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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Herbs that compliment certain food.


Beef- basil, coriander, cumin, thyme and curry leaves.

Lamb – basil, coriander, cumin, thyme, rosemary

Chicken – basil, bay leaf, coriander, cumin , dill, sage, rosemary, tarragon and curry leaves.

Egg – chives, parsley, basil, coriander, cumin.

Rice- basil, coriander, parsley.

Noodles – basil, coriander.

Salads- dill, chives, rockets.

  • When grilling any meat or chicken, i always like to throw in a twig of a woody herb, such as rosemary, thyme etc.
  • Always add fresh herbs during the last minute of the cooking.
  • Do not use too many herbs in one dish. It is safe to use maximum, 1 or 2 herbs in a single dish.
posted by fathun.. @ 7:06 AM  
9 Comments:
  • At June 13, 2007 at 10:16 AM, Blogger (¯`·._.·[Eleventh-SephirA]·._.·´¯) said…

    is mouseleaf (hinkandhi faiy) a herb as well as rainbowleaf (raanbaa faiy) and deep fried leaf (theluli faiy)

     
  • At June 14, 2007 at 1:03 AM, Blogger xyntu said…

    [Lunar-vorteX] fathun did mention the mouseleaves in the post. so i think its a herb.

    fathun is raanbaa called Rampe leaf in english? Im confused.. since there are alot of different asian names given to raanbaa

     
  • At June 14, 2007 at 6:18 AM, Blogger fathun.. said…

    yea hikandhi fai and raambaa fai are herbs....in culinary terms a herb means any aromatic plant that can be used for flavouring of any dish.

    i have also known raanbaa fai as Rampe leaf but there are varous other names too.....it is not commonly used in western countries...when shown to my pastry chefs they didnt even know what it is! sad eh? such a beautiful flavour only we, asians know about..

     
  • At June 14, 2007 at 11:55 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I always add herbs at the beginning of cooking. I will remember that.

     
  • At June 19, 2007 at 9:10 AM, Blogger Naby.... said…

    rampe is leaf is also called pandan leaves...mainly in thai cookery. therefore it has become pretty international..due to their popularity...wot u say fait???

     
  • At June 19, 2007 at 10:35 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    hey your blog is realy helpful and unique!

     
  • At June 21, 2007 at 5:55 AM, Blogger fathun.. said…

    yea nabs....hoping to c more of it in western dishes....and thanx annonymous lunar vortex , xy and nabs!

     
  • At May 9, 2009 at 7:46 PM, Blogger Nuvana said…

    Thanks. This is really very useful

     
  • At March 2, 2010 at 2:09 AM, Blogger thooha said…

    this is an awesome entry .. i love herbs and have a tendency to putting in as much herbs i can think of when cooking..

     
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