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Ukon
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
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 Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:43 am Post subject: Can the ingredients for making Indian food be found.... |
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In korean grocery stores like E-mart and lotte mart?
Given how there is lots of pre-made curry on sale, koreans like curry, and the fact that there is a korean word for it, I figure there has to be the materials for making it closer to home rather than having to hike up to Itaewon and dragging a 2 pound bag of basmati rice home or having to go there to buy ghee.
Anybody know if this is true? |
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Gaber
Joined: 23 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 4:01 am Post subject: |
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You can get curry powder, for the Japanese/Korean style yellow curry. It comes in packets that look very similar to the Ottogi pre-made curries, I discovered one night just as I was about to start cooking. It isn't as great as the stuff you can get at the foreign market but its okay.
It looks almost identical to the other packs, but in a green speech bubble in hangul it says "mul-ae pilyoga ops-o deo kanpyeonhaejin." Also, 100 grams is listed as 4-5 servings (inbun) at the bottom left of the front instead of just one serving. Basmati rice, no idea. |
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Ukon
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 4:19 am Post subject: |
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| Gaber wrote: |
You can get curry powder, for the Japanese/Korean style yellow curry. It comes in packets that look very similar to the Ottogi pre-made curries, I discovered one night just as I was about to start cooking. It isn't as great as the stuff you can get at the foreign market but its okay.
It looks almost identical to the other packs, but in a green speech bubble in hangul it says "mul-ae pilyoga ops-o deo kanpyeonhaejin." Also, 100 grams is listed as 4-5 servings (inbun) at the bottom left of the front instead of just one serving. Basmati rice, no idea. |
Yeah, I got some of those....but I'd perfer some ghee, plain yogurt, and basmati rice....of which I just cooked recently....delicious! |
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Cohiba
Joined: 01 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 5:45 am Post subject: |
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There is an Indian supermarket next to "What the Book" in Itaewon.
You can get anything you want, to cook any kind of curry. You can also
piece together a taco seasoning from individual ingredients. For the nan
I get tortillas at Cosco. I must have about 5Kg of tortillas. The other
weekend I ate curries for breakfast, lunch and dinner. haha They also
have poppadoms. I don't know why you want ghee. Man that stuff will
kill you pretty quick.
If you are in Incheon there is an Indian supermarket near Bupyeong
Samgeori Stn. at the mosque.
These days you can also get mutton at most Indian stores.
If you are like me that Ottogi crap is repulsive.
Careful if you grind your own cumin though. Your apartment will smell
like Gandhi's loin cloth for weeks. |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 8:56 am Post subject: |
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| Cohiba wrote: |
There is an Indian supermarket next to "What the Book" in Itaewon.
You can get anything you want, to cook any kind of curry. You can also
piece together a taco seasoning from individual ingredients. For the nan
I get tortillas at Cosco. I must have about 5Kg of tortillas. The other
weekend I ate curries for breakfast, lunch and dinner. haha They also
have poppadoms. I don't know why you want ghee. Man that stuff will
kill you pretty quick.
If you are in Incheon there is an Indian supermarket near Bupyeong
Samgeori Stn. at the mosque.
These days you can also get mutton at most Indian stores.
If you are like me that Ottogi crap is repulsive.
Careful if you grind your own cumin though. Your apartment will smell
like Gandhi's loin cloth for weeks. |
Try boiling some vinegar in water when you`re toasting and grinding the cumin. Also having an air filter helps a lot. |
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bangbayed
Joined: 01 Dec 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:08 am Post subject: |
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| Actually, in the past year or so, Korean curry mixes have improved loads. Either Ottogi or the other brand have come out with a Chicken/Beef Vindaloo mix that is pretty authentic. The little chicken/beef bits are pretty bad, but the sauce is pretty tasty. Just add your own meat and you can have a pretty decent curry. Damn cheap too. Under 2000 won. |
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Straphanger
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Chilgok, Korea
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| Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:55 am Post subject: |
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| Xuanzang wrote: |
| Try boiling some vinegar in water when you`re toasting and grinding the cumin. Also having an air filter helps a lot. |
lol you just called Cohiba a douchebag. |
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chickenpie
Joined: 24 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:38 am Post subject: |
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| Straphanger wrote: |
| Xuanzang wrote: |
| Try boiling some vinegar in water when you`re toasting and grinding the cumin. Also having an air filter helps a lot. |
lol you just called Cohiba a douchebag. |
And you are? |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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Bryan
Joined: 29 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Cohiba wrote: |
There is an Indian supermarket next to "What the Book" in Itaewon.You can get anything you want, to cook any kind of curry.
If you are like me that Ottogi crap is repulsive. |
Great info. I can't stand those gravy powders that don't taste like curry. At minimum I need curry powder, masala, cayenne, and coriander seeds. You can get fresh cilantro at that supermarket too? |
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