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Wed 31 Aug, 2005 06:27 am
I was given a big bag of fresh cardamom in India. Straight from a tea plantation where it grows. I do use it for my tea and coffee, but at this pace (using 1/2 to 1 seed a day) it will last until the Judgment Day. Know of any good recipes that use cardamom? I don't bake much, real food is more what I'm after. Though if interesting enough, I'll give baking a whack, too.
Thanks!
damn... ok, lemme look at those. ya got anything involving meat and potatoes there?
haha, I like the "Boys Favourite Buns" recipe from the first batch... what a name!
An Indian clarified fat. Very rich. TOO rich for me these days.
oh, ok.... so, would butter work instead?
Good old olive oil should do the trick! Not a strongly flavoured one. Or a vegetable oil.
yay! hooray! gimme a pan! and some oil!
A vegetable oil is far less heavy than Ghee, dag. That's really rich.
Cardomom works well with most deserts involving apples.
ghee is melted butter with all of the healthy stuff taken out of it. They skim off the milk solids whey and that sort of thing (are those the same thing?) so you're left with only saturated fat.
MsOlga has it exactly right.... veggie oil would work best.
Recipes that use ghee don't taste right unless ghee is used.
It's special occasion only food.
Cardamom's in many of the finest Indian sweets. It's definitely a baking staple. <trying to recall a good non-desserty recipe involving cardamom>
I feel like I've seen it used somewhere else, but don't remember...
The difference between ghee and clarified butter is explained here:
http://www.joyofbaking.com/ClarifiedButter.html
ehBeth wrote:Recipes that use ghee don't taste right unless ghee is used.
It's special occasion only food.
Yes, you're right, ehBeth, but it's so unhealthy to use ghee in the quantities suggested in authentic recipes! Many contemporary Indian cookbooks have now changed their recipes to healthier versions. I gave up on ghee because it didn't agree with my digestive system.
I figured it out. I brought some of the cardamom to the Institute for people to use in coffee and tea. It's going slowly, but steadily. And my popularity sky-rocketed. I'm the favorite new girl. Yay!
A good cardamom tea is so refreshing! And delicious, too.
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