Chapter 615: Curry

The king of Nantianzhu, Ero, looked at Li An, who was not very good at eating, and replied: "Li Shilang, this is our Nantianzhu's unique curry seasoning, and many of our foods here have to use curry as seasoning, so that the meals made are delicious enough." ”

"Curry, this is Nantianzhu's curry, it's really delicious! Ha ha! ”

Ang Lee praised very happily, Ang Lee knows something about the spice curry, this kind of good thing is very famous in the food circle of later generations.

Especially in the subcontinent, the most popular spice used by ordinary people is curry.

As for the curry, it is actually an essence of spices mixed with a variety of spices, among which, turmeric is the main raw material, plus cinnamon, chili, white pepper, cumin, star anise, cumin, etc., its taste is spicy with a little sweetness, and it also has a special aroma.

It is mainly used for cooking beef and mutton, chicken and duck meat, crab, potato, cauliflower, soup, etc., which is a common seasoning for many dishes, and is a common important seasoning in many countries in later generations, and the common people can not eat without this seasoning.

The origin of curry is in the area of Nantianzhu, the meaning of the word curry, is to add many spices together to boil, legend has it that the Buddha Shakyamuni invented.

Since the spicy and aromatic curry can mask the fishy smell of mutton, it also provides a very good choice for people who do not eat pork and beef.

And the reason why this magical seasoning can be invented is because the people in the South Tianzhu area do not eat pork and beef, and the taste of mutton has a large price, in order to suppress the smell of mutton, it is necessary to add various seasonings to it, and over time, curry, a new seasoning has been invented.

After the popularity of curry in the subcontinent, in modern times, it was introduced to the West, and soon became the darling of the Western aristocracy, who regarded it as a treasure.

In order to transport more of this spice, the West began to build a large number of ships, which led to the development of the shipbuilding industry in the West to a certain extent, and the transportation of dry materials is more convenient and more conducive to preservation, so curry will be made into dry goods for export, until later generations, spice powder is still very popular.

Curry is divided into green curry, yellow curry, red curry and other qualities, among which red curry is the spicest, and people who are not used to it eat it are easy to be spicy and shed tears.

As a seasoning, curry can be used to make many expensive dishes, such as curry rice.

For example, to make chicken curry rice, you need to cut the chicken into small pieces, and the auxiliary ingredients are potatoes, carrots, onions, etc., which must be cut into small pieces.

The ingredients are naturally curry powder or curry cubes, and there must be some cooking oil and salt.

When making, first put oil in the pot, fry the meat, wait until the meat is half-cooked, put in the cut side dishes and fry them together in the pot, to have a lot of oil, but also to put in the appropriate amount of salt.

After the dish is half-cooked, add water to spread over the dish, cook over low heat until the dish is fully cooked, continue to simmer, mix the curry powder or curry cubes with a small amount of cold water, and then pour it into the pot and stir well, you can add the curry while tasting the taste, after the water is boiling, continue to boil over low heat for five minutes.

Rice is made separately and poured with vegetables and soup is fine.

Such a serving of curry rice is still very popular in many gourmet restaurants in later generations, and the price is not very expensive, and ordinary people can afford to eat it.

In addition, curry is a seasoning with a pungent smell, so students who don't have a good stomach must pay attention when eating it, and in addition, the rice water should not be too small, and it should not be too hard.

"Li Shilang seems to like our Nantianzhu's curry seasoning."

Nantianzhu King Eero whispered.

Ang Lee said, "The curry tastes very special, it's really delicious as a seasoning, it's a good thing." ”

Ero said: "Since Li Shilang likes curry so much, it is really the right place, we have prepared curry mutton, curry chicken, curry pizza, and many, many delicious curry dishes, which must be satisfied by Li Shilang." ”

"That's great, I'll definitely eat more."

Li An said happily.

The ingredients for making chicken curry are curry powder, a head of garlic, a large piece of lamb shank, four potatoes, one onion, two carrots, two bay leaves, and a little coconut milk.

The method of making it is not difficult, first of all, put a little oil in the pot, put the garlic bay leaves and stir-fry until fragrant, then put in the curry powder and fry slowly for a while, put four spoons and it is almost the same.

