The King of South Tianzhu, Héraud, looked at Ang Lee, who was not eating well, and replied, "Assistant Minister Li, this is our South Tianzhu's unique curry seasoning. Many of our food here use curry as seasoning, so that the dishes are delicious."
"Curry, this is the South Tianzhu's curry. It's really delicious! Haha! "
Ang Lee was very happy to praise. Ang Lee knew a little about curry seasoning. This kind of good thing was very famous in the culinary circle in the future.
Especially in the subcontinent, the people's favorite seasoning was curry.
As for curry seasoning, it was actually the essence of a variety of seasonings mixed together. Among them, turmeric was the main ingredient, cinnamon, chili, white pepper, fennel, star anise, cumin, and so on were the main ingredients. Its spicy taste had a little sweetness, and it also had a special fragrance.
It was mainly used to cook beef, mutton, chicken, duck, crab, potatoes, broccoli, soup, and so on. It was a common seasoning for many famous dishes. In the future, it was a common and important seasoning used in many countries. The people could not eat without this seasoning.
The origin of curry was in the South Tianzhu region. The word curry meant that many spices were cooked together. Legend has it that it was invented by Buddha Shakyamuni.
As the spiciness and fragrance of curry could cover the fishy smell of mutton, it also provided a very good choice for people who did not eat pork and beef.
The reason why this magical seasoning was invented was because the people in the South Tianzhu region did not eat pork and beef, and the taste of mutton was more expensive. In order to suppress the fishy smell of mutton, various seasonings had to be added. Over time, a new seasoning like curry was invented.
After curry became popular in the subcontinent, it was spread to the West in modern times and quickly became the favorite of the Western aristocrats. The aristocrats all regarded it as a treasure.
In order to transport more of this spice, the West began to build ships on a large scale, which led to the development of the Western shipbuilding industry to a certain extent. It was more convenient to transport dry materials and better to preserve them. Therefore, curry would be made into dry goods and exported. Until the future, the spice powder was still very popular.
Curry was divided into green curry, yellow curry, red curry, and many other qualities. Among them, red curry was the spiciest. People who were not used to it would easily cry from the spiciness.
As a seasoning, curry could be used to make many expensive dishes, such as curry rice.
The steps to make curry rice required the preparation of the raw materials. For example, to make chicken curry rice, the chicken needed to be cut into small pieces first. The auxiliary ingredients included potatoes, carrots, onions, and so on, all needed to be cut into small pieces.
The ingredients were naturally curry powder or curry cubes, along with some cooking oil and salt.
During the preparation, first put oil in the pot and stir-fry the meat. When the meat was half-cooked, put in the cut side dishes and stir-fry them together. Some oil and salt were needed.
When the dishes were half-cooked, water was added over the dishes. Cook them on low heat until the dishes were fully cooked. Then, the curry powder or curry cubes were mixed with a small amount of cold water. Then, pour them into the pot and stir. The curry could be added while tasting the flavor. After the water boiled, it would be ready to boil for another five minutes.
The rice would be cooked separately and the vegetables and soup would be ready.
Such curry rice was very popular in many gourmet restaurants in the future. The price was not very expensive, and ordinary people could afford it.
In addition, curry was a seasoning with a pungent smell. Students with poor stomachs must pay attention when eating it. In addition, the rice should not have too little water and not be too hard.
"Assistant Minister Li seems to like our South Tianzhu's curry seasoning very much."
South Tianzhu's King Héraud said softly.
Ang Lee said, "The taste of curry is very special. It's really delicious as a seasoning. It's a good thing."
Héraud said, "Since Assistant Minister Li likes curry so much, you've come to the right place. We've prepared curry lamb, curry chicken, curry pizza, and many other delicious curry dishes. Assistant Minister Li must be satisfied."
"That's great. I'll definitely eat more."
Ang Lee said happily.
The ingredients to make curry chicken were curry powder, a head of garlic, a large piece of lamb leg, four potatoes, one onion, two carrots, two pieces of bay leaves, and a little coconut milk.
The preparation method was not difficult. First, put a little oil in the pot, add the garlic and bay leaves, and then stir-fry the curry powder on low heat for a while. Four spoonfuls were enough.
