Home made curry

[matthewsamson]

I used to think the food looked like vomit but tasted great, then I understood that curries are probably a two thousand year cooking method for preserving food without refrigeration in very warm humid climates.

 

Respect.

[Champ]

Inspired to have a go at PR's posted recipe.

 

Accepting that shop bought naans come nowhere close to the real thing whose do you think make a reasonable replacement for a school night?

[Remmie]

A break maker and a pizza stone make home made Naan's really easy. Garam Masala should be used heavily.

[Champ]

Have just made your curry PR. Very straightforward. Rather than getting the food processor out..hate cleaning the thing...I added th e onion mixture to the tomatoes and used a hand blender and that worked fine.

 

A couple of tweaks to the recipe...I added some salt. Dont use a lot in my cooking but find you get a more 'authentic' taste with adding some salt, maybe 1/2 - 1 teasp. And also some ginger. I bought a piece and then forgot to put it in at the 'garlic' stage so added 1/4 teasp ground ginger to the tomato sauce.

 

Oh, and I didnt add the red chillies because it tasted surprisingly hot with just the one green chilli. As I say to my son, its not an exact science...

 

Looks good. Just waiting to see how it tastes with rice, naan and M&S onion bhajis on the side............

[Preston Red]

Glad you've tried it and hope you enjoy it. I used my hand blender as well for ease as getting the processor can be a total arseache.

 

I would've said M&S naans as well.

[Champ]

Glad you've tried it and hope you enjoy it. I used my hand blender as well for ease as getting the processor can be a total arseache.

 

I would've said M&S naans as well.

We did and it was very good, although it was hard for Mr C to admit after I told him where the recipe came from (he's a Tangerine). I have a recipe for Chicken Vindaloo that I have used for years which is very good but seemed more complicated than yours. Will be using this again

[Remmie]

I am making Tarka daal tonight, loosely following this recipe: BBC - Food - Recipes : Tarka dal

[Preston Red]

We did and it was very good, although it was hard for Mr C to admit after I told him where the recipe came from (he's a Tangerine). I have a recipe for Chicken Vindaloo that I have used for years which is very good but seemed more complicated than yours. Will be using this again

 

We all have a cross to bear haha.

 

Glad you guys enjoyed it. It's a good recipe that you can tweak around with like you've done and get it to your taste.

 

What's a Tarka daal like Remmie? Is it a hot or generally mild curry? I'll have a look at that recipe too.

[Remmie]

Daal is an Indian soup made with Lentils. Tarka Daal tends to use Chana Lentils which is your chunkier type and gives it a thicker texture. It's usually a pretty mild dish and had as a side order to temper the hotter curries in your average curry house, however I like to double up the spices and chillies to give it more kick and flavour and I love the stuff. I make a batch of it as it does take a couple hours to make and reheats nicely in the microwave at work. My Indian housemate seemed to like it so can't be too bad!

[Trumo]

Daal is an Indian soup made with Lentils. Tarka Daal tends to use Chana Lentils which is your chunkier type and gives it a thicker texture. It's usually a pretty mild dish and had as a side order to temper the hotter curries in your average curry house, however I like to double up the spices and chillies to give it more kick and flavour and I love the stuff. I make a batch of it as it does take a couple hours to make and reheats nicely in