Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai - Chapter 520

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 I don’t know what happened after I changed the black rock’s trajectory as it flew off into the distance.

 Oh well, there’s probably no one in the desert so it would just stop somewhere.

 I change my focus from the black rock to Baghdad for now and approach him.

 I also confirmed that both Salva and Shanaria are safe. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Umm, are you alright?」

「A, aahh. I’m sorry, I caused you trouble because of my worhtlessness」

 The broken remains of his sand armor are scattered around, but Baghdad himself appears to be fine.

 While there are some scratches here and there, there don’t appear to be serious injuries.

 I sigh in relief for now.

「You idiot! What kind of magic did you release!? Are you trying to kill us! What would you do if something were to happen to Salva-sama!」

「It’s enough, Shanaria. I was the one who said I wanted to come along and see it in the first place. And everything turns out to be fine thanks to Al. It’s not right to blame Al for it」

 Shanaria didn’t blame me any more than that when Salva followed up like that.

 I thought it would just penetrate the enclosing barrier, but I didn’t think it would go to this extent.

 I’m feeling so bad since I caused them to experience all sorts of dangerous situations.

「Still, to think you would break the defensive magic of Baghdad, known as the guardian deity of Lazur. I thought it would be the safest to be behind Baghdad, but I broke into a cold sweat back there」

「Eh? Baghdad was such an amazing person?」

 I’ve heard that he has the most amount of mana, but I hadn’t heard that much.

「There is no magician in this country who has better defensive magic than Baghdad」

「……s, so it’s like that」

 Being able to penetrate his defensive magic, my magic was quite dangerous, huh?

 It might be a good decision I hadn’t been using magic seriously until now.

「Boy――no, Al. There is one thing I want to ask」

 The sprawled Baghdad listlessly sat up and asked me. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 When someone like him with a large stature was to sit down, he became at eye-level with me - who was standing.

「What is it?」

「……was your magic just now serious?」

 Actually, it was not serious at all, but it was difficult for me to say it.

 Baghdad is a magician who takes pride in his defense magic. So I should be humble in order not to hurt his feelings.

 But, when I saw his blue eyes looking at me straight in the eye, all those considerations vanished.

 It seemed like a question a genuine magician would ask and seemed to be asking for the truth.

「No, it’s not serious」

「……is that so. The world sure is wide. I have to train myself more. Thank you for being honest」

 Baghdad didn’t get angry at my reply as he showed me a genuine desire to improve himself and gratitude.

 He’s actually a straightforward and good guy.

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 After completing Baghdad’s request, we all returned to Rassha’s house once again.

「Now then, as promised I will teach you the recipe for Darry」

「Ooh, I’ve been waiting for this!」

 That’s right, the reason for all this trouble was for curry, not Baghdad’s ‘Darry’.

 There are plenty of spices like cumin, coriander, and turmeric in the store, Baghdad also carries around some special spices so it’s just the right place to make it. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 I actually feel sorry for Rassha since her house was turned into a royalty’s playground, but it seems like her family was paid a huge amount of money in exchange so I decided not to worry about it.

 The basic layout of Rassha’s house doesn’t seem much different from the typical rural houses in Koryatt village.

 Just that the kitchen is quite large since it is used as a place to process and treat the spices.

 There are a lot of seasonings and spices, probably because there are many dishes here that use spices.

 Incidentally, the only people in the kitchen are Baghdad and me.

 The recipe for Darry is something not to be told to others so he can’t share it even with Salva and Shanaria.

「Now, I will teach you my family recipe of Darry」

「Please!」

「First, let’s start with the basic spices of cumin, coriander, and turmeric」

 I’m actually so happy he’s teaching me while cooking the dish since I was having trouble making curry.

 After lighting the firewood, he put a frying pan onto the simple stove and poured some oil into it.

「First are all the spices. A teaspoon of mustard seed, cassia, cardamom, and cumin」

「Eh, what is this stage? You already added the spices now?」

「This is the cooking method to infuse the spices into the oil through tempering1. I can’t say it’s an absolutely necessary step but if you don’t do this at the start, the aroma and taste will be different」

「I, I see」

 I didn’t know that spice curry has that sort of cooking process.

 I listened to Baghdad’s words and wrote them in the memo properly

「Other spices that can be added to this are mustard seed and fenugreek. There are also multiple combinations with coriander or nigella, but three or four types of them are enough. At this step, the most important is for them not to burn them. If it gets burned then the whole thing will be ruined. And if that happened it’s best to throw them all away」

「That’s……」

 Apparently, it is more important than I thought and I was surprised at Baghdad’s explanation.

