Curry

[Csargo]

Does anyone have any curry recipes? I've never tried it, but have heard from a few people that it is good. So, I decided I wanted to try it and wanted to see if anyone had a good recipe.

[Geoffrey S]

Jummy. All the time.

[naut]

Never had curry! Wha!?!?! Are you serious. I live off curry, I've grown up with plenty of Indian friends so I eat it often.

Ok, this is the recipe I use, not very Indian, more like a British pub curry.

Ingredients:
3 tbs Tikka Paste
0.5-1 tsp Cumin
2 tbs Tomato Paste
1 tsp Coriander
1.5 tsp Keen's Curry Powder
1.5 tsp Garam Masala
1 clove Garlic
1 Chicken Stock Cube
1 Chopped Onion
Salt and Pepper
Chicken
Potato (Pre-cooked)

Method:
Chop/grate garlic and mix in a oven safe bowl with tikka paste, cumin, tomato paste, coriander, curry powder, garam masala, chicken stock and salt and pepper. Add about 400-500 mLs of water (use any amount really, depends on how thick you want it, if you want it thicker add more tomato and spice in ratio, or cheat and use flour) and stir. Chop chicken and potato into chunks, and add to the mixture. Depending on how crunchy you like your onion you could pre-cook it or mix it in raw.

Cooking time around an hour to an hour and a half in a 180ºC oven. Nuking in the microwave will reduce cooking time, but the slow oven cook is much better.

[rajpoot]

So, uhh, I've never understood how Western people have curry. I mean, here, its like a standard base for half of our food, vegetables, non-veg, most of it can be prepared in liquid medium called 'curry'. That is then eaten with rice or 'roti'.

[atheotes]

So, uhh, I've never understood how Western people have curry. I mean, here, its like a standard base for half of our food, vegetables, non-veg, most of it can be prepared in liquid medium called 'curry'. That is then eaten with rice or 'roti'.

true... most of what we eat can be classified as curry... but i guess the british/european version of curry is quite different from our Indian version...

I would suggest you try the British version first as it might be easier on your palate...

[InsaneApache]

Put plenty of chillis in it.

[Fragony]

So, uhh, I've never understood how Western people have curry. I mean, here, its like a standard base for half of our food, vegetables, non-veg, most of it can be prepared in liquid medium called 'curry'. That is then eaten with rice or 'roti'.

Well start talking already how do we make it. And while you are at it I want to know how to make that ' lassi' drink. And that dahl stuff.

[rajpoot]

how to make that ' lassi' drink.

This one's easy. First of all you need curd (not yogurt). You simply fill half a glass with curd, add sugar to taste, add some water if you want it thin, and then blend it all with some crushed ice. Garnish with dry fruits.

Dahl is what is called pulses/lentils/beans. You need to soak them in water for, like, 3-7 hours, depending on what 'seed' are you using. Then there are many different ways of making different 'dahls'. Generally, an onion or two, a few cloves of garlic are chopped and put in a wok with a tablespoon of oil, and cooked until the onion turn golden, then a chopped tomato is added, some salt to taste, chilli powder. Meanwhile the soaked dahl is 'cooked' in a airtight vessel with some more water, until it's tender enough to eat. Then it's all mixed togather over heat.
Here is a more specific one.

Handful Rajma (Kidney beans), Tur Dal, Moong Dal, Chilka Urad Dal
2 Handsful Moong Dal
3 Tomatoes Puree
1 Onion finely chopped
2 - 3 tblsp Oil
1 tsp Jeera (cumin)
3 - 4 Garlic Cloves
1/2 tsp Turmeric
Chilli Powder to taste
1 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Garam Masala

Garnishing
Coriander
Green Chillies slit from center
Butter
Salt

Soak rajma overnight. Let the other dals soak for 2 hrs before preperation.
Boil all dals for 10 mins in the cooker. They must be 75% cooked.
Take a pan put oil .
Add jeera into the hot oil. After it splutter put the chopped onions .
Once a little pink, put the tomato puree and the masalas. Let it cook till oil separates.
Then put the tadka in the cooker along with some salt and water and again set it to cook for 10 mins.
When done open the cooker and pour the daal in a dish and add some coriander, green chillies and butter.

[Fragony]

Thank you! Indian food is devine, period.

[Ja'chyra]

2 teaspoons of coriander seeds
1 teaspoon of black pepper corns
4 cloves of garlic
1"-1.5" cube of ginger or galangal
2 stalks of lemongrass
1 tablespoon of lime juice
lime leaves or rind if you like them
2 tablespoons of ground nut oil
15-20 green chillies
salt

Put all of the above in blender or mortar and pestle and mix till it is a smoothish paste.

Cook chicken and whatever veg you like in a wok and add a teaspoon of the paste cook till the meat is cooked through and add chicken stock and coconut milk in equal measures till you have enough sauce for your liking.

Serve with whatever you like, you can also substitute chicken for prawns and a dash of fish oil if you like seafood, I don't but have been told it's very nice by someone who ate it more than once ;)

[UltraWar]

Get a Balti.