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Stir continuously until the spices darken by a few shades and give
out their distinct aromas. Remove from heat, spread on a plate and
allow to cool. The term 'roast' is also used in some recipes in this
Manual when the above mentioned procedure is to be followed
except that
the spices are first added to oil, as noted in the
recipes
.
Sieve:
Utensil having a perforated or meshed bottom for separating
solids or coarse material from liquid or fine particles.
Simmer:
To cook gently just at or below the boiling point; adjust
heat so that bubbles form, rise and break very slowly.
Sour curd:
Curd which is more sour than normal. It generally takes
at least a day after curd has set and been refrigerated to become sour
enough for
Avial
.
The hotter the weather while curd is being set,
the faster curd sours. Curd progressively sours the longer it is kept.
The degree of sourness is to an extent a matter of personal taste;
adjust the storage time of the curd to suit the sourness preferred.
Thali
:
A round, flat, metal plate with a short straight rim; used for
food preparation, serving or eating.
To extract tamarind pulp:
Put tamarind in a stainless steel or
glass bowl. Add hot water. Keep covered 30 minutes. Place a sieve
over another stainless steel or glass bowl. Put soaked tamarind into
sieve, reserving liquid. Push tamarind through sieve adding a little of
the reserved liquid from time to time. Scrape pulp off sieve into the
bowl. Using all reserved liquid, keep rubbing tamarind through sieve
till all pulp has been extracted. Discard tamarind in sieve.
Whey:
The watery part of milk that separates from the solid part
or curd.
Whole dry Kashmiri red chillies:
A type of chilli of mild to medium
pungency used primarily to give red colour to food. The whole dry
Kashmiri red chillies may be omitted in
Ma ki Dal
and
Rajma
.
Substitute sweet paprika for colour in
Sambar
,
Kozhi Koottaan
and
Murghi ma Kaju
.
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