hi all

i really like lemon juice in a curry when just finished cooking
I squeeze a half a lemon to four servings

Lemon juice does not seem to feature in recipes

I generally do this in a resturant style curry i make
(kind of madras with coconut & yoghurt)

any thoughts

rgds

formations wrote  on Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:56:11 -0000:

 f> i really like lemon juice in a curry when just finished
 f> cooking I squeeze a half a lemon to four servings

 f> Lemon juice does not seem to feature in recipes

 f> I generally do this in a resturant style curry i make
 f> (kind of madras with coconut & yoghurt)

 f> any thoughts

I don't suppose that adding a relatively small amount of lemon 
juice at the end of the cooking will curdle the yoghurt or milk 
but have you tried the more authentic amchur (powdered dried 
unripe mango) or tamarind (obtainable as dried pods or even a 
dry powder: "DryTam")? I'm not sure which would be more 
authentic in Madras.

 James Silverton.
Potomac, Maryland.

fourmations wrote:
> hi all
> 
> i really like lemon juice in a curry when just finished cooking
> I squeeze a half a lemon to four servings
> 
> Lemon juice does not seem to feature in recipes
> 
> I generally do this in a resturant style curry i make
> (kind of madras with coconut & yoghurt)
> 
> any thoughts
> 
> rgds

I've tried the juice and rind of half an orange for a pseudo-Caribbean 
style curry.  It seems to work!


Richard.



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In article <SaIIf.6022$j7.214886@news.indigo.ie>,
 fourmations  writes:
>hi all
>
>i really like lemon juice in a curry when just finished cooking
>I squeeze a half a lemon to four servings
>
>Lemon juice does not seem to feature in recipes

It does in dhansak, I think.
-- 
John Hall
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               an acquaintance, or a stranger."        Franklin P Jones

John wrote  on Wed, 15 Feb 2006 18:24:27 +0000:

 JH> In article <SaIIf.6022$j7.214886@news.indigo.ie>,
 JH>  fourmations  
writes:
 ??>> hi all
 ??>>
 ??>> i really like lemon juice in a curry when just finished
 ??>> cooking I squeeze a half a lemon to four servings
 ??>>
 ??>> Lemon juice does not seem to feature in recipes

 JH> It does in dhansak, I think.

I've got a number of recipes for dhansak and I guess 50% use 
lemon juice and the rest seem to rely on the acidity of 
tomatoes.

 James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland.

In message <SaIIf.6022$j7.214886@news.indigo.ie>, fourmations 
 writes

>Lemon juice does not seem to feature in recipes

>any thoughts

I find lime juice, lemon juice and mint help to cut the fatty feel in 
the mouth of some foods ... particularly cheap mince
-- 
Rex M F Smith

"fourmations"  of Eircom.Net
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>hi all
>
>i really like lemon juice in a curry when just finished cooking
>I squeeze a half a lemon to four servings
>
>Lemon juice does not seem to feature in recipes
Either tamarind or amchoor (mango powder) are used to add a sour note.
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