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"Yogi Gupta" > wrote in message
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> Bob is absolutely right. The raw curry powder does not give flavor to
> curry sauces. Even if if you dry roast the curry powder in a pan, it
> will not give you the same flavor. The cumin is the main culprit. Cumin
> has different flavors when raw, dry roasted or fried in oil. When fried
> in oil, the oil absorbs the cumin flavor itself. For Curry sauce
> flavor, it has to be fried in oil for about one minute.
>
> Simple Red Curry Sauce: Heat one table spoon of oil to medium, in a
> pan. Add one table spoon curry powder cook for one minute. Add chopped
> tomatoes and water to make the right consistency red sauce you desire.
>
> Simple White Cuirry Sauce: Heat one table spoon of oil in a pan. Mix 1
> table spoon of flour and one table spoon of curry powder. Fry this dry
> mix in the hot oil as you normally would to fry flour to make gravy.
> Now add water, milk or whaever, bring it to a boil and get right
> thickness.
> I hope it will help.
> Yogi
> www.IndiaCurry.com
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