Maybe you have different tastebuds, but too much Asafoetida/Hing just wrecks any chance of a dish being palatable
I think you're doing that thing where you're used to something so you claim it's easy lol. literally every other cuisine uses less stuff
Indian cooking, generally speaking, is easy. You don’t have to measure anything and the food basically cooks itself.
This is...pretty much every other cuisine except with fewer ingredients, and ingredients that are much harder to mess up.
I've put too much cumin in my food and it tasted really bad
I've never put too much thyme or garlic or green onions in my food though
Indian grocery stores literally make millions selling premade spice blends and fruit pastes because so many of the dishes have SO MANY fucking ingredients that it's impossible to keep track of them all
It’s like the Italian food of Asia
Italy is a country, India is a continental-scale landmass
For Hing you just need a pinch. I’ve messed up spices too so I get where you’re coming from.
There is a lot in Indian cooking that is genuinely tough. But I think the basics are super easy to learn and can be used in a huge variety of foods.
The basics vary too, I guess. Everyone knows South Indian food is different from North Indian. But the way Punjabis prepare daal, for example, is different from how people in UP/Bihar do.
I just think Indian food is so interesting. I wish there was a way to properly explore all the different varieties and local versions and home recipes and everything.
Maybe you have different tastebuds, but too much Asafoetida/Hing just wrecks any chance of a dish being palatable
I think you're doing that thing where you're used to something so you claim it's easy lol. literally every other cuisine uses less stuff
This is...pretty much every other cuisine except with fewer ingredients, and ingredients that are much harder to mess up.
I've put too much cumin in my food and it tasted really bad
I've never put too much thyme or garlic or green onions in my food though
Indian grocery stores literally make millions selling premade spice blends and fruit pastes because so many of the dishes have SO MANY fucking ingredients that it's impossible to keep track of them all
Italy is a country, India is a continental-scale landmass
For Hing you just need a pinch. I’ve messed up spices too so I get where you’re coming from.
There is a lot in Indian cooking that is genuinely tough. But I think the basics are super easy to learn and can be used in a huge variety of foods.
The basics vary too, I guess. Everyone knows South Indian food is different from North Indian. But the way Punjabis prepare daal, for example, is different from how people in UP/Bihar do.
I just think Indian food is so interesting. I wish there was a way to properly explore all the different varieties and local versions and home recipes and everything.
Anyways, thanks for talking about it.