 Once the oil has absorbed the aroma from the spices, gently remove them to a large bowl.

 But, there’s no need to remove all of them cleanly, just some that bother you.

 Then, add chopped onion, garlic, and ginger and start frying them. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Uwaa, what a nice smell」

 It already smelled so delicious at this stage, I could tell that this was really different from when I made it myself.

 After that, the cooking process was mostly the same as when I did it.

 After frying the onions until they are golden brown, add three spices of cumin, coriander, and turmeric, and mix them all up with things like tomato sauce and chicken meat.

 The spice mix is at one teaspoon, which is not largely different from when I made my curry.

 So just where does the difference lay?

「When it boils, add lassi in addition to water that will reduce the spiciness and make it milder」

「I see」

 I had also heard of adding yogurt to curry in my previous life. It seems like that process has some kind of meaning.

 Could it be, it’s this? Is it really this? But in the end, this step is only to make the curry milder and it is not necessarily required.

 I’m sure there must be some other major factors besides this.

 As I watched Baghdad’s cooking process so as to not miss anything, he picked up a certain seasoning.

「Next you add salt to adjust the seasoning, add additional spices according to your taste, and simmer it 」

「Salt!?」

 Seeing Baghdad suddenly throwing some salt into the mix, I let out a shout of astonishment.

「……did you not add salt when you made it yourself? Spices are in the end just spices, they don’t have the umami for the dish. It won’t have any flavor if you don’t add salt, right?」

「Tha, that’s right. Aaahh, so the one thing that is lacking from the one I made is salt.....?」

 I finally understand why there’s no umami in the curry I made.

 It’s not the right combination of spices, lack of ingredients, or missing cooking process, but just simply no salt to bring out the umami and balance the taste, that’s what lacking.

 As I was in shock by that shocking fact, Baghdad served the roux on a plate, I guess it had finished simmering. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Try eating it」

 Taking a spoon, I nervously brings the curry Baghdad make to my mouth.

「It’s delicious」

 What Baghdad made is unmistakably a real curry.

 This is exactly the kind of spice curry I was aiming for.

 It’s different from those store-bought roux as its mellow fragrance and umami are concentrated.

 Maybe it’s because he added lassi earlier that the spices - which were a little strong earlier - now become milder and easier to eat.

 Aah, this is the kind of curry I wanted to eat.

 A flavor full of its umami and richness!

「A basic Darry is like this. And, what’s written here is the ultimate secret recipe for applying those processes to make Darry」

 Saying that, Baghdad hands me a memo pad.

 While the process of cooking doesn’t change that much, there are curry with the combination of many spices written inside.

 From the extremely spicy curry, Lazurian prefers the mild curry with less spiciness.

 It contains how to prepare the spices and secret ingredients to make the curry in great detail.

「This is my family’s secret. I feel regretful, but please don’t carelessly spread the recipe to others. But well, I don’t mind if you imitate it by yourself」

「Understood! Thank you very much for such a valuable thing!」

「This is as thanks for showing me the vastness of the world and my own inexperience. Now I will not be arrogant and be able to move forward」

 When I quickly bowed to him, Baghdad smiled at me with a somewhat bright expression on his face.

 Although Baghdad is someone who boasts a high mana amount and skill, it seems like he has his own worries.

 I’m not too informed of it, but if it makes him satisfied then it’s fine. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 I also got myself the clue to make a delicious curry recipe so I’m completely satisfied with the result.

「Oi, Al! Baghdad! Is the Darry not ready yet! I can’t stand such a violent smell coming out of the kitchen! Let me eat if it’s done!」

「Salva-sama, if you are in that much hurry……」

「You’re noisy, Shanaria. Even if you say that, drool is spilling out from your lips you know」

「Th, this is not drool, this is sweat!」

「Hmph, you’re sweating quite a lot at that part of your body, huh」

 

As I was feeling sentimental about the result along with Baghdad, I heard noisy voices coming from Salva and Shanaria in the back.

 Hearing that, Baghdad and I looked at each other and smiled wryly. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

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TL Note 

1. Tempering spices is a traditional method to extract the full flavor from spices. It captures and maintains the essence and aroma of the spices in hot oil, infusing the final dish with a distinct flavor and fragrance.

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