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What is the basic difference between curry powder and garam masala?

I generally use garam masala for cooking chicken curry. Recently I discovered that there is another thing called "Curry Powder" which is also used for cooking chicken curries. What is the basic difference between curry powder and garam masala?
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How do I get the ground spices to mix into my curry?

Here is how I made my curry. In my frying pan I did this: Added olive oil (maybe one and a half teaspoon) Added garlic (minced from a jar) Added about one teaspoon of ground turmeric, ground coriander, and ground cumin Added veggies I stirred and…
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How does curry shop keep their curry hot without reducing them?

So when you buy curry , wether in Japanese or Indian style they will give you piping hot curry. how do they maintain that temperature without incidentally reducing the water hereby making them more salty? or do they have a vat of room temperature…
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Can I use garam masala instead of curry powder?

When I don't have curry powder can I use garam masala as a substitute? Can it give the same taste as curry powder or not? If use garam masala how much should be added?
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What's the musky taste in curry?

I often order curry when eating out, and enjoy it enough to try my hand at making it at home. However, roughly half the curries I've eaten (usually the water based ones) have a strong, overpowering "musky" taste that kind of masks everything else.…
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Chopped tomato-onion-ginger-garlic into paste vs sliced tomato-onion-ginger-garlic when making curry base for indian dish

When cooking chicken curry and other curries it is required to have a curry base that will me made from onion, tomato, garlic, ginger and perhaps a few other things. I have had this problem that either the onion would be fried too less or burn or…
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Indian cooking - How do I get the consistent taste

I am a grown-up man who has developed an interest in the art of cooking. I have been spending time in the kitchen with my wife and mother-in-law to learn their ways of cooking. Here are the questions I don't seem to be able to get definite answers…
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when to add the curry powder

I heard that if I put the curry powder early, the cooking heat will destroy the flavour, and that it should be put at the end, before turning off the heat but I can't find anywhere on the internet confirmation for this statement. is that true ? when…
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What is the cons of using high temperature/low water to cook curry?

I cook curry with curry power. (This kind.) They said pour it in water under medium heat. Sure enough after some time it starts thickening. When it is thick enough I considered this ready to eat. However what is contributed to make the curry from…
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How to keep Indian curry made with condensed milk from separating

The Chicken Korma recipe that I've been making always seems to separate near the end of preparation. This ranges from small lumps forming too yellow water raising to the surface. I read through the advice at How do I prevent coconut milk from…
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enriching thai curry with milk?

I come from Indonesia, but you might be more accustomed to Thai cuisine, so I use the term Thai curry in the title because the curries are similar. no, really. just a tad sweeter rather than sour. So, from this "Indian Spicy" vs. "Thai Spicy" , I…
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please help fixing my portugese sauce (a kind of korma-like non-spicy curry sauce served in hk and macau)

The original recipe generally advise on pan-frying the sauce with oil. I want to avoid that and still make it taste good by just putting everything in a pressure cooker... Here is the everything in my recipe when first put in pressure cooker for 20…
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My curry is going funny I don't know why

First one how it's supposed to look Second one is how its looked the last few times I tried to cook it
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Difference between curry and tikka masala?

Let's assume that they are both made with chicken, and that the curry is a traditional Indian curry, with tomato and traditional spices, not with "curry powder" tossed in it. Various articles claim to describe the differences, but they disagree with…
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