Ingredients
1 1/2 tbsp turmeric
1 1/2 tbsp coriander seeds
1 1/2 tbsp black mustard seeds
1 1/2 tbsp black peppercorns
1 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds
3 garlic cloves peeled and grated
2 fresh habenero chilies or
4 red jalape¤o peppers seeds and stem, s removed minced
Directions
Grind together the first 5 ingredients into a coarse powder. Add this
powder to the garlic, ginger, and chilies, mix well, and allow to sit
for at least 1 hour to blend the flavors.
A World of Curries by Dave DeWitt and Arthur Pais ISBN 0-316-18224-9
pg 212
Servings: 1 /2 cup
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The History of Recipes
It is quite possible to follow the history of recipes far back into the distant past, at least as far back as the Egyptians, and maybe further still. In practice though, these, old recipes were just primitive pictorial instructions for meal preparation.
In fact, the oldest recipe discovered, according to experts in ancient history is a series of stone tablets in Sumerian describing the preparation of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making those who drank it feel wonderful. Progressing into The time of the roman empire 25BC a roman called Apicius created a few documents detailing recipes cooked by wealthy roman citizens. In his publication, he tells us how the meals of wealthy Romans were separated into appetizers, main meal and afters, something that is very familiar to us today. This early Roman chef tells us how the ancient cooks used a wide range of herbs, including a few that are still present in modern kitchens such as thyme, rue and asafoetida. Later on, we find two recipe books from the 14th Century - a book called `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary titled `Curye on Inglish`. Despite their titles, these two books are unconnected to the spicy food that appears on menues today, but instead descriptions of the types of food served to the rich people of that period. Later on in the 1400s, people returning from the crusades brought us many foods, spices and herbs from the holy lands, including coriander, basil and rosemary. The introduction of these new culinary ideas led to an eruption in manuscripts on cookery, some of which are now in private collections. For the centuries that followed, the upper classes competed to offer the best banquets, and consequentially the best cooks and their recipes increased in prestige. However, it was during the 19th century that cooking and recipe publications rose to prominence. Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Farmer in the USA, devoted their lives to assembling, verifying, and recording popular recipes of the day. By the arrival of the 1900s, cookery books were increasing in popularity mostly as a result of higher levels of literacy, people having increased free time and having more money to spend. |
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