Asofotida!!

[nasayem]

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

Hi Sisters,

I made what would have been a nice chicken curry for dinner,now I don't use recipe's in my cooking,preferring to go by taste.

So I chopped all the veggies,browned off the meat & started on the sauce using fresh & dried spices.

Anyway,a good friend recently gave me a small vial of Asofatida which smelt vile but she assured me that it really enhances the flavor.
So I added a very small dollop,about the size of a lentil to the sauce...

The curry now tastes disgusting,chemically & now that is all I can taste!I can even smell it too & I've tried everything to get rid of the taste!!

What did I do wrong?..

[Sister Nomee]

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

Maybe you used too much as it does have a very strong smell I often use in saag or yoghurt curry.

Im afraid I don't think you can do anything to get rid of the smell or taste ..

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

[nasayem]

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

Thanks Sister Nomee.

I think I didn't stir it in properly as the leftovers taste OK,Maybe I got a big bit of it what I ate it...still can't get rid of the taste!!

Thanks again Sister.

[fatma]

Dec 18, 2010 15:54:31 GMT nasayem said:

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

Hi Sisters,

I made what would have been a nice chicken curry for dinner,now I don't use recipe's in my cooking,preferring to go by taste.

So I chopped all the veggies,browned off the meat & started on the sauce using fresh & dried spices.

Anyway,a good friend recently gave me a small vial of Asofatida which smelt vile but she assured me that it really enhances the flavor.
So I added a very small dollop,about the size of a lentil to the sauce...

The curry now tastes disgusting,chemically & now that is all I can taste!I can even smell it too & I've tried everything to get rid of the taste!!

What did I do wrong?..

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

asafoetida is horrible stuff hindu's mainly use it in their cooking to aid digestion but it smells horrible and tastes horrible.

the smell is so bad that when my boy's were little we used to check their nappies to make sure it wasn't them!!!

in my opinion don't use it but then again it is supposed to be good for you too if you can put up with the smell!!!

we call it hing in gujarati.