Then, put oil in another pot. When it was 50% hot, put the cut potatoes and carrots in and fry them on low heat for two minutes. The fried potatoes and carrots were more fragrant when stewed, and it could shorten the stewing time.
Then, put a little oil in the pot (or just use the pot used to stir-fry curry, which was not brushed and was a little yellow), add minced garlic, and stir-fry the mutton on high heat. When the color of the mutton changed, put in hot water and simmered on low heat for 40 minutes.
Then, put the fried potatoes and carrots in, put in the onions and stir-fried curry, and simmered for another 10 minutes. Then, turn the heat to reduce the gravy. While doing so, use a spatula to keep the gravy from sticking to the pot.
Finally, add a little coconut milk and salt, and the gravy was thickened.
Just like that, the delicious curry mutton was ready.
As for curry chicken, it was also very easy to prepare. The ingredients needed were: one chicken (about one pound), one bag of curry powder, one gram of curry powder, two potatoes, one carrot, half an onion, a bowl of fresh milk, and a small piece of ginger.
The seasonings were cooking oil, sugar, salt, cooking wine, and soy sauce.
The steps were not complicated. First, wash the chicken and cut it into pieces. Then, add two tablespoons of cooking wine to suppress the fishy smell and two tablespoons of soy sauce to taste. Then, wash the ginger and cut it into slices, and put it into the chicken. Mix well and marinate for half an hour.
Then, during the process of marinating the chicken, prepare the supplementary ingredients. Peel the potatoes and carrots and cut them into pieces. Then, peel the onion and cut it into pieces. Then, cut a few slices of ginger and set them aside.
Then, add five tablespoons of cooking oil to the pot and heat it up. First, fry the onion slices until the onion softened and came out of the water. Then, fry the chicken until the meat of the chicken turned white. After the chicken was fried, add in the carrots and potatoes. Then, add in the ginger slices and stir-fry for two minutes. After that, pour in water and boil. The amount of water should be enough to submerge the chicken.
After pouring in the water, immediately pour the prepared bag of curry into the pot and mix well. Then, cover the pot with a lid and simmer on high heat for a few minutes. Then, turn to medium heat and simmer for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, the pot was opened to see that the water was basically dry. Then, pour in a bowl of milk, add half a tablespoon of salt and half a tablespoon of sugar. Then, simmer on medium heat for five minutes.
With such simple steps, a delicious curry chicken was completed.
As for the curry pizza, the difficulty of making it was also very low. It could be made easily, unless the ingredients were not enough.
It was said that curry was a very nutritious seasoning because its main ingredients were turmeric powder, star anise, pepper, cinnamon, cloves, and other spicy spices. It could promote the secretion of saliva and gastric juices, increase gastrointestinal peristalsis, and increase appetite.
In addition, spiciness could promote blood circulation and achieve the purpose of sweating. According to the advanced medical evidence of later generations, the curcumin contained in curry could activate liver cells and inhibit cancer cells.
In addition, curry could also help heal wounds and prevent Alzheimer's. It was simply amazing. Needless to say, it could improve constipation.
Of course, these were not the most important. The most important advantage of curry powder was that it was delicious and went well with rice. For example, if the amount of rice that could only be eaten in one bowl was added with curry, it would not be a problem to eat two or three bowls.
Soon, these delicacies were all served. There were dozens of plates. With so many delicacies, Ang Lee's stomach definitely could not eat all of them. He could only eat a little of each dish and taste it.
How could a banquet with just food and drinks be enough? How could there be no singing and dancing performances? Although it was a time of war and the Lion Kingdom could launch an attack on South Tianzhu at any time, the South Tianzhu Palace was not greatly affected by the war. There was no problem in enjoying singing and dancing.
Singing and dancing included songs and dances. It was a very ancient form of entertainment. Singing and dancing was a way for people in all countries and regions to celebrate.
People learned how to dance a long time ago. As for how the first dance was formed, there were many different theories. The answer was not the only one.
