B.E best curry maker..
Jan 10th 2008 | 10:02 pm
#17
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Re: B.E best curry maker..
I make a pretty mean curry. It is a Friday night thing born out of a desire to use up what is in the fridge, feeling liberated and thus creative by finishing the working week and, most importantly, the desire to earn enough brownie points to get a knee trember on Saturday morning.
It is a fusion of indian and chinese cooking: I fry onions, garlic and mushrooms and set to one side. I then fry chicken and re-introduce the onions, garlic and mushroom (how do you do
). I then add white wine, a tin of tomatoes, garam masala, turmeric, chinese five spices, chili powder (or better still fresh chillis), chick peas, capsicums, salt, pepper and simmer for 30 minutes. Before serving add beef gravy granules to thicken ever so slightly (beef works somehow), remove from the heat and add a generous portion of sour cream and fresh coriander. Yum!
It is a fusion of indian and chinese cooking: I fry onions, garlic and mushrooms and set to one side. I then fry chicken and re-introduce the onions, garlic and mushroom (how do you do
). I then add white wine, a tin of tomatoes, garam masala, turmeric, chinese five spices, chili powder (or better still fresh chillis), chick peas, capsicums, salt, pepper and simmer for 30 minutes. Before serving add beef gravy granules to thicken ever so slightly (beef works somehow), remove from the heat and add a generous portion of sour cream and fresh coriander. Yum!Fry large onion in plenty of oil and add 3 cloves of garlic minced, 2 small red chillies chopped (with seeds if brave) and 2inch piece of fresh ginger grated. Fry until soft. Add 2 tsps each of ground cumin and ground coriander and 1tsp of tumeric. Use either diced lamb or chicken and fry in the spicy mix until browned. Add large tin of chopped tomatoes, half the can of hot water and a beef oxo cube. Simmer for 1 hour until sauce reduced. Add a splash of cream and a handful of chopped fresh coriander and simmer for a further 10 mins. If the kids aren't eating it I will add cauliflower and green beans about 10 mins from end.
Jan 10th 2008 | 10:04 pm
#18
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Re: B.E best curry maker..
Mine is a very basic one but tasty none the less.
Fry large onion in plenty of oil and add 3 cloves of garlic minced, 2 small red chillies chopped (with seeds if brave) and 2inch piece of fresh ginger grated. Fry until soft. Add 2 tsps each of ground cumin and ground coriander and 1tsp of tumeric. Use either diced lamb or chicken and fry in the spicy mix until browned. Add large tin of chopped tomatoes, half the can of hot water and a beef oxo cube. Simmer for 1 hour until sauce reduced. Add a splash of cream and a handful of chopped fresh coriander and simmer for a further 10 mins. If the kids aren't eating it I will add cauliflower and green beans about 10 mins from end.
Fry large onion in plenty of oil and add 3 cloves of garlic minced, 2 small red chillies chopped (with seeds if brave) and 2inch piece of fresh ginger grated. Fry until soft. Add 2 tsps each of ground cumin and ground coriander and 1tsp of tumeric. Use either diced lamb or chicken and fry in the spicy mix until browned. Add large tin of chopped tomatoes, half the can of hot water and a beef oxo cube. Simmer for 1 hour until sauce reduced. Add a splash of cream and a handful of chopped fresh coriander and simmer for a further 10 mins. If the kids aren't eating it I will add cauliflower and green beans about 10 mins from end.
Jan 10th 2008 | 10:10 pm
#19
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Re: B.E best curry maker..
Mine is a very basic one but tasty none the less.
Fry large onion in plenty of oil and add 3 cloves of garlic minced, 2 small red chillies chopped (with seeds if brave) and 2inch piece of fresh ginger grated. Fry until soft. Add 2 tsps each of ground cumin and ground coriander and 1tsp of tumeric. Use either diced lamb or chicken and fry in the spicy mix until browned. Add large tin of chopped tomatoes, half the can of hot water and a beef oxo cube. Simmer for 1 hour until sauce reduced. Add a splash of cream and a handful of chopped fresh coriander and simmer for a further 10 mins. If the kids aren't eating it I will add cauliflower and green beans about 10 mins from end.
Fry large onion in plenty of oil and add 3 cloves of garlic minced, 2 small red chillies chopped (with seeds if brave) and 2inch piece of fresh ginger grated. Fry until soft. Add 2 tsps each of ground cumin and ground coriander and 1tsp of tumeric. Use either diced lamb or chicken and fry in the spicy mix until browned. Add large tin of chopped tomatoes, half the can of hot water and a beef oxo cube. Simmer for 1 hour until sauce reduced. Add a splash of cream and a handful of chopped fresh coriander and simmer for a further 10 mins. If the kids aren't eating it I will add cauliflower and green beans about 10 mins from end.
I find using tomato puree gives the curry a richer texture. I also love ( wait for it ) ......boiled eggs thrown in a curry , absolutley scrummy !!!
Jan 10th 2008 | 10:11 pm
#20
Gutter Gob!!
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Re: B.E best curry maker..
I also make a lovely one with prawns, coconut milk and boiled eggs. Starving now.
Jan 10th 2008 | 10:14 pm
#21
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Re: B.E best curry maker..
My friend makes one with Mango, quite a mild and sweet one , again i am not too keen as i like a hot curry.
So you up for a curry night next month then ....all home made of course.
Where will i get spices mind you
Jan 10th 2008 | 10:25 pm
#23
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From: Perth
Re: B.E best curry maker..
I get mine from an indian shop in Northbridge. When you get here I will take you down there.
Jan 11th 2008 | 6:18 am
#25
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Re: B.E best curry maker..
don't know if anyone else would agree Ast, other than my motley lot, but I do make a wicked Chicken and Butternut Squash curry......even if I do say so myself!!!
If I ever get out that way, I'll post one across
Ems x
If I ever get out that way, I'll post one across
Ems x
Jan 11th 2008 | 10:48 am
#26
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Re: B.E best curry maker..
Here's the secret to my ingredients, 
Jan 11th 2008 | 11:17 am
#27
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Re: B.E best curry maker..
When I was a kid my mum badly wanted the Khalid Aziz [Look North Presenter] Indian cook book. I bought it for her for Christmas & she worked her way through it week by week. That was until one of the recipes called for 16 cloves of garlic, my dad, not a garlic lover, refused to eat the meal & the book was consigned to the bookshelf for ever. Shame really some of the food was delicious
Jan 11th 2008 | 4:26 pm
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Jan 11th 2008 | 8:55 pm
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Re: B.E best curry maker..
Mine is a very basic one but tasty none the less.
Fry large onion in plenty of oil and add 3 cloves of garlic minced, 2 small red chillies chopped (with seeds if brave) and 2inch piece of fresh ginger grated. Fry until soft. Add 2 tsps each of ground cumin and ground coriander and 1tsp of tumeric. Use either diced lamb or chicken and fry in the spicy mix until browned. Add large tin of chopped tomatoes, half the can of hot water and a beef oxo cube. Simmer for 1 hour until sauce reduced. Add a splash of cream and a handful of chopped fresh coriander and simmer for a further 10 mins. If the kids aren't eating it I will add cauliflower and green beans about 10 mins from end.
Fry large onion in plenty of oil and add 3 cloves of garlic minced, 2 small red chillies chopped (with seeds if brave) and 2inch piece of fresh ginger grated. Fry until soft. Add 2 tsps each of ground cumin and ground coriander and 1tsp of tumeric. Use either diced lamb or chicken and fry in the spicy mix until browned. Add large tin of chopped tomatoes, half the can of hot water and a beef oxo cube. Simmer for 1 hour until sauce reduced. Add a splash of cream and a handful of chopped fresh coriander and simmer for a further 10 mins. If the kids aren't eating it I will add cauliflower and green beans about 10 mins from end.
I reckon the secret is loads of onions, ginger and garlic - frying for ages, and not very much of the spices at all.
