What can I replace this with? Alternatives and substitutions.

zippychick

Hi All:hello:

Just thought it might be a useful thread to have where we come specifically to ask for recipe substitutions. The spirit of OS is all about using what we have in our cupboards, rather than going out to buy that ingredient. :j:money:By not going to the shop, we run less risk of unecessary spends, so not only do we save on buying the product, we also save ourselves from impulse buys

So if you are making a curry and have no garam masala, or what ever it is, ask in here and someone should be able to advise . Means in future all the ideas are kept together, so will hopefully be a good resource over time.

Let me know what yous think . I can think of one or two threads to be merged here already.:A

Some links for substitutes commonly asked for on Old Style: (collated by Pink Winged)

eggs
Kidney beans
icing sugar
caster sugar
cornflour
curd cheese
honey
cod
maple syrup
golden syrup
red wine
sherry
self raising flour
lemon
breadcrumbs
quick gel
mixed spice
white wine vinegar
arborio rice
creme fraiche
Ricotta cheese
passata
celery salt
fresh garlic

stef240377

A quick google says it is made from cardamom, cloves, cumin, and cinnamon. If you have these could you attempt making your own? I dontknow about quantities as this is all that was said.

Penelope_Penguin

Great idea :j

Nuts: Following a recent thread, ground nuts are interchangeable; you can replace almonds with walnuts, hazelnuts, if that's what you have

Dried fruit: when making Christmas cake, pudding, or mince meat, calculate the total weight of dried fruit in the recipe, then you can use whatever fruit you like (currants, sultanas, raisins, apricots, cherries, figs, etc) to make that total weight

Off to think of some more now

Penny. x

zippychick

stef240377 wrote: »

A quick google says it is made from cardamom, cloves, cumin, and cinnamon. If you have these could you attempt making your own? I dontknow about quantities as this is all that was said.

You sure could make your own. I think i might have quantities in one of my recipe books!

Penny, that's the exact thread which prompted this ! I am going through merging now, so will add it in when I come to it

zippychick

my curry bible (madhur jaffrey) says

Combine in a coffee grinder etc
1 tbsp cardamon seeds
teaspoon whole cloves
teaspoon whole peppercorns
teaspoon whole black cumin seeds
2inch of cinnamon stick
1/3 of nutmeg
a curl of mace

Add a bay leaf to taste.

Penelope_Penguin

If you've run out of gin for your G&T, it can be replaced with vodka :beer: If you've also run out of tonic, bitter lemon makes a refreshing change :beer:

Pink.

Hi zippy, Great thread!

Some links for substitutes commonly asked for on Old Style:

eggs
Kidney beans
icing sugar
caster sugar
cornflour
curd cheese
honey
cod
maple syrup
golden syrup
red wine
sherry
self raising flour
lemon
breadcrumbs
quick gel
mixed spice
white wine vinegar
arborio rice
creme fraiche
Ricotta cheese
passata
celery salt
fresh garlic



Pink

zippychick

Thanks thanks! Great list Pink!

Penny, working on the PM now. Good to learn these things

Edit to include the thread linky for replacing almonds in a korma

OrkneyStar

Great thread idea.
Chocolate can be replaced with ..................
Can anyone fill in the blank ?
x

Bongedone

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

If you've run out of gin for your G&T, it can be replaced with vodka :beer: If you've also run out of tonic, bitter lemon makes a refreshing change :beer:

I initialy read that as If youv'e run out of tonic for your G&T you can replace it with vodka!

morganlefay

orkneystar if we could fill that blank with something low calorie think how rich we'd become !!!!
No chance...