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MarinationWhat is a marination? It is a simple technique of soaking foods key in seasoned acidic liquids to absorb flavors before or after cooking. Marinades are a popular form of cooking use by most chefs to give uniqueness to a recipe. They can be both cold and heated. Buy Championship Barbecue Sauces: 175 Make-Your-Own Sauces, Marinades, Dry Rubs, Wet Rubs, Mops, and Salsas  Heated marinades The marinated mix can be consumed either by grilling or roasting or barbequing e.g. panner tikka, grilled potatoes onions and aborigines. Alternatively the marinated mix can also be added to some gravy base and cooked. For some Indian recipes vegetables are marinated and then added to the gravy base for more flavor. Cold marinades For cold marinades ingredients are blended and then soaked in some acidic base and then chilled and served as an appetizer or dip E.g. salsa. 4 key ingredients acids like vinegar, lemon juice, oil, yogurt and seasonings form the base of a good marinade. Oils Flavors are determined by the quality of oil used. Therefore I would go in for olive oil. Oil combines well with sour, pungent, and spices to infuse flavors throughout the marinade. Condiments like garlic, chillies and onions are naturally blend the best with oil. Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil 
Acids Flavors get enhanced with the uses of acidic like vinegar, wine, they tenderize vegetables further stimulates the absorption process giving the ingredients a richer, fuller and better end result. Buy Bragg - Apple Cider Vinegar 
Seasonings Herbs, spices, soaked and pureed add color, flavor, and texture to the recipes. Seasoned spices like cumin, peppercorns coriander or cardamom when grounded are easy to mix and able to maximize their flavor in the recipe. A light tantalizing flavor of fresh seasonings; mixed, with powerful aromatic herbs and spices with a dash of vinegar gives vegetables a fuller taste. The list goes on honey, ketchup, soy sauce, Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce and yoghurt. Quite endless! Free spice sample of your choice click here Yogurt Yogurt is maximum used in most Indian marinades. Right from appetizers to main cuisines both in grilled or non grilled form. Spices are ground and added to bring the authentic flavor and the versatility of yogurt helps it to go well with all combination of spicy chilly based, sweet with honey and savory citric based. Some marinating tips Always marinate in a steel container as it non-corrective and non reactive so you need worry about flavor changing. Timing is very important in marinades. Marinades last from few minutes to few hours depending up on the need of the recipe. E.g. smaller mushrooms only need a brief soaking in a marinade before cooking. But incase of tofu the longer it marinates, better the flavor. Certain vegetables like raw onions, shallots, peppers, and eggplant absorb more of the marinade as they grill. So you could even roast them first and then soak them in the marinades. Grills, marinades and roasting can complement each other. Ingredients such as potatoes, tofu cottage cheese, aborigines (eggplant or brinjols) require light piercing to allow even diffusion of the marinade. Most Indian marinades need 6-12 hours .Over night soaking is best. Marinades are extremely versatile. Once you get the basics right you can create a whole range of marinades. A few Marinade Recipes Greek Spice Mix 1 tsp - Lemon rind grated dried 1 tbsp - Garlic powder 2 tbsp - Onion powder 1 tbsp - Oregano dried 1 tsp - Marjoram dried 1/4 tsp - Pepper powder 1/2 tsp - Salt Mix all ingredients or process in a small food processor. Store covered in the refrigerator. Southern style Spice Mix 1/4 cup - Cilantro leaves chopped 2 No - Garlic cloves minced 1/2 cup - Onions finely chopped 2 tbsp - Paprika 1 tsp - Cumin powder 1 tsp - Pepper powder 1 tsp - Chilli powder (non spicy variety) Mix all ingredients or process in a small food processor. Store covered in the refrigerator. Dessert Mix A cinnamon-based spice blend, which can be used in a number of recipes such as flavoured bread fruit pie spice etc. 2 tbsp - Cinnamon 1 tsp - Ginger dry 1/2 tsp - Cloves 1/2 tsp - Mace 1 tsp - Nutmeg Mix all ingredients or process in a small food processor and store in an airtight container. Buy Indus Organic Ceylon Cinnamon Powder Spice Pack 
Cajun Spice Mix 1/4 cup - Sea salt 2 tbsp - Garlic powder 2 tbsp - Onion powder 1 tsp - Black pepper 1 tsp - Cayenne pepper 1 tbsp - Basil 2 tbsp - Thyme 1 tsp - Red chilli powder Mix all ingredients or process in a small food processor and store in an airtight container. Buy SLAP YA MAMA Original Blend Cajun Seasoning 8 oz 
Garam Masala 3 No - Cinnamon stick 5 No - Cardamom black 2 No - Star Anise 1 No - Bay leaf 1 tsp - Cloves 1 No - Mace blade 1 tsp - Black peppercorns 1/2 tbsp - Black cumin seeds (shahi jeera) 1 tbsp - Cumin seeds 2 tbsp - Coriander seeds Dry roast all the ingredients very lightly. Cool and dry grind to a powder and store in an air tight container and use as required. Buy Rajah Garam Masala 
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