The South Tianzhu dance was also a dance with a long history. To the South Tianzhu people, their dance was not only an art, but also a religious meaning. Their dance originated from an incomparably devout, pure, and selfless love for God. The dancers' gestures, eyes, expressions, and bodies expressed and interpreted everything in the religious story. In South Tianzhu, the dance was first performed by the God's slaves. It was a performance for God. However, the royal family and the nobles could also watch it because the nobles were the descendants of God. As for the commoners, they did not even have the right to watch the dance.
The dancers of any country and region had to undergo strict training before they could perform on stage. This was to show their respect for God. They could not let clumsy people pollute God's eyes.
Compared to the dance of the Tang dynasty, the South Tianzhu dance had a different flavor. It gave people a completely different feeling. First of all, the rhythm of the South Tianzhu dance was much faster than the dance of the Tang dynasty. There was no doubt that it consumed a lot of energy.
Moreover, the South Tianzhu dance contained a lot of movements and expressions. The gestures, eyes, inner thoughts, and facial expressions were much richer than the dance of the Tang dynasty. These ever-changing gestures could represent the seven emotions and six desires. They could even represent natural scenery such as the sky, the earth, the mountains, the rivers, and other natural phenomena such as day and night.
The South Tianzhu dance was not difficult to learn. Before the dance, the legs were bent and the hands were clasped together to perform the opening ceremony.
The hands were stretched out and the feet took a step forward. Along with the music, the hands began to change, and the rhythm began to appear in the music. They began to change their footsteps and maintain a smile. The dance movements became faster and faster, and the changes in their hands were rich.
In addition, the South Tianzhu dance costumes had a lot of accessories. For example, there was a head ornament on the forehead, a large bracelet, and the most important thing was that there was also an ankle bracelet. This did not exist in the Tang dynasty. Even bracelets were rare in the Tang dynasty, let alone ankle bracelets. It gave people a strange feeling.
However, wearing the ankle bracelet could make a very pleasant sound. For example, when the feet were stamped, there would be a very crisp sound and a rapid rhythm. A good South Tianzhu dancer could control the sound of the ankle bracelet by moving a small piece of muscle in the foot. It was very magical.
The red dot between the eyebrows was the standard for South Tianzhu dancers. All dancers would choose to have a red dot between their eyebrows. Of course, this did not contradict with the dancers of the Tang dynasty. Some dancers of the Tang dynasty also had red dots. Of course, in the Tang dynasty, not only did they have red dots, but they also had many interesting patterns drawn on their foreheads, such as lotus flowers and so on.
The hand gestures of the South Tianzhu dance were very unique. There were more than a hundred hand gestures, and each hand gesture had a specific meaning. Some represented beauty, some represented peace, some represented anger, and some even represented ugliness.
For example, the gesture of pointing at the face represented beauty. The lotus hand gesture was commonly used when performing for the gods. Not only did the hand gestures dazzle the audience, but the variety of hand gestures also reflected the performer's active thinking. It was a real kind of brain exercise, and it could be said to be "clever with the mind and skillful with the hands."
However, for a layman, it was impossible for him to understand. Only the locals who knew the South Tianzhu dance could understand the unique meaning of each hand gesture.
Smiling was also a major feature of the South Tianzhu dance. When South Tianzhu dancers were dancing, they would smile from the bottom of their hearts, which expressed joy and peace.
The head movements of the South Tianzhu dance were also very soulful, giving people a kind of beautiful enjoyment. Needless to say, the twisting of the waist was very graceful.
There was also another essence of the South Tianzhu dance, which was the movement of the eyes. The back and forth movement of the eyes also had a corresponding meaning, which could express the dancer's mood.
If one wanted to dance well, they naturally needed the corresponding music. Without music, dancing would lose its proper flavor.
At this time, there were more than a dozen South Tianzhu dancers performing. The song that accompanied them was very pleasant to listen to. The most important thing was that the dancers' movements were always following the song, and their coordination was very good.
"What song is this? It's very nice!"
Ang Lee was fascinated by the performance, and at the same time, he was also fascinated by it. His hands unconsciously supported his chin.
"Assistant Minister Li, the name of this song is' South Tianzhu Girl. 'It's a very nice song."
King Héraud personally answered.
"South Tianzhu Girl. The song is good, and the name is good as well. Hahaha!"
Ang Lee was very happy to praise. His eyes kept wandering up and down the bodies of the South Tianzhu dancers.
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