Hacks for Handling a Spicy Hot Curry - Simply Done

Simple kitchen hacks for reducing spice or heat in a curry gone spicy। Handling a spicy hot curry

I recently went overboard with chillies while making red kidney beans (rajma). My 14 year old just couldn’t handle the chilli and looked helpless. It was a disaster at the lunch table. This is what made me think about putting up a post handling spicy hot curry if your vegetables, meat or chicken have got over heated.

There are several ways of reducing the heat in a dish that has got infused with too much chilli. Spice or heat in chilies is added by a crystalline alkaloid called capsaicin, which is found in chilis. Also, do remember that smaller the chili, more heat it will add. Bhut jolokia and bird eye chilis are classic examples of such chilis.

Here are several simply kitchen hacks to help you reduce the chili if you have gone a bit overboard. If you have one of yours, do write in and I’ll be happy to add it to this list.

Handling a Spicy Hot Curryसब्ज़ी या करी में तीखा कम करने की विधियाँ

1. Use everyday dairy products

Add a dairy product to tone down the effect of the spicy component. For example, in the runaway curry, you can add yogurt (curds), sour cream or double cream to bring down the spiciness. This applies to vegetables, stews, soups or any extra spiced up curry.

2. Add complementing ingredients

Adding potatoes is a good way of handling a spicy hot curry. Potatoes go well with most meats and vegetables. You can also use coconut milk to tone down the spice level. Don’t have any of these, add some more liquid.

3. Add a nutty paste

A paste made out of almonds and cashewnuts works very well. Make a paste, add it to the dish, bring the dish to boil and you are done.

4. Add sourness from acid

Sourness from acidic ingredients counters the chilis since acid cuts through the heat. While handling a spicy hot curry you can add sourness from a citrus source (lime or lemon), tamarind paste or even vinegar to get the desired result.

5. Add a bit of sweetness

Sugar not only helps in cutting down the spice, it also works as a taste enhancer. You can use sweetness from regular sugar, honey, ketchup, white chocolate or even crispy fried onions to reduce the spice levels in a hot dish.

6. Serve with unspiced accompaniments

Simple boiled rice or quinoa works best with over spiced curries and vegetables. You should also consume a healthy helping of plain yogurt, raita and unsalted vegetable salad on this side.

१ दूध, दही या क्रीम का उपयोग करें। इससे तीखा कम हो जायेगा।

२ कुछ और सामग्री डालिए।

आलू डालने से करी का तीखा पन कम हो जाता है और ये सब्ज़ी और गोश्त के साथ अच्छे जाते हें। आप तीखी करी में नारियल का दूध भी डाल सकते हें।

३ मेवा उपयोग में लाएँ।

काजू और बादाम का पेस्ट बना लें और तीखे व्यंजन में डाल के उबाल लें। तीखा कम हो जाएगा।

४ खटा डालें।

निम्बू का रस, इमली का पेस्ट, या सिरका तीखा कम करने में फ़ायदेमंद होता है। खट्टे का उपयोग करें।

५ मीठा डालें।

चीनी, शहेद, केचप, सफ़ेद चोक्लेट, और भूने हुए प्याज़ की मिठास से भी आप तीखा सही कर सकते हें।

६ बिना मसले के खाने के साथ खाएँ।

उबले चावल, दही, रायता और सलाद के साथ खाएँ। तीखा कम लगेगा।

Hacks for Handling a Spicy Hot Curry - Simply Done