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post #1 of 6
1/4/06 at 8:03pm
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I recived an indian cook book for christmass and a lot of the recipies call fot ghee is this something i can make or do i have to buy it also What is garam masala any info would be greatly appreaciated

thanks gina
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post #2 of 6
1/4/06 at 8:16pm
Ghee is clarified butter (traditionally in India "the liquid butter remaining when butter from buffalo milk is melted, boiled, and strained.")

Garam masala -- here's a site: http://www.recipesource.com/side-dis...1/rec0124.html
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post #3 of 6
1/4/06 at 10:21pm
if u just want to experiment, a generic garam masala (literal translation - hot spice) is less than a $1/-
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post #4 of 6
1/5/06 at 7:12am
Yes, ghee is basically clarified butter; it's okay to use regular cow's cream butter, and cook it longer until it is a darker gold (but don't let the solids burn).

Garam masala is a basic ground spice mix -- think of it as the "authentic" curry powder. There are a couple of recipe for garam masala here: food.sify.com.

This is an online source for ingredients: ethnicgrocer.com. Finally, here are two sites I like for glossaries and translations of Indian food terms: cuisinecuisine.com and daawat.com. The latter one is especially good because it gives translations from/into many of the major languages of India.
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post #5 of 6
1/5/06 at 10:47am

Rancid

Real ghee is usually aged until a certain rancidness is achieved. The butter sometimes come from yogurt production which also brings extra flavor. Not for every palette!
Clarified butter, oil or even regular butter are good substitutes.
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post #6 of 6
1/5/06 at 2:17pm
A new member who joined today, Rupen (registered as "simplyindian"), has a website with recipes. A current member, Suvir Saran, also has a website and a wonderful cookbook, "Indian Home Cooking".

Shahar and others here are great resources. Is this a wonderful place or what???! :bounce:
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