Roast Cauliflower with Vadouvan Butter

In the “How did I not know about this before?” category, allow me to introduce you to vadouvan, a delicious Indo-French curry spice mix that will blow your taste buds and your mind. Thanks to bro Joe for turning me on to vadouvan, though the real credit goes to the French colonists in seventeenth century Pundicherry, India who created the spice mix as they blended French and Indian cuisines. Vadouvan is complex and piquant but milder than traditional curry, and a truly exotic treat for your taste buds.

Joe learned about Vadouvan from his buddy Mourad, the modern Moroccan chef whose book Mourad-New Moroccan has become a classic. (You can read my review of the book and my take on Mourad’s recipe for baked beans here) Here’s what Mourad says about Vadouvan –

I can’t think about curry without going straight to vadouvan, on of my all time favorite seasoning ingredients….Vadouvan is a spice mix made with minced shallots and onions sauteed with curry spices and then dried to make a chunky blend. It lets you add the rich flavor of sauteed curry (as opposed to the unpleasant raw flavor of curry powder) to foods without having to cook that flavor into the dish. (Imagine wanting to add a bit of curry flavor to a poached egg – with vadouvan, you just sprinkle it on top)
Mourad New Moroccan

As with any spice mix, the exact spices and their proportions in any given vadouvan can vary, as can the preparation, depending on who&#...

Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - January 16, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD Tags: Vegetables cauliflower French curry vadouvan Source Type: blogs