Then put oil in another pot, and when it is hot, put the diced potatoes and chops in it and fry them over medium-low heat for two minutes. Fried potatoes and simmered potatoes are more fragrant and can shorten the stew time.

After that, put a little oil in the pot (or directly use the pot to fry the curry, not brushed, a little yellow), put the minced garlic and stir-fry the mutton over high heat, until the mutton changes color, put in hot water, turn to low heat and simmer for 40 minutes after boiling.

Then add the fried potatoes and the chopsticks, add the onion and the fried curry, continue to simmer for 10 minutes, turn to high heat to reduce the juice, and keep turning it with a spatula to avoid sticking to the pan while collecting.

Finally, pour in a little coconut milk and salt to thicken the soup.

In this way, the delicious lamb curry is ready.

As for the curry chicken, it will also be very easy to make, and the materials that need to be prepared are, a chicken (about a pound in weight), a bag of curry powder, one or two is enough, two potatoes, a carrot, half an onion, a bowl of fresh milk, and finally a small piece of ginger.

Seasonings include cooking oil, sugar, salt, cooking wine, and soy sauce.

The production steps are not complicated, first of all, wash the chicken and cut it into pieces, then add two tablespoons of cooking wine to suppress the fishy smell, two tablespoons of soy sauce to taste, wash the ginger and cut it into slices, and put it in the chicken pieces. Marinate for half an hour.

Then in the process of marinating the chicken nuggets, prepare the trimmings. Peel the potatoes and carrots and cut them into cubes, then peel off the onions and cut them into chunks, then cut a few slices of ginger for later use.

Then add five tablespoons of cooking oil to the pan and heat it. Pour in the onion slices and fry for a while, until the onion becomes soft and out of the water, then add the chicken pieces and fry until the meat of the chicken pieces turns white, after the chicken is fried, pour in the carrot pieces and potato pieces together, then add the ginger slices and stir-fry for two minutes, then pour in water and boil. The amount of water is enough to submerge the chicken.

After pouring the water, immediately pour all the prepared bag of curry into the pot and mix well, then cover the pot and use high heat for a few minutes, then turn to medium heat and simmer for a quarter of an hour. After a quarter of an hour, open the pot to see that the water has basically been drained, then pour in a bowl of milk, then add half a spoon of salt and a small half spoon of sugar, and cook over medium heat for five minutes, you can get out of the pot!

In just one simple step, a delicious chicken curry is ready.

As for curry pizza, the difficulty of making it is also very small, and it is easy to make unless the ingredients are not well prepared.

Curry is said to be a very nutritious seasoning, because its main ingredients are turmeric powder, star anise, pepper, cinnamon, cloves, etc., as well as spicy spices, which can promote the secretion of saliva and gastric juice, increase gastrointestinal peristalsis, and increase appetite.

In addition, the spicy taste can promote human blood circulation and achieve the purpose of sweating, according to the advanced medical evidence of later generations, curcumin contained in curry has the function of activating liver cells and inhibiting cancer cells.

In addition, curry also has the effect of assisting wound healing and preventing Alzheimer's disease, which is simply miraculous, not to mention the effect of improving constipation.

Of course, these are not the most important, the most important benefit of curry powder is that it is delicious, and it is to go with rice, for example, if you add the spice curry, you will have no problem eating two or three bowls.

Soon, these delicacies were served, there were dozens of plates, so many delicacies, Ang Lee's stomach would definitely not be able to eat, so he could only eat a little bit of the same and taste the taste.

How can a banquet be enough to eat and drink? How can there be less singing and dancing performances, although it is now a time of war, and the Lion Kingdom may attack Nantianzhu at any time, but the royal city of Nantianzhu has not been greatly affected by the war, and there is no problem in enjoying singing and dancing.

Singing and dancing, including songs and dances, is a very ancient form of entertainment, singing and dancing is a way for people in all countries and regions to celebrate.

People learn to dance at a very long time, and there are many theories about how the original dance was formed, and the answer is not the only one.

And the dance of Nantianzhu, is also a dance with a long history, for the people of Nantianzhu, their dance is not only art, but also religious meaning, their dance comes from the incomparably pious and clean selfless love of God, the gestures of the dancing people, eyes, expressions, bodies, performance and interpretation of everything in the religious story, in Nantianzhu, the dance was originally performed by the gods and slaves, it is performed for the gods to see, but the royal family and nobles can also watch, because the nobles are the descendants of the gods, as for the commoners, don't even think about it, Absolutely not qualified to watch dance.

Dancers from any country or region must go through rigorous training before they can perform on stage, in order to show their respect for the gods, and not to let people with poor skills pollute the eyes of the gods.

Compared with the dance of the Tang Dynasty, the dance of Nantianzhu has a unique taste, and the feeling is completely different, first of all, the rhythm of the dance of Nantianzhu is relatively bright, much faster than the dance of the Tang Dynasty, and the physical strength consumed is undoubtedly relatively large.

Moreover, the Nantianzhu dance contains a lot of movements and expressions, gestures, eyes, inner thoughts, facial expressions, these are more abundant than the dance of the Tang Dynasty, these changing postures can represent people's seven emotions and six desires, and can even represent natural scenery such as heaven and earth, landscapes and natural phenomena such as day and night.

The Nantianzhu dance is not difficult to learn, before the dance, keep the legs bent, put the hands together, and perform the opening salute.

Stretch out your hands and take a step forward with your feet. As the music begins to change hand postures, the rhythm of "dong dong" begins to appear in the music, and the footsteps begin to change, keep smiling, the dance moves are getting faster and faster, and the hand postures are richly changed.

In addition, there are a lot of accessories for the costumes of Nantianzhu dance, for example, there is a headdress on the forehead, a big bracelet, and the most important thing is that there is also an ankle bracelet on the ankle, which is not available in Datang, and even bracelets are rare in Datang's dance, not to mention anklets, which feels a little weird.

However, wearing an anklet can make a very pleasant sound, such as when stomping the foot, there will be a very crisp sound, and there is a rapid rhythm, a good Nantianzhu dancer can control the sound of the anklet by moving a small muscle of the foot, which is very magical.

The red dot in the center of the eyebrows is the standard configuration of the dancers in Nantianzhu, all the dancers who dance will choose to dot the red dot in the center of the eyebrows, of course, this is not contradictory to the dancers of the Tang Dynasty, some dances in the Tang Dynasty will also be dotted with red dots, of course, the Datang not only has red dots, but also draws a lot of interesting patterns on the forehead, such as lotus flowers or something.

The gestures of Nantianzhu dance are very distinctive, there are more than 100 kinds of hand gestures, each gesture has a specific meaning, some represent beauty, some represent peace, some represent anger, and some even indicate ugliness.

For example, the gesture of the finger face is used to indicate beauty, and the lotus hand gesture is a common hand gesture used when performing to the gods. The hand gestures not only dazzle the audience, but also reflect the performer's active thinking, which is a real brain exercise, which can be described as "mental dexterity."

However, for a layman, it is impossible to understand it in any way, and only a local who understands the dance of Nantianzhu can understand the unique meaning of each of the hand movements.

Smile is also a major feature of Nantianzhu dance, Nantianzhu dancers will smile from the heart when dancing, which expresses joy and peace of mind.

The head movements of the Nantianzhu dance also agree to be very soulful, giving people a kind of beautiful enjoyment, not to mention the posture of the waist twisting, which is very graceful.

Another point is the essence of Nantianzhu dance, that is, the movement of the eyes, the rotation of the eyes back and forth, also has a corresponding meaning, which can express the mood of the dancer.

If you want to dance well, you naturally need the corresponding music, and without the music, dancing will lose its due taste.

At this time, there are more than 10 Nantianzhu dancers, and the songs that match them are very good, and the most important thing is the movements of the dancers, who always follow the songs, and the cooperation is very good.

"What kind of song is this, it's so good!"

Li An was fascinated by what he saw and listened to at the same time, and his hands unconsciously supported his chin.

"Li Shilang, the name of this song is Nantianzhu Girl, and it is a very good song."

King Hérault himself answered.

"Nantianzhu girl, the song is good and the name is good, hahaha!"

Li An praised very happily, and his eyes kept roaming over Nantianzhu Wuji's body.

Being able to enjoy such beautiful singing and dancing in a small country like Nantianzhu, Ang Lee's mood is very wonderful, these Nantianzhu dancing girls, because of their perennial dancing, are very hot, and they feel enjoyable when they look at it, and the work must be bad.