Re: spices for Indian food

[Guest guest]

Has anyone else noticed how perfectly suited Indian food is for SCD? Almost

all the recipes in my Indian food cookbook are legal. My kids love the lamb

meatballs and tonight I thought I'd make red lamb stew. My question in son

the spices. Have others been concerned that spices such as cardamon, cumin,

paprika are safe? Is there a really great place to order SCD legal spices?

[Guest guest]

" Is there a really great place to order SCD legal spices? "

,

We recently asked Elaine about spices.

She said to buy single spices, not spice mixes.

Brands vary by region and country. So, she did not recommend a

particular brand.

I use Frontier and someone else recently mentioned that they use

Penzey's spices. I recently got a Penzey's catalog and they have a

really large selection.

Jody

mom to -5.1 and -7.5

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Youre right, Indian food is great and almost everything is SCD legal.

If you were interested in using spices, I would just go to an Indian

grocery store (if you have one in your neighborhood) and get the

whole spices or whole seeds. Then I would just grind them in a coffee

grinder. That way you dont have to take any risks. Indian grocery

stores usually carry the whole spice and the spice powder.

I have 2 concerns in this respect though :

1. Spices are usually high in salicylates, so if your child has

phenol intolerances, I would go easy on them.

2. Seeds are usually introduced later in the diet, and I dont know if

this goes for seed powders as well. I know that cumin and lots of the

powders in garam masala come from seeds. I hope someone who has done

the diet longer can advise on that.

Hope this helps.

Deepa.

( I have thrown cumin powder, tandoori powder etc. into a lot of

American dishes, and it gives it a unique flavor !!)

> Has anyone else noticed how perfectly suited Indian food is for

SCD? Almost

> all the recipes in my Indian food cookbook are legal. My kids love

the lamb

> meatballs and tonight I thought I'd make red lamb stew. My

question in son

> the spices. Have others been concerned that spices such as

cardamon, cumin,

> paprika are safe? Is there a really great place to order SCD legal

spices?

>

[Guest guest]

Just wondering if there are other types of food like this? I'm going to the

library to get an Indian cookbook but I always thought Indian food was kind of

spicy and I don't know how well that will go over. I'd like to try to find

some recipes my whole family can enjoy for dinner so that when Zachary is ready

to try new things, he has the opportunity. So far, most of the things I've

tried haven't been a great hit here.

Thanks

Zachary 4.4 ASD? SCD 4 months

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I make Indian food here, not as often as i'd like but...

I 've written an SCD legal version of Butter chicken if you'd like.

I buy my cardamon and cumin in the whole form and grind them in my coffee

grinder (I only use it for spices and herbs). That way they stay fresh

longer then preground spices. I occasionally buy ground cardamon and cumin

because these are unlike onion and garlic which are hygroscopic (prone to

pick up moisture). So there is no need for anti-caking additives in the

cumin, cardamon or paprika.

FYI, Commercial Curry powder is not legal. That falls under the category of

a spice mixture, like apple pie spice etc. There are legal recipes for

legal curry powder. There is one in Lucy's SCD cookbook. Elsewise, you can

probably get a recipe from the internet that tell you what goes in to make a

" curry " powder recipe.

Sheila, 3 years SCD! UC 20 yrs

mom of SCD 20 mos

>Has anyone else noticed how perfectly suited Indian food is for SCD?

>Almost

>all the recipes in my Indian food cookbook are legal. My kids love the

>lamb

>meatballs and tonight I thought I'd make red lamb stew. My question in son

>the spices. Have others been concerned that spices such as cardamon,

>cumin,

>paprika are safe? Is there a really great place to order SCD legal spices?

>

>

>

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