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Naughty Curry: The Lost Recipe Repository

I do not know the history of the Naughty Curry Project, or what happened to bring it to an end.  However, it would be a shame for the NC recipes to be lost forever, so I have created this space for those I managed to save.

I had my first Indian cooking adventures using their instructions, and I would say that the Naughty Curry Project was inspirational.  The enthusiasm these women brought was contagious, and their instructions created a sense of confidence that compelled spice novices to go out and experiment with previously mysterious ingredients such as asafetida.

In their own words:

"The Naughty Curry Project is a creative rebellion against blandness. It's about applying the spice techniques of Indian-related cuisines to enhance anything from last night's leftovers from a garden-variety chain restaurant to those instant mashed potatoes from your otherwise-empty pantry.... It's fun."

I hope that this archive, though it is incomplete, brings as much spicy happiness to others as it does to me.

General Information
Read this First!
D.I.Y. Spice Grindage
Where to Get these Spices
Gettin' Spiced
F.A.Q.
What We Do
Indian Spices R Us
Spice Mixes
GARAM MASALA: So Very Warming to the Soul
Panch Phoran - the Bengali 5-spice mix
Soups, Salads & Appetizers
Spicy Love~ The SOUP of Scarlet Desire
Trobee WONTON Kenobi? - Wonton Squishies
G-Spot 'Shrooms (ginger and garlic, that is) - Simple Little Pleasures
Crock-pot-Curry Party Yums: cocktail WEENIES/TOFU cubes
Curry-Spunked SALAD~ Seeking A BANANA, Small and Firm
Jabba the Hut Meets Spicy COLESLAW
The Naughtiest Little Curry Cracker
The PASTA SALAD Project: So Pretty, So Perky!
Chutneys, Sauces, Dips & Spreads
How to Make a Tasty Hasty GARLIC PASTE-y (invite GINGER if you fancy)
Learning to SQUASH in a Very Mild Way - Squash Raita
Chuttin' It Up With ONION and TOMATO
SPECIAL SAUCE: Conjuring A Scoundrel - Ruby Kulambu Sauce
Shakin' It With South Indian Power-POWDER - Garlic-Sesame Podi
HOT SAUCE: When I'm SCREAMING Green - Screamin’ Green Dippin’ Sauce
CILANTRO: A Very Serious Discussion - Spunky Carrot Relish
Can PUMPKIN Go PUNK And Still Be Nice? - Cumin-Spiced Pumpkin & Cream Cheese Spread
Grains
RICE: Is Soaking Worth the Wait? - Kesar Pilau
MAC N' CHEESE: Messing With Tradition - Masala Mac n' Cheese
Of PINEAPPLE, Couscous, and Unwanted Crushes - Pineapple-Paradise Couscous Curry
RICE with RAISINS: Truly, Madly, Sweetly - Anita Pal's Bengali Pilau Rice
RICE in Technicolor - Artichoke Lemon Limbo Rice
...with COUSCOUS singing *Ooh-La-La* - Couscous Upma
AVOCADO Gets Freaky with the Queen - Quinoa Avocado Stuffing
RICE: Can It Be Hot and Easy AND Dirty? - Dirty Masala Rice
Vegetables
Un-Shiny Happy GREEN BEANS - Green Beans with Yogurt (Pali Dahi)
Peas & Potatoes do Some Serious Anise-Kissing - Peas Kurma
Let's Play Pattycake with Some GREENS - Peppy Green Pattycakes
Bengali POTATOES: Beyond Butter OR Gravy - Aloo Posto
SPINACH POWER: Pleasuring Your Inner Popeye - Spinach Molagootal
Going Nuts with CAULIFLOWER - 'Magical Peppercorn' Cauliflower Korma
BROCCOLI Curry and Trobee Dynamite
A Quick n' Kinky Treatment for Your CUCUMBER - Kinky Cucumber Wheels
BLACK EYED PEAS: A Can and a Punjabi plan - Seasoned Black-Eyed Peas with Onion and Tomato
CABBAGE and Exotica - Sunset Cabbage Strips
Creamy Creamless GREEN BEANS - Groovy Green Beans n' Shrooms Curry
Eggs
World Wide EGGS - Egg Rassa
EGGS or TOFU: Scrambled, not Stirred - Masala Scrambled Eggs or Tofu
Meat & Fake Meat
Spicing SAUERKRAUT To Satisfy A Sour Girl - Naughty Curry Kraut n' Brats
Masala-Mama MOSTACCIOLI
Me So Quorn-y
Chicken & Fake Chicken
Is a simple VEGETARIAN "CHICKEN" CURRY too much to ask? - Dahi-wali "Chicken” Curry (Mock Chicken in a Yogurt Gravy)
Is a simple CHICKEN CURRY too much to ask? - Dahi-Wali Chicken Curry
CHICKEN: A Tale of Two Breasts
SRIRACHA SAUCE: Fiddling With Fire and Spice - Aparna's Cheap Ass Chicken or Tofu
Raiders of the Lost NEPALI Recipe - Nepali Creamy Almond Chicken or Seitan
Triple-A Chicken/Seitan Veggie Curry
Makin' Makhani with CHICKEN or SEITAN
CHICKEN: Dare To Go *Red Hot* With Us? - Red Hot Chili Chicken
Is the Great Madhur Jaffrey REALLY 'All That'? - Chicken Vindaloo
Fish
The Sun, the Sea and a Goan FISH CURRY
Joe And His FISH from the West Side
Breads
Spicy BREAD Seduction 101 - Cactus Sunset Bread
Fun With Funky CUMIN FLAPJACKS