Tempeh Tikka Masala

[Guest guest]

Let me see LOL You made this recipe but don't like it. You dislike tempeh, found

the

spices much too hot (at least on the blend you purchased ready made) as did your

husband, say that you disliked the raita that goes with it. OK. Thanks for the

warning -

 

But I think I should point out that we don't file recipes that don't work, that

aren't 'tried

and true' - this one was tried and disliked by you (not usable as is, not

'true'), by your own

statement, in three different ways, right?? ;-) That's a pity - we all have

failures in the

kitchen, either a failure of cooking method or ingredients or finding we hate

the wretched

recipe anyway! And it's soooo annoying, because all cooking costs us in time,

money and,

for many, self esteem and family approval. Total sympathy!!! Those are the

recipes we

mark well NOT to try again and then try quietly to forget. (Bury 'em, is what I

say!)

 

About using potato in place of tempeh - that would be of course a very different

dish. And

of course that would mean that you wouldn't marinate the potatoes for 8 hours in

the

fridge, wouldn't it? I suspect you'd find the whole thing disappointing. Why not

move on,

 

Thanks for writing in with the warning - I haven't bought the April VT yet (got

a bit behind

because of the flu and all) but I hope publishing a recipe from a current

magazine issue

won't put people off buying this excellent publication.

 

Best love, Pat

 

> discovered we really do not like tempeh so I am making this again this

> week but using potato instead of tempeh. I made this WAAAAAAAY too hot

> even my husband who loves spicy food said it was a bit hot for him.. . .

 

> Please note that this recipe needs to marinate overnight. There is a

> buttermilk riata that goes with it, which I also made but we didn't

> really fancy.

[Guest guest]

Yep, made it and I didn't like but that is NOT to say others won't

like in the orginal form so that is why I posted it. I always like to

try a recipe as is and adjust from there.

 

And the April edition is packed full of great recipes other than this

one that I did try and did love so I hope my one posting doesn't stop

anyone from buying it. This was the only recipe I made that fit in the

theme of this group - spicy. :-)

 

Good luck to all in their cooking adventures.

[Guest guest]

> Yep, made it and I didn't like but that is NOT to say others won't

> like in the orginal form so that is why I posted it.

 

Understood ;-)

 

>I always like to

> try a recipe as is and adjust from there.

 

Me too - otherwise you haven't a clue what the original chef had in mind. I

don't use dairy

anymore, but I'm wondering what could be done with this recipe if I used silken

tofu

(thinned out) in lieu of the buttermilk/yoghurt components - and, ooooops! -

subbed firm

tofu for the tempeh (my tempeh 'pusher' has gone outta business). If I try it

and like it,

then I'll post it.

 

Best love, Pat