ginger, Cayenne Pepper, Paprika, Cardamom, Spice and Extracts.



Vindaloo

is traditionally very hot. Full of fresh wonderful flavor with
Coriander, Paprika, Turmeric, Cumin, Chili, Mustard, Salt, Fenugreek, Garlic, Ginger, Pepper, Cardamom, Fennel and Cloves producing a golden curry powder.


I hope you have learned a little bit about curries and their uses. We do sell all of the above on our website and are offering some great prices with many on SALE for a limited time.

Click here: Savvy Gourmet Shop




Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Penja Valley of Cameroon




Chad has recently discovered these exquisite peppercorns and they are a must for you to try on that 'special occasion'. We, of course, have to try all of our products here at home
and these are wonderful!!


Penja White Peppercorns

These rare, imported, large peppercorns are said be the "Pepper from Paradise" and they come from the volcanic soil of Penja Valley of Cameroon. They have a delicate, velvety, warm flavor and their largeness & roundness gives a powerful & very fragrant flavor with woodsy and musky tones. At the same time, despite it's vigor it is not too spicy and is fit for the

Peppermills of Connoisseurs.

2 ozs $6.95

We have also added several other peppercorns to our website and they are the Extra Bold Black Tellicherry Peppercorns, Szechuan Peppercorns, Talamanca Del Caribe (Ecuadorian) Peppercorns and White Sarawak Peppercorns.


Please click here to visit our website and check these out!


Monday, January 4, 2010

CELEBRATING THE NEW YEAR


Hello and Happy New Year!! Here at Savvy Gourmet Shop we are starting the new year by adding several new products to our website!



Coming soon we will be selling several rare peppercorns and some delicious sea salts. Also African Bird Peppers/Peri-Peri (S.H.U. 150,000) will be added to our chili pepper section. I will be adding these this week so please check it out.



The new peppercorns are: Szechwan (Sichwan), Ecuadorian, Tellicherry (extra bold), White Sarawak and Penja.



The sea salts are Northwest Alderwood (Smoked), Alaea Hawaiian, Himalayan Pink, Fleur de Sel and Bolivian Rose (most sold in fine and coarse).

If you know of someone on a special diet we continue to sell our:

Gluten Free, Salt Free, Preservative Free, MSG Free Spice Blends, Barbecue Rubs, Salad Dressing Mixes and more.


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