gratuitous lunch post

[kindkit]

Lamb stewed with coconut, star anise and curry leaves
Chickpeas simmered in darjeeling tea and ginger
Green beans and yellow cherry tomatoes with mustard seeds
Basmati rice

Yum factor: 10,0000

Amount of time and labor that went into these seemingly simple dishes: LOTS. Although that will be compensated for by the considerable quantity of delicious leftovers.

Recipes for the lamb and chickpeas can be found in Raghavan Iyer's 660 Curries, a book I will eventually have to return to the library and then buy a copy of it for myself.

Comments

[st_aurafina]

*holds out a bowl*

Your place must smell AMAZING.

[kindkit]

*grins* One of the definite side benefits of my attempts at Indian food is the aroma of spices lingering in the air . . .

[executrix]

The most estimable 660 Curries is the Cookbook of the Month on the Chowhound blog--lots of people are posting their experiences with various recipes. The author is one of the posters, which makes the whole thing seem unusually fannish to me.

[kindkit]

Oddly enough, I saw that thread on Chowhound after posting this--I was googling for cheese shops in my area (verdict: there aren't any) and stumbled upon that thread. Pretty cool coincidence. I'm amused by the substantial number of posts that essentially say, "I didn't have X spice, and I didn't bother grinding the others, and also I cut the amount of spice in half. I don't think I'll bother cooking this recipe again because it's so bland!"

[executrix]

That happens a lot on Smitten Kitchen too, although there are also a million fawning posts of fangirl/fanboy adoration there.