Yeah, Bryan made me do it. I just had to buy some cardamom and
some methi leaves (I don't use the seeds - used to make
Fake-O-Maple Syrup).

Lamb and pork with the spice blend and the awesome paste from
scratch.

https://i.postimg.cc/VkS8CzMS/Makrings-for-Lamb-and-Pork-Vindaloo.jpg

I forgot how good an unload of the spice racks could be. All
spices were fresh.

Tomato paste, garlic, ginger, aleppo pepper, mild and hot Sqwertz
piss peppers, oil, wine vinegar, some of the spice blend, cilantro
stems, salt... and probably other stuff in the paste.

Spice blend: Cumin, corriander seed, cardamom, clove, cinnamon,
nutmeg, methi leaves, bay leaves, more aleppo, Paste is tomato
paste, ginger, garlic, black pepper, (Oh fuck, I forgot the
onions.. BRB....), black mustard seed.... and I think that's it.

The curry paste is awesome! I can't stop dipping my little fork
in here and tasting it:

https://i.postimg.cc/rFZTsDdX/Vindaloo-Curry-Paste.jpg

While I wait for the meats to sear:

https://i.postimg.cc/NMtqSTnT/Lamb-and-Pork-Searing.jpg

Stir it all up with some water to simmer, and throw in some basil
trimmings from the courtyard garden just for the fuck of it.

https://i.postimg.cc/YSYBd8dM/Lamb-and-Pork-Vindaloo-Cooking.jpg

[Insert boring picture of rice here]

Usually I'd want Royal Chef's Secret Extra Long Basmatiu rice with
this - the grains are over an inch long when cooked. But the 10lb
bags are a PITA to walk, Uber, and bus. And the 20lb bag from
Amazon would be smashed to shit by the time it arrived for $50.

https://www.amazon.com/Royal-Chefs-Secret-Extra-Basmati/dp/B009Q9M630

So fuggit - I'm using jasmine rice.

And this is also probably illegal in India and Goa, but I'm gonna
add some coconut cream powder to this when it's said and done.

https://i.postimg.cc/bwKj04Hm/Coconut-Cream-Milk-Powder.jpg

This shit lasts longer than cans of coconut milk and is a higher
quality (it's coconut CREAM powder, not "milk") and costs less
since it's imported and weighs 1/5th what a can does. A highly
recommended staple.

Sosueme. It's my house and I do whatever the fuck I want!

Oh, and for Brucette:

https://i.postimg.cc/dtVvJ2Vj/Coconut-Cream-Powder.jpg (OMG!)

Now I just gotta wait for the onions to cook down a little and
we're good to go! I can tell you now it's awesome, dude!

-sw

On 2022-10-09, Sqwertz <sqwertzme@gmail.invalid> wrote:
> Yeah, Bryan made me do it. I just had to buy some cardamom and
> some methi leaves (I don't use the seeds - used to make
> Fake-O-Maple Syrup).

Were those fresh methi leaves?

Last time I bought methi, I had a bunch left over so I bundled them up
and dried them. Not as good, perhaps, but better than nothing and
they're available any time I want to use some. I suspect the jar
they're in is not airtight, since I can smell methi when I walk past the
pantry.

--
Cindy Hamilton

On Sun, 09 Oct 2022 08:33:09 GMT, Cindy Hamilton
<hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:

>On 2022-10-09, Sqwertz <sqwertzme@gmail.invalid> wrote:
>> Yeah, Bryan made me do it. I just had to buy some cardamom and
>> some methi leaves (I don't use the seeds - used to make
>> Fake-O-Maple Syrup).
>
>Were those fresh methi leaves?
>
>Last time I bought methi, I had a bunch left over so I bundled them up
>and dried them. Not as good, perhaps, but better than nothing and
>they're available any time I want to use some. I suspect the jar
>they're in is not airtight, since I can smell methi when I walk past the
>pantry.

lol

--
Bruce
<https://emalm.com/?v=SQqZJ>

On Sun, 09 Oct 2022 08:33:09 GMT, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> On 2022-10-09, Sqwertz <sqwertzme@gmail.invalid> wrote:
>> Yeah, Bryan made me do it. I just had to buy some cardamom and
>> some methi leaves (I don't use the seeds - used to make
>> Fake-O-Maple Syrup).
>
> Were those fresh methi leaves?
>
> Last time I bought methi, I had a bunch left over so I bundled them up
> and dried them. Not as good, perhaps, but better than nothing and
> they're available any time I want to use some. I suspect the jar
> they're in is not airtight, since I can smell methi when I walk past the
> pantry.

These were dried and shrink wrapped in .5oz packets for $1. I
used 3 and re-sealed them in the same bag with the foodsaver (no
suction). Same thing with bay leaves but they $2.

-sw

On Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 10:46:00 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
> Yeah, Bryan made me do it. I just had to buy some cardamom and
> some methi leaves (I don't use the seeds - used to make
> Fake-O-Maple Syrup).
>
> Lamb and pork with the spice blend and the awesome paste from
> scratch.
>
> https://i.postimg.cc/VkS8CzMS/Makrings-for-Lamb-and-Pork-Vindaloo.jpg
>
> I forgot how good an unload of the spice racks could be. All
> spices were fresh.
>
> Tomato paste, garlic, ginger, aleppo pepper, mild and hot Sqwertz
> piss peppers, oil, wine vinegar, some of the spice blend, cilantro
> stems, salt... and probably other stuff in the paste.
>
> Spice blend: Cumin, corriander seed, cardamom, clove, cinnamon,
> nutmeg, methi leaves, bay leaves, more aleppo, Paste is tomato
> paste, ginger, garlic, black pepper, (Oh fuck, I forgot the
> onions.. BRB....), black mustard seed.... and I think that's it.
>
> The curry paste is awesome! I can't stop dipping my little fork
> in here and tasting it:
>
> https://i.postimg.cc/rFZTsDdX/Vindaloo-Curry-Paste.jpg
>
> While I wait for the meats to sear:
>
> https://i.postimg.cc/NMtqSTnT/Lamb-and-Pork-Searing.jpg
>
> Stir it all up with some water to simmer, and throw in some basil
> trimmings from the courtyard garden just for the fuck of it.
>
> https://i.postimg.cc/YSYBd8dM/Lamb-and-Pork-Vindaloo-Cooking.jpg
>
> [Insert boring picture of rice here]
>
> Usually I'd want Royal Chef's Secret Extra Long Basmatiu rice with
> this - the grains are over an inch long when cooked. But the 10lb
> bags are a PITA to walk, Uber, and bus. And the 20lb bag from
> Amazon would be smashed to shit by the time it arrived for $50.
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Royal-Chefs-Secret-Extra-Basmati/dp/B009Q9M630
>
> So fuggit - I'm using jasmine rice.
>
> And this is also probably illegal in India and Goa, but I'm gonna
> add some coconut cream powder to this when it's said and done.
>
> https://i.postimg.cc/bwKj04Hm/Coconut-Cream-Milk-Powder.jpg
>
> This shit lasts longer than cans of coconut milk and is a higher
> quality (it's coconut CREAM powder, not "milk") and costs less
> since it's imported and weighs 1/5th what a can does. A highly
> recommended staple.
>
> Sosueme. It's my house and I do whatever the fuck I want!
>
> Oh, and for Brucette:
>
> https://i.postimg.cc/dtVvJ2Vj/Coconut-Cream-Powder.jpg (OMG!)
>
> Now I just gotta wait for the onions to cook down a little and
> we're good to go! I can tell you now it's awesome, dude!
>
> -sw

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