Asian cuisines are never short of spicy ingredients, this is a simple way to prepare your home chili paste which is good for cooking poultry and meat. Try it out and happy cooking.
Ingredients: 10 red chilies (minced), 2 stalks lemongrass (chopped), 1 large onion (minced), 10 g cardamon seed, 12 peppercorns, 1 tsp galangal powder, 2 tbsp garlic (minced). 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp coriander seeds, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 3 cloves, 1 nutmeg and candlenut, 1 tsp lime rind (dried,soaked), 1 tsp powder ginger, 1 tsp shrimp paste, 3 tbsp oil
Methods: Blend all spices then add oil to smooth paste.
Note: this paste will keep for at lease 1 month in an air tight container in a refrigerator.
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Fennel is the dried ripe fruit of a perennial aromatic herbaceos plant, which grows in mild climate. Fresh fennel leaves are used in fish and meat dishes, salad dressings and stuffing. Fennel seeds may be roasted prior to incorporation into into seasoning blends to intensify their flavor and is used in curry blends and Chinese Five Spice Powder.
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Cumin, Cuminum cyminum L., also known as Cuminum odorum Salisb., is a small annual herb native to the Meditteraneon region. Primary cultivation of cumin is in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North Africa with India and Iran as the largest cumin exporters. The valued portion of the plant is the dried fruit called cumin seed, which is esteemed as the candiment and in the blending of Indian curry powder.
Usage: Cumin is a most popular spice all over the world, especially in Latin America, North Africa and all over Asia. Today, cumin usage in Europe is restricted to flavoring cheese in the Netherlands and in France. In Chinese herbal medicine, cumin is commonly referred to as xiao hui xiang “little fennel”. Cumin also as digestive properties and when boiled in water acts as an excellent refreshener.
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Mind change: For people who want to convert to healthy organic food diet without spending too much money and hope their family members can accept, the change can be done easily and ecomically. First, start to reduce the intake of meat, dairy milk products and eggs slowly. These 3 categories of food are animal proteins. In food chain ecology, animal protein accumulate more chemical and toxin. Futher more, the animals are not raised in the natural way as those in the olden days. If taken in too much of these foods, our body would become acidic and acidic body can reduce our energy and immunity. Therefore,these have been classified as unfriendly food to human body.
However, for initial practitioner on healthy organic diet might not able to stop taking meat and eggs immediately as it is quite difficult. Thus, gradually reduce the intake will be the best way. The nutrient (fat/protein) in meat and eggs can be replaced by raw nut, raw seed and beans. For dairy milk is much easier to reduce or cut off, you can replace dairy milk with organic oatsmilk or organic low sugar soymilk. These plant-base milks are high in nutrient and at reasonable price, taste better too.
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Clove is one of the oldest spices in the world. It is the dried and unopened flower bud of a small evergreen tree. It is indigenous to the Moluccas islands of Indonesia. Clove goes mainly as an ingredient of a variety of food specialties, beverages, medicines, cosmetics, perfumery and toiletries. Either whole or as a powder, clove finds extensive application in Indian foods. It is an active ingredient of garam masala and several kinds of curry powders. Clove is also highly recommended for making pickles, ketchups and several kinds of sweets. It is very often used with pan for chewing after meals. and in tooth pastes as a fragrant mouth -freshener.
Usage: Cloves are an important ingredient in the spice blends of Sri Lana and North India. They are used in garam masala, biryanis and pickles. In the U.S., cloves are used in meats, salad dressings and desserts. Clove is a key flavor contributor to Ketchup and Worchestershire sauce seasonging blends. Chinese and German seasonings also depends on cloves to flavor meat and cookies.
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Nutmeg is used to add a sweet and savory flavor to a variety of foods. It is made from the seed inside the hard pit of the peach like fruit grown on the nutmeg tree. The yellow colored fruit is edible and the casting around the pit, referred to as mace, is also harvested, dried and used as a spice. When first removed from the nutmeg seed, this mesh casing or membrane (aril) is oval shaped and somewhat brittle. It is flattened, dried and sold as mace blades or ground mace. Nutmeg mace has a sweet and flavorful spice, which can be substituted for nutmeg or cinnamon to complement a variety of foods. Food manufacturers use mace to flavor hot dogs and donuts.
Usage: When grating a whole nutmeg, the best tool to use is a special nutmeg grater or grinder. Nutmeg is most often used with sweet dishes such as pies, custards, puddings, cookies and cakes.
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Cinnamon is a common name of a bushy evergreen tree of the laurel family and for the spice, it is made from its dried bark. There is a particular season for peeling at the bark. Native to Sri Lanka, the Malabar Coast of India, and Myanmar it is cultivated in many other tropical countries. Cinnamon is light brown in color and has a delicately fragrant aroma and sweet in flavor.
Usage: To flavor a varieties of food, from confections to curries. In pharmaceuticals, liquors, cosmetics and perfumery.
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Candlenuts look very much like macadamia nuts in terms of size and color. It has almost no taste except for some oiliness.
Usage: Very common in Malay style of cooking curries. It thickens the curry gravy and complement with coconut milk. Candlenuts are usually pounded or grinded till it turns into pulp. Use just 3-4 candlenuts for a regular pot of curries.
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One of the most wodely used spices and also know as King of all spices.
Pepper is considered as the oldest and best known spice in the world. The name pepper comes from the Sanskrit word ‘pippali’ which means berry.
Peppercorns are very strong in aroma and taste and can be store for many years without losing its flavor. It is commonly used in all dishes as a very popular spice and in canned foods as a flaboring agent. It has medicinal properties for fighting colds, flu and infections, to energise, increase blood circulation and relieve muscle aches.
Latin name: Piper Nigrum Linn
Family: Piperaceae
Color: Clear or whitish to pale olive.
Genus: Capsic
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Much talk has been on brown rice for long time, here are some useful information on how brown rice can help maintaining good health, this is especially good for rice eater to know.
Brown rice is highly rich in dietary fiber. Fiber is the natural intestine cleaner which promote intestinal peristalsis that ensures smooth bowel and eliminates constipation. Fiber also encourages regular defecation which help to reduce the body toxic level that in turn prevent cancers, intestinal diseases and improves pimple and skin pigmentation problems. In addition, fiber also absorbs excess fat in the body which help to reduce weight problem. It is also effective in improving blood sugar level,and preventing cholesterol related diseases.
A good intake of brown rice dietary fiber helps to improve various health conditions as well as enhances beauty and fitness.
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