Friday, March 25, 2011

The Ten Curry Commandments

A good curry (AGC) is -


  1. is well-planned
  2. never burnt .... at any stage
  3. is not spicy but aromatic
  4. demands good meat
  5. needs ginger (garlic ... maybe, but ginger is a must)
  6. takes time to cook (at least 2 hours)
  7. customized for the guest(s)
  8. does not leave a messy kitchen
  9. the one where the guests stay away from accompaniments (pickles, chutneys, etc)
  10. to be served to good company only

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

4: "Demands good meat"
Maybe this should read "Demands good meat (for non-veg curries)" instead?

6: "takes time to cook (at least 2 hours)"
I'm sure you can make good curry in under 2 hours (with ingredients ready to go).

8: "does not leave a messy kitchen"
Hehe, depends on the cook(s)!

Gaurav said...

yes arun, i forgot that curries can be vegetarian too :D
in which case, they take much lesser time as well.

again with the cooking time, i think i limited the field too narrow. coconut based fish curries, for example or thai curries take much lesser time to cook.

but messy kitchen, the curry may be fantastic but if it leaves the kitchen in a disastrous, i don't think it's worth it :D

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