List of dumplings - Wikipedia
Hello morning glory, if you are looking for some dish of the month idea’s then maybe I can help. Here are a few options: spatchcock , Turkish delight , and a dish from India: Kolhapuri thali you should try it at some Indian cafe or restaurant unless you are in India It is really delicious- I should know I live in India and I have visited Kolhapur myself.
I said they were both deep fried.
Oliebollen even if made with apple are not a dumpling and not in your dumpling list.
Yes, I saw that. I didn't say anything about oliebollen and I don't know anything about oliebollen. I was just saying that there are many versions of dumplings and not all of them are savory.
I think many people in the forum love Indian food. I did a quick search and saw this:
Garam masala is very commonly available in all countries I've visited. I've not been to the US so can't comment but it is also very easy to make. I do actually make my own because i prefer it. It is simply mixed roasted spices ground. Different makes of garam masala will taste distant because there is actually no fixed recipe for it. This is the version I like Recipe - Homemade Garam Masala .
You won’t find it in the corner market here, and you may not find it in a smaller town grocery store, but most bigger grocery stores carry it, and specialty shops as well.
I have never seen cardamom, mace, or star anise before...have no idea what mace is (other than when a woman carries mace and sprays her attacker in a movie, thinking that's probably not the same thing, LOL).
Mace is the outside of nutmeg which has a lacey coating over it...
Perhaps things liked cardamon are everyday spices because of the huge influence India has in the UK? Well that's my best guess, but I can't imagine a spice cupboard without. I do prefer black/brown cardamon to green cardamon though. Much earthier and nicer in my opinion. Star anise i could live without. It only gets used for picked eggs, chutney and garam masala making. Same with mace. But I've loads in my spice cupboard. It's a huge area. I might even clean it out that and do a check to see what's needed. I've been using quite a bit of spices just recently. But that said, I need to harvest the coriander seeds from the garden before they drop off the plants....
Yeah, I don't care for pickled eggs or chutney, but I have no idea about garam masala. I know I am not a fan of nutmeg and I don't like cinnamon except for cinnamon toast or cinnamon tea and honey. And I don't like cloves in anything (which might explain why I don't like pumpkin pie). So without ever having tried cardamom, mace, or star anise, I just can't say whether I would find it worth spending the money on it all and then possibly hating it.
Garam masala is simply Indian mixed spice. I guess if you don't eat Indian food much then you'd not have much exposure to it. Similarly Ethiopian food and berbere, middle Eastern and za'atar or baharat and so on.
Za'what? LOL just kidding. I have heard of it but never tasted it or baharat and have no idea what I would do with it.