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Recipe: moroccan tilapia

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Indian Spice basics - The mighty Garam Masala

Anyone remotely familiar with Indian food has probably heard of Garam Masala. Garam Masala is the most popular spice blend in India and is synonymous with Indian Moghlai cooking.aram in Hindi means hot and Masala is of course, a spice blend.

Garam Masala traces its roots back to Persia where ‘Garm’ is the Persian word for hot and ‘Masaleh’ is the word for ingredients. Garam Masala made it over to India with invasion of the Islamic Kings. This spice blend adds tremendous flavor and heat to a dish. The heat generated from this masala is unlike the burn you get from chilies. It feels more like warmth being introduced to your body – perfect for now as it starts getting colder.

Garam Masala is used whole as well as in its powdered form. When used whole (khada) the spices are added at the start of the dish preparation. It is crackled in hot oil thereby adding its flavor to it. The food cooked in this medium thus better absorbs the flavors as it simmers. The best example of this is Rice Pilaf, made fragrant and aromatic with the addition of the whole spices. When used as a powder, it is usually sprinkled over the dish right at the end of the preparation just before taking off the flame for service. Garam Masala powder serves the purpose of adding flavor and aroma.

As the flavors are so volatile, the store-bought Garam Masala blends over a short period of time lose their flavor and aroma. A true food aficionado makes his or her own Garam Masala blend and grinds it fresh to ensure maximum flavor. By toasting the spices mildly before grinding, one can guarantee better flavor and aroma. It is well worth the extra effort.

The components of the ‘Classic’ Garam Masala are cinnamon, cardamom (both green and black), cloves, bay leaves and black peppercorns. In terms of proportions, every cook in India has his or her own recipe. Chefs also bolster their Garam Masala blends with the addition of other basic spices such as cumin, coriander seeds, Nutmeg and Mace. Through trial and error, you will arrive at your own Garam Masala blend that works best for you.

The following recipe has a high proportion of peppercorns and is bolstered with cumin. This blend is perfect when making red meat curries.
2 tablespoons cumin seeds
2 tablespoons black peppercorns
1 large stick cinnamon
1 teaspoon cardamom
1 teaspoon cloves
3 - 4 medium dried bay leaves

Toast the ingredients slightly in a skillet till the spices turn a light brown.
Allow to cool and grind to a fine powder in a spice grinder. It is best to grind your spices whenever you need to use it to get the best flavor. Store left over spices in an air tight jar in a cool dark place.

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How to Cook Rice

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Making Rice Beer

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United Kingdom Talk Video Thursday 19th February 2009

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Marc Maron's Angry Chef - Pork + Beans Pt. 2/3 @ BreakRoomLive.com

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Condoleezza Rice on Obama's Victory

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Condoleeza rice confronts a student

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United Kingdom Talk Video Saturday 12th December 2009

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Snorkel rice could feed millions

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Report: Gonzales and Rice lied to congress about Iraq intel

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Rice-duck farming can mitigate global warming: study

Looking to nature can give us the answers we need.

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The Integrated Rice-Duck Technology in organic farming can help mitigate global warming, said one scientist of a leading university in Mindanao.

Dr. Rachel Polestico, executive director of the Appropriate Technology Center (ATC or AproTech) of Cagayan de Oro City’s Xavier University (XU), said that ducks in the rice paddies effectively reduced the emission of the greenhouse gas methane.

Methane, which is produced when bacteria decomposes organic matter, is the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide.

According to studies on global warming, about one quarter of global methane emissions from human activities comes from livestock and the decomposition of animal manure.

But Polestico, a physicist and lecturer at XU’s South East Asia Rural Leadership Institute (SEARSOLIN), pointed out that various scientific studies on the effect of the Integrated Rice-Duck Technology have proven that ducks effectively suppressed methane emission from rice paddies because of the ducks constant paddling.

Citing a study on the amount of methanogens in the rice-duck agro-ecosystem done by the Chinese scientist Tsing Hua, Polestico stressed that “methane emission is proportional to the amount of methanogens in the soil.”

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The Chinese research team evaluated the integrated global warming potentials (GWPs) of a rice–duck cultivation system based on methane (CH4) and N2O emission and they found out that integrated rice-ducks farming “could suppress the total amount of CH4 (methane) and N2O (nitrous oxide) emissions from rice paddies.”

“Moreover, because the decrease of CH4 emissions from rice-ducks compared to traditional rice farming was far more than the increase of N2O emissions from rice-ducks compared to traditional rice farming, rice-ducks farming greatly reduced integrated GWPs (CH4 + N2O) compared to traditional rice farming. So, the rice–duck cultivation system is an effective strategy for reducing integrated GWPs of the rice–duck cultivation systems based on CH4 and N2O in southern China and will contribute to alleviating global warming,” the Chinese research team said in their report.

Polestico also said that farmers can really help mitigate or alleviate global warming by planting trees to reduce carbon dioxide; by practicing organic farming to reduce nitrous oxide; and by practicing the integrated rice-duck technology to reduce methane emissions.Looking to nature can give us the answers we need. From the article: The... more

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