Grains and Nightshades

[Catrin]

I would have a hard time living without hot pepper, that's for sure! Though I've seen some recipes for pre-Columbian Indian food, that derive a good bit of heat from black pepper.

I have a garden variety allergy to most grains, but I can do hypoallergenic grains like rice and millet without any apparent symptoms (and I'm pretty aware of symptoms at this point). I seem to be okay with teff as well, though I wouldn't swear to that one. Sounds like you're happy the way things are, but if you ever get a craving you could always use one of the broadleaf plant seeds that people often substitute for grains ... buckwheat, amaranth, quinoa for a few.

Oak, if you could direct me to some of those pre-Columbian Indian food recipes it would be appreciated I love spicy things, but I also love not having a face that shines in the dark... I do still use a bit of paprika occasionally as it doesn't seem to hurt. Tomatoes do seem to be a bit more problematical but I don't cheat with those very often. This is really the only thing I've cut out that I really miss. I use a much wider variety of spices than I once did, that is for sure!

[OakLeaf]

Eh, it's been years and now that I search I can't find any. I gave up Indian cooking because it was just too complicated and time-consuming, and I never felt like I was starting to understand how to build a masala at all, rather than just measuring stuff out of a recipe.

Sorry.



ETA - it took a lot of searching to come up with not much, but this thread on Chowhound is relevant and kind of interesting.

[Catrin]

Interesting Oak, thanks!