Grub So Good It's Medicine
i tweaked this recipe
https://youtu.be/RteogQMgges
I basically followed this very basic traditional recipe for drumstick moringa curry. I didn't have a few things on hand, plus I'm a white dude, so my curry is not going to follow "param para" which means ancient tradition.. See, I know stuff!
I opted out of the coriander leaf but ground some seeds, I also added coconut milk to make it more creamy and allow for a super spicy version. I decided some carrots would be nice and also balance the spice. The last fusion add on was ginger because why not right? Last minute addition was some frozen peas as they give an earthy freshness that I felt was lacking.
I couldn't resist ground black pepper as well, in fact I ground all my stuff except the turmeric. The cumin and chili powder are done in a mortar and pestle and sifted. I'm a stickler for freshly ground spices. Other than those little twists it's a standard potato,onion,moringa dish..
My wife is away so I'm going to not fool with rice. It's too easy to walk a few hundred meters to buy chapati or thosai...
The powerhouse veggie meal here is loaded with good stuff. Garlic, ginger, turmeric, black pepper, and chili peppers makes this a heaty dish and a good amount of warm water after eating is advised. Moringa is in its own class when it comes to health benefits and I'll link some reading material on the tree. Fortunately, for me it grows outside of my house so it's a no brainer. The leaves have become a well known supplement in health food stores and the dried powder does retain it's potency but combining the fresh leaf is ideal as many alkaloids are weakened by the curing and powdering process.. I will post smoothie ideas in the future, don't fret..
About halfway through my prep work I started feeling like I should have just ordered take away so I cracked an adult beverage and added fresh passion fruit.
That was all the inspiration required to knock out this dish, a post, and a full day of house work. Sorry ladies I'm happily married..
read up on moringa
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319916.php
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Contemplating a downvote due to the fact you didn't expect any males to want to shag you...however as I'm in a good mood due to our Indian friends just getting back to Thailand today and bringing me some delicious rice, potato, mushroom and green stuff which as always from Mina is chuffing delicious, you dodged a bullet ;-)
Enjoy mate..but cider ?
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Haha, I was sexist there wasn't I? And with the cider one might gather I'd welcome any kind of attention 🤔
My excuse is I had the passion fruit and I was feeling fruity.. I really have not had but a few beers instead the last month and just didn't want a flabby Asian pilsner/lager or a heavy Guinness, my walking distance options.
Thanks for looking beyond my discretions.. Good that you've got access to the real stuff from Mina...
Cheers
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That's a bowl full of health right there. I have just gotten into moringa with a single tree growing . It hasn't had any drumsticks yet though. Does it have to be an older tree to produce?
Usually just 2 years, small pruned ones will even give ample drumsticks.. You're in Florida right?
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Yes, in central Florida. My moringa flowers prolifically, but has yet to produce the drumsticks. Maybe this year though, as it is going on it's second year.
Three potent stuffs in a meal: Drumsticks (Moringa), Black Pepper and Turmeric. Moringa is in a class of its own, as you have put it. I read somewhere that when turmeric is combined with black pepper, the potency of turmeric is increased thousand fold! Since then I have always combined the two in my meals when the recipe calls for turmeric.
Just two day ago I made "Tanni Char" using moringa leaves - good tasty recipe you should try if you haven't already.
I had an old Chinese uncle tell me about the black pepper combo with turmeric, he is a TCM guy so I trust his knowledge and always pair them now.
I know the dish tanni char but haven't tried to make it myself yet.. I'm venturing into more authentic Indian cooking and loving it. A table full of south Indians approved of my concoction tonight, but said they wouldn't call it curry due to the coconut milk and that it was more north Indian which I was going for.. So a successful dish and now I've set myself up to have to always bring something now that they know I can pull off Indian fare.
That's true about piperine. I pretty much throw pepper on everything so I'm safe there.
Damn, that sounds awesome! I miss this kind of food so much! I think I am going to cook something like that tomorrow :) Thanks for the inspiration! Smart move with the chapati and "thosai" ?! In India, they spelled them "Dosai"
Dosa also here and elsewhere, and I'm happy to report Indians finished it off with only praises so I'm happy.
Get in that kitchen and bring India home!
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Haha I know your sort, cook once in a while and think you're the best husband ever - nah, just kidding, you're a real catch!
Funny we were making quite similiar dishes at the same time! Mine was garlic, ginger, turmeric, coriander (fresh), limes, spring onions (shallots), chilli and coconut milk - with potato, beans and silverbeet, and some chicken. I made brown rice with mine. My hubby was very happy - anything with coconut milk is his favourite.
I can never follow a traditional recipe - even if I'm following a recipe I always break the rules! Lol.
That does sound scrumptious!
I'll chalk it up to surfing the same waves of creation, never coincidence! This was a first for me too, I'm usually very fusioned and refuse to look at recipes but I knew a dozen south Indians with refined palates would be trying mine and I was desperate for approval haha!
These are friends so they'd have definitely told me if it was not up too snuff and not finished it.. Now the real test would be the father in law he would shame Gordon Ramsay and tell him to crawl in a hole and die with his curries..
In fact I've never heard him say a positive word about outside of the house food, and he also won't accept praise on his meals. I've seen him hours into a dish say "that's out" and he packs it away and rinses it off and feeds it to the dogs.. Tough crowd, now I'm screwed though as previously it was assumed I only could do western/Italian and word has already spread that you must try the white man's Indian food..
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