help... bolognaise is too spicy!!

tiddles

Yes, but it cost me nearly £20 to make this one, cos I used a lot of lamb steak, so I don't really want to go and buy more!

Thanks anyway. I'm trying the potato idea at the moment.

VickyA_2

OH uses sugar - just the bog standard granulated stuff - to cool the chilli down as I have a very weak palate.

[Deleted User]

Natural yogurt works when I've overdone the chillie powder or curry spices A small pot usually wokrs fine

Treacle_2-2

Hi all,
I made a spicy beef casserole and have some leftover - is there any way I can 'cool' the spice down for my toddler to enjoy?
Thanks
T

Allegra

Sugar can neutralise hot spice to an extent, fruit sugar (so, a spoonful of jam or mango chutney or the like) even better.

Welshwoofs

If it were a curry I'd say natural yogurt, but as it's a casserole I'd say a drop of cream or creme fraiche.

Pink.

Hi treacle,

I usually add some yoghurt or pad it out with extra veg or tinned tomatoes to 'dilute' the spices.

There's an earlier thread that should help so I'll add your post to it to keep the replies together.

You might get some more ideas on these threads too:

Too Hot Chilli

Too Hot Curry

Pink

Nicki

DS has made chicken tikka masala for tea tonight, but has gone way overboard on the spices! I had a tiny taste of it when he served it up for his younger brother and sister and it burned a hole from lips down my throat and needless to say neither of the kids would touch it.

He is going to be dishing it up for me and OH when he gets home in about an hour. Any ideas what could be done to tone it down a bit? We don't have any coconut milk or creamed coconut in which would be my usual tip, and he's already used all the cream in the dish. We do have about half a tub of natural yoghurt though. And most common store cupboard ingredients.

Ideas please as I don't want to hurt his feelings but there is no way I can eat any of this tonight!

timehastoldme

yoghurt will cool it down, I love spice but it doesn't love me back, so I'll often spoon natural yoghurt on top of curry or chilli that's a bit heat heavy

timehastoldme

and I believe a glass of milk is supposed to heal the tongue after a spice hit too