| Let's be upfront. What are the things that first come | | | | key spice; and yet the main ingredient is still beautifully |
| into your mind when you hear the phrase Indian curry | | | | enhanced. |
| recipes? Some people would say hot, oily, spicy, fatty, | | | | 2. Eating all kinds of curry dishes in a regular basis is |
| rich, not good for your health, difficult to prepare and | | | | unhealthy. This is very untrue! This is like saying that all |
| would take a lot of time to cook. The list goes on. | | | | Chinese food use soy sauce or all Italian dishes have |
| I will be upfront with you. If curry dishes were badly | | | | pasta in it. Look at some curry recipes and you'll be |
| prepared, so it COULD be all those stuff other people | | | | amazed at the multitude of vegetables used to |
| believe it to be. But think about it, the same is true with | | | | prepare it. Vegetables are seriously good for your |
| any other cuisine! Indian curry, although widely popular, | | | | health! Who wouldn't love to eat their veggies when |
| is often misunderstood. | | | | prepared in a variety of delicious ways? |
| Below are the top misconceptions that people have | | | | Traditionally, curry is prepared using only the freshest |
| about Indian curry recipes: | | | | ingredients and are always homemade, which means |
| 1. All Indian cuisine is spicy and hot. This is a grave | | | | it's made from scratch. This equates to the use of |
| misconception. While it's true that Indian cooking makes | | | | very minimal preservatives. The majority of cooks |
| use of a variety of spices, it's really not what makes | | | | from India almost always follow this traditional way of |
| these dishes spicy. Chilies are the main ingredient that | | | | cooking and preparing food. Although it may mean that |
| infuses heat to any dish, but adding them to your | | | | you would need to devote more time to your cooking, |
| cooking is really a matter of personal preference and | | | | but you'll be able to spare your body from the harmful |
| taste. You can easily remove it from your ingredient list | | | | effects of preservatives. |
| if you don't fancy a very spicy dish. | | | | Indian curry recipes also make use of healing and |
| Another thing, not all curries require a long list of | | | | medicinal herbs and spices such as ginger, turmeric, |
| different spices. Curry recipes have evolved over the | | | | green chilies and garlic. Just think about it, you'll be |
| years that there are some dishes that only needs one | | | | eating scrumptious medicine! |