Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:11:00
Currying favor
I made my first Indian curry today from scratch. Chicken, onions and mushrooms again, but in a curry sauce made from low fat yogurt. I tried to make it kind of traditional rather than a take-away style. It wasn’t super hot, but I used a total of about 3 ounces of curry powder for 6 quarts of the stuff. I also had garlic, onion powder and paprika in there, as the recipes I found called for. Tastes awesome. I just have one question.
Is it bad that the curry I ate at 10PM is coming out in totally identifiable chunks? I mean, not to put too find a point on this uniquely intimate and yet still grotesque discussion, but I can plainly see mushrooms and onions. Obviously I need to chew my food better, because I swear some of those mushroom slices could be washed and re-used in a warm salad. And, since I’ve already crossed and semblance of a boundary, I may as well destroy any concept of restraint and just tell you: It still smells precisely and exactly like the food as I cooked it. If I opened the leftovers container, it smells exactly the same, is what I’m saying.
Is this normal? I feel like all the bits are having a race to see who can get out the fastest and with the most noise trumpeting their exit. I mean, I’m exhausted, I need to get some sleep so I can drive myself to exhaustion again at physical therapy tomorrow, and this is fifteen kinds of wrong, the noises that are being created here. I’m afraid of waking the neighbors. Or perhaps suffocating them.
You know what the worst part is? I can’t wait to eat some more of it tomorrow. I am some special kind of dumbass, I tell you what.
Posted by JimK at 04:11 AM on June 27, 2007
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#2 Posted by bgeek 
on 06/27 at 11:52 AM -
With regard to the food, chewing more will help. You could also seer the veggies in a little oil before you add the sauce components due to the mushrooms becoming rubbery when boiled or braised.
#3 Posted by ErikTheRed on 06/27 at 01:03 PM -
I like curry too, but it does horrible things to my digestive system. Not that bad, but I definitely feel it for a day or so. I still do have some on occasion though (just the other night, in fact)… just can’t argue with the taste buds every time…
#5 Posted by Zinger on 06/27 at 06:11 PM -
Jim, I don’t know what it was about the thread leading post, but it absolutely had me cracking up.
I guess I have always been into that low-brow, second grade potty humor - ever since, well, the first grade (I was advanced for my age).
It’s funny ‘cause it’s true. ;-)
#6 Posted by JimK on 06/27 at 06:52 PM -
Oh shit that John Pinnette clip is great. I’ve seen the Chinese “4 hour” bit but the rest was new (or new-ish anyway).
It’s true. This curry is like super colon blow. I don’t know if I can eat the leftovers.
What I can’t believe is how FAST it moved! Table to toilet in three hours is a god-damned record for me, and I’ve had food poisoning twice.
#7 Posted by witchndigger on 06/27 at 09:49 PM -
#8 Posted by witchndigger on 06/27 at 09:50 PM -
#9 Posted by dougarrington on 06/29 at 01:13 PM -
I felt compelled to comment after reading your humorous post (humerous as in writing, not your wretched situation, yet I think it’s all been said. I love Thai food, yellow curry chicken in particular, so I can understand your wanting to repeat at least the eating part. And fortunately, I haven’t experienced your extreme symptoms.
However, my friend, listen to your body. Don’t do that again!
My only suggestion is that you double check your recipe. It may call for 1 “t-spoon” rather than 1 “bottle.”
#10 Posted by Zinger on 07/16 at 02:22 PM -
I have now experienced what JimK was talking about in this post. The Balinese Banana Fish we had on Saturday night was so good, but oh so painful (in oh so many ways). I couldn’t wait to eat a little more. ;)
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#1 Posted by Noblebrown
on 06/27 at 06:10 AM -
Perhaps it was hot enough to cauterize your digestive system the whole way through, preventing digestion and causing it to rush out the other end.