Monthly Archives: February 2008

Onions and Curry. A Culinary Blend

Making a curry without any onion is hard to imagine. Almost every curry recipe starts with cooking onions. Some curries have a small amount of onions while some have a lot of onions. But the onions are always there. Onions … Continue reading

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Recipe Review for Jaggery Caramelized Walnut

Here is one of the easiest recipes that you’ll ever find. It’s for a delicious Indian dessert (or snack) sweet and, as usual, you can see the recipe for Jaggery Caramlized Walnut on the Curry Focus website. If you’re not … Continue reading

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What Is Paprika?

There really is no easy answer to this question because there are lots of different types of paprika. Paprika is made from red bell peppers. First, the bell peppers are allowed to dry and the stalks and inside veins are … Continue reading

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What Is Tamarind?

Tamarind is extracted from the pods of the evergreen tamarind tree. The tamarind tree is a tropical tree that originated in east Africa. The main growing country is now India but the tamarind tree is grown in such diverse tropical … Continue reading

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Review of the Chicken Bhuna Recipe

Hi, Ray here again. Time to cook another delicious chicken recipe from the Curry Focus website. This time it’s Chicken Bhuna, one of my all time favorites. As usual, I had most of the ingredients and only had to pick … Continue reading

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What Are Poppy Seeds?

The poppy seeds that are used in cooking either come from the Blue Poppy or the White Poppy plants. The seeds are very similar and it is the seeds from the white poppy that are used in Indian cuisine. Poppy … Continue reading

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Review of the Mushroom Curry Recipe

Hi, Ray here again. Time to try another Curry Focus vegetarian curry. This time it’s the Mushroom Curry – it looks easy to cook and I love mushrooms. It was a really big bag of mushrooms. Surely these were too … Continue reading

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What Is Kaffir Lime?

Kaffir lime, also called makrut lime, is a lime that originated in Southeast Asia and is now grown in such diverse areas as Florida and Australia. The kaffir lime fruit is green in colour and has the shape of a … Continue reading

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January 2008 Newsletter

2008 has started with a bang for those of us at Curry Focus, with it being our busiest month to date. We would like to share some of the articles that have been added in the last few weeks.. Naan … Continue reading

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