How To Improve Your Cooking Skills With Indian Spices
Mom’s Pantry has a wide selection of blends and seasonings perfect for all sorts of uses, whether you’re new to cooking with various spices or looking for unique fundraising ideas. Our Indian spice mixes stand out because they beautifully complement each other and are sure to add high-quality flavor to your dishes.
If you’re unsure how to start improving your cooking skills, keep reading to learn how to incorporate Mom’s Indian spice mixes into your next meal.
How do you use Indian Spices?
One of the best things about the Indian spices at Mom’s Pantry is that they can mix well together. It’s essential to know how to balance their flavors. The best way to do that is to understand their flavor profiles and best uses. Indian spices offer a diverse range of aromatics that add complex depth and flavor to your dishes. Mom’s Pantry provides dried and ground blends for convenience and easy distribution at your next fundraiser.
- Curry Powder: This spice mix is all-in-one and ready to add to whatever dish needs a mild kick of heat and complexity. It balances well with its blend of Coriander, turmeric, fenugreek, mustard, celery seeds, cumin, and cayenne pepper.
- Garam Masala: A warming blend of spices like Coriander, cinnamon, and fenugreek
- Best used as a marinade or added at the end of cooking time to enhance flavors
- Turmeric Powder: The super spice in the ginger root family, turmeric’s vibrant golden colour, stands out.
- Best used in curries, rice, and soups - said to have health benefits.
- Coriander: Made from cilantro seeds, it has a mild lemon flavor that helps to balance and extra-strong flavors from other spices.
Tips To Improve Your Cooking with Indian spices
- Balance is key: Start with small amounts and adjust to your taste
- Experiment: Try adding these spices to your roasted veggies, soups, or marinades and find what the best use is for you.
- Find Classic Recipes to try: Try a Butter Chicken, Tandoori, or Tikka Masala recipe, which all incorporate the flavors of each spice.
Easy Tikka Masala recipe
We know that sometimes you might not know where to start when testing out new spices. Here’s a simple recipe to help you try out what you’ve learned.
Ingredients
- 2 cubed boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 Cup of plain yogurt
- 1 TBSP of Garam Masala
- 1 TSP of Turmeric powder
- 1 TSP Curry powder
- 1 TSP Coriander
- 1 TBSP Oil
- 1 Chopped Onion
- 3 Minced Garlic Cloves
- 1 Can of Diced Tomatoes
- ½ Cup of heavy cream or coconut milk
- Salt to taste
- Cilantro to garnish
Instructions
- Marinate: In a bowl, add the chicken, yogurt, and all your spices. Let sit for 30 minutes.
- Sautee: Heat the oil and add the aromatics, garlic, onions, and ginger, cooking until soft and fragrant.
- Add the marinated chicken and cook until browned.
- Making the sauce: Add the can of diced tomatoes and let simmer for 10 minutes. Next, add the cream or coconut milk and simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Finish and serve: Garnish with Cilantro and serve with rice or naan.
Looking for new and unique ways to raise money? Mom’s Pantry has been an expert in fundraising across Canada for over 40 years. Our team would love to hear from you and walk you through an information kit. The kit features everything you need step-by-step to start your next fundraiser.
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