Made Indian food—house and clothes smell like curry now

[Anonymous]

I made Butter Chicken in my Instant Pot. Came out great! But now my house, my clothes, my hair smells like curry. How do I get the smell out. I even changed my clothes and I still smell it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I made Butter Chicken in my Instant Pot. Came out great! But now my house, my clothes, my hair smells like curry. How do I get the smell out. I even changed my clothes and I still smell it.

I mean, what do you do when you cook onions or garlic or another strong smelling food? Open the windows and air your house out. Put your clothes in the laundry and if you have long hair, take a shower and wash your hair or spray some perfume. It's not hard.

[Anonymous]

Run the exhaust hood, open the windows, shower and do laundry.
Next time get takeout if you’re so sensitive.

[Anonymous]

Heat up some white vinegar and water (equal parts) on the stove and let simmer. Will help get rid of cooking odors!

[Anonymous]

Using "curry" to describe Indian food is offensive, FYI.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Using "curry" to describe Indian food is offensive, FYI.

Why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Using "curry" to describe Indian food is offensive, FYI.

Don’t bother. There were several posts yesterday that stated it’s a common slur but they were deleted. I even sent a comment over with the report button about the posters that were offended were getting deleted but apparently that’s how it works here.

Maybe he thinks we’re ‘too sensitive’. Whatever. Pretty much every Indian kid growing up in America has had to deal with “smell like curry” comments, and it’s hurtful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Using "curry" to describe Indian food is offensive, FYI.

Why?

+1 I’m sure OP’s house literally smells like curry because it’s the dominant spice in her dish, and in many Indian food recipes. It’s delicious but very fragrant, just like onions/garlic.

I second boiling some white vinegar in water in your stove for a little while, or you can add some orange peel, vanilla and cinnamon to the pot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Using "curry" to describe Indian food is offensive, FYI.

Don’t bother. There were several posts yesterday that stated it’s a common slur but they were deleted. I even sent a comment over with the report button about the posters that were offended were getting deleted but apparently that’s how it works here.

Maybe he thinks we’re ‘too sensitive’. Whatever. Pretty much every Indian kid growing up in America has had to deal with “smell like curry” comments, and it’s hurtful.

WTH? Someone said they cooked a type of food and now their house smells like x spice?
People provided helpful hints on getting the smell out.

How is this offensive? Must be hard to be you, always looking to be offended.

[Anonymous]

This is why I put a door in my kitchen. I can’t stand food smell permeating clothes and drapes. It’s all strong food odors and not just ethnic foods. I fried some steak and forgot to closed the kitchen door. I can smell it on my coat for days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Using "curry" to describe Indian food is offensive, FYI.

Don’t bother. There were several posts yesterday that stated it’s a common slur but they were deleted. I even sent a comment over with the report button about the posters that were offended were getting deleted but apparently that’s how it works here.

Maybe he thinks we’re ‘too sensitive’. Whatever. Pretty much every Indian kid growing up in America has had to deal with “smell like curry” comments, and it’s hurtful.

WTH? Someone said they cooked a type of food and now their house smells like x spice?
People provided helpful hints on getting the smell out.

How is this offensive? Must be hard to be you, always looking to be offended.

1) There is not an X spice in that dish called curry. There are spices, like cumin, and ingredients like garlic and onions.

2) it’s not believable that cooking one barely Indian dish in an Instant Pot would permeate impossible to get out smell through her house, clothes and hair.

3) and really, your clothes smell so you ask DCUM what to do? Um, hello, Change your clothes. Think your hair smells? Okay, there’s this thing called shampoo. (Also invented in India by the way, your welcome).

[Anonymous]

My butter chicken recipe does not have curry in it. It has garam masala, cumin and coriander.

I make butter chicken at least once a month and my house/clothes never smell like it. Did you stir it with your hands or something? Maybe it’s under your nails.

Maybe cook it on the stovetop instead of in the slow cooker - that way it’s not permeating in your home for hours on end.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I made Butter Chicken in my Instant Pot. Came out great! But now my house, my clothes, my hair smells like curry. How do I get the smell out. I even changed my clothes and I still smell it.

I mean, what do you do when you cook onions or garlic or another strong smelling food? Open the windows and air your house out. Put your clothes in the laundry and if you have long hair, take a shower and wash your hair or spray some perfume. It's not hard.

For one dish, I'd say that IS hard.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Using "curry" to describe Indian food is offensive, FYI.

Don’t bother. There were several posts yesterday that stated it’s a common slur but they were deleted. I even sent a comment over with the report button about the posters that were offended were getting deleted but apparently that’s how it works here.

Maybe he thinks we’re ‘too sensitive’. Whatever. Pretty much every Indian kid growing up in America has had to deal with “smell like curry” comments, and it’s hurtful.

Almost all of the posts I removed yesterday were from a single poster. Ironically, that poster also asked that the thread be deleted. Just FYI, if you think a thread should be deleted, repeatedly pushing it to the top of Recent Topics is not a particularly brilliant strategy.

I routinely remove posts that are insulting towards Indians, many of which involve criticizing curry smells. But, I do not find the original post of this thread to be of that nature. After all, the poster describe the dish she cooked as "great". Presumably, she plans to make it again, but she wants advice about dealing with the smell. That doesn't seem like something that should be offensive.

If you have helpful advice for the original poster, please post it. Otherwise, please move on to another thread.

[Anonymous]

1. We have a powerful kitchen hood.

2. When I make Indian curries, any stew that cooks for the entire day, or any pungent food, I change my clothes before going out.