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Avoid charred marks when stir-frying with curry powder
I suspect you're seeing charred spices stuck to the veg.
A lot of stir frying advice assumes you want the veg lightly cooked, not softened very much. In that case you may well want to add the spice ...
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Avoid charred marks when stir-frying with curry powder
Adding powdered spice before even heating the oil is almost certainly going to result in burnt spices, so I believe this is what you are seeing when you refer to "charred marks" on your ...
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Avoid charred marks when stir-frying with curry powder
You toast your whole spices in the oil first. The whole spices are for a lack of a better word, raw. Toasting them releases all the oils and tannins and activates the flavours.
Then you add your ...
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How to cook multiple batches in a wok without things burning
I would say that if things are sticking to your wok, you probably have not used it enough and have not built up enough seasoning on it. Or you are not using enough oil, or cooking with dare I say it, ...
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