what about things like coriander and cumin any ideas on uses for them!
mallee,
Mar 30, 8:44am
Curries, are not curries without coriander, cumin, tumeric, fresh or dried chillis, garam masala, mustard seeds, fennel seeds. If you have fenugreek only add 1/2 teaspoon, as it's quite bitter.
pheebs1,
Mar 30, 10:06am
recipes for curries please!
trading_gibsons,
Mar 30, 10:49am
Well cumin & coriander are my two favourite spices as they can be used inThai, mexican & Middle Eastern food!
bev00,
Mar 28, 9:11pm
Use spices to add zest to couscous, rice pilaf and other grain dishes
olwen,
Mar 28, 9:38pm
When we do roast spuds we par-boil them and drain them, then toss in a mixture of flour (or semolina or cornmeal), cumin ground coriander, black pepper and salt.You can add a little cayenne or chilli too if you like.Then put them in the roasting dish and roast for an hour, turning half way through.I also add smoked paprika sometimes and sumac.
ingies,
Mar 28, 10:20pm
Yum, I love spices, one of my favourite meals is homemade chilly con carne with cumin, tumeric, smoked paprika (or ordinary) and cinnamon and chilly powder, and stock. Really nice made with mince, chopped onion, tins of cubed tomatoes/tomato paste and diced paprika, corn and some peas in it too for variety, and of course red kidney beans.
jimmy2102,
Mar 29, 3:53pm
Five spice is really good with salt and pepper sqid, also with star anise for asian pork strips. Cumin and coriander in hummus, falafels, chick pea salad, in pumpkin soup or sprinkled over roast pumpkin. Mix cumin and coriander with natural yogurt, lemon zest salt and pepper to use as a dressing for meat, roasted vege or in pita pockets:-)
lythande1,
Mar 29, 5:09pm
That's silly. First get your recipes, then buy the ingredients you will use.
lyl_guy,
Mar 29, 5:22pm
I have a lovely dinner recipe, I posted in another thread, so here it is copied for you. Moussaka - Claudia Roden (The Book of Jewish Food)
1kg Aubergines, cut in thin slices Salt Oil for frying 2 med onions, coarsely chopped 4 cloves Garlic, crushed 1kg minced Lamb or Beef 1 ½ tsp cinnamon ½ tsp allspice Pepper 2Tbls Tomato puree Bunch of flat-leafed parsley, finely chopped 750g tomatoes, thinly sliced 1tsp sugar or more (optional)
Method:
Sprinkle aubergine slices with salt & leave for about an hour, rinse and dry on teatowel/ paper towel. Fry in very hot oil briefly, turning over once, so they’re light brown all over and don’t have too much time to absorb oil. Drain on paper towels. (you can brush with oil and grill instead).
Fry onions in 2Tbls of oil till soft and golden, add garlic – fry till aroma rises. Add the meat, cinnamon, allspice, salt & plenty of pepper. Crush meat with fork, mix well till it changes colour. Add tomato puree, cook about 10mins then stir in parsley.
Assemble in baking dish: Lay aubergine at the bottom. Cover with layer of tomato slices (if tomatoes aren’t tasty enough, sprinkle with a little sugar). Sprinkle with salt, and spread the minced meat filling on top. Cover with a second layer of aubergine and tomato slices. Bake uncovered for 30-45mins at 180 deg.
PS Claudia adds: “Another favourite is a potato moussaka. Use layers of thinly sliced new potatoes instead of aubergines. It will take longer to cook, 1 ½ hrs or longer.
PPS I put some cheese on top of my moussaka (heaven forbid, I CHANGED a recipe!) and it was absolutely delicious! NOTE!I've been told you don't need to salt and drain the aubergines any more, so you can miss that step.
ruby19,
Mar 31, 6:27am
Check out the vegetarian recipe thread. I have posted a veg chilli, that uses cumin, coriander, cinnamon, paprika, chilli etc. There will be lots of other recipes using your newly bought spices. I add cumin, coriander, paprika, cinnamon s&p, and garlic to oven roasted veggies that i use for a filo pastry filling which i add fetaand cottage cheese too.
pheebs1 - how did you get on this last year with your new spices! Did you use them all!
george091,
Mar 30, 7:41pm
Agreed, it's pretty standard to use twice the coriander seeds as cumin.Tonite I'm making a basic mexican chilli with 500g beef mince 3tsp coriander seeds, 1.5tsp cumin seeds (both ground) dried chilli parika, fennel seeds and a cinnamon quill
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