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Poultry Rub

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Poultry rub is one of the simplest things to mix and adds a lot to your cooked bird. Yes, I know there are a ton of perfectly good pre-made spice rubs out there but for some of us making our own is pretty fun and rewarding.

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Making Curry Powders and Pastes

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Many purists abhor commercial curry powders. “They are anathema to Indian cooking,” wrote Dharamjit Singh, author of Indian Cookery, “prepared for imaginary palates, having neither the delicacy nor the perfume of flowers and sweet-smelling herbs, nor the savour and taste of genuine aromatics.”