Cooking Mixes Asian Recipes

"A mild Indian dish with lots of flavor, the original recipe from Madhur Jaffrey calls for chicken parts, if you use those buy a bit more chicken and adjust the cooking time. Found this recipe about 20 years ago and it has become one of our favorites."

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Ingredients: ground cumin, ground turmeric...

"Shoarma is so popular in Holland that you might forget it is from the Middle East! When we lived abroad I really missed it and tried to copy the spice mix that you can buy here in the shops. There are many makes and blends in the shops, they all taste different, now try the homemade mix! Note that there is no salt in the mix so do not forget to add..."

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Ingredients: ground cumin, ground cayenne pepper...

"Never buy rice mixes again! This is ready anytime you need a tasty side dish. Very good!"

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Ingredients: lemon pepper seasoning, dill weed...

"Whole spices make it much more aromatic and flavourful so that is what I recommend using. This is my addaption of a recipe found on http://arabicbites.blogspot.com"

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Ingredients: coriander seeds, fennel seeds...

"I got this in my email today from The Veggie Table, and it is a recipe adapted from one credited to the cookbook, "How it all vegan!" I haven't tried this one."

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Ingredients: pepper, dried basil...

"For anyone who desires an authentic taste of the mid east. This recipe was learned by watching a good friend of mine in Jordan when she was grinding her family's monthly supply."

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Ingredients: cinnamon bark, cumin seeds...

"A quick and easy method for making the classic spice mix. I have often used this when I was in a hurry, and didn't have time to grind my spices."

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Ingredients: ground cumin, ground cardamom...

"My take on Cape Malay curry powder; I devised this when I finally finished my precious box of this type of curry powder, that had been sent to me in a Herbs and Spices swap by Zurie! I checked the ingredients list and finally after a little trial and error, I came up with this, and it is a pretty close match! Influenced by Malay cuisine, Cape/Malay..."

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Ingredients: cloves, curry leaves...

"I like to make my own curry paste. This way I know that the compliments I get for my curries are entirely up to myself. The good thing is that the paste keeps for a couple of weeks in the fridge and can be frozen. The paste makes wonderful presents too. I give them away together with coconut milk, some kaffir lime leaves (I have my own plant), and..."

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Ingredients: ground cumin, red paprika...

"Garam Masala is an aromatic and hot spice mixture that is essential to numerous types of dishes in Indian, Nepalese and Pakistani cooking. The words mean "hot spices" and as well as adding the "heat" to Indian cooking, the spice mix should be subtle and aromatic. It is usually added towards the end of the cooking time, or even as..."

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Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, coriander seeds...

"From Aglaia Kremezi. The Lebanese believe that zaatar, a mixture of thyme, sumac and sesame seeds, gives strength and clears the mind. For this reason, before leaving home on exam days, all school children eat a slice of bread spread with a mixture of zaatar and olive oil. The traditional recipe for zaatar calls for thyme, but savory -- which has an..."

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Ingredients: sumaq, sea salt, sesame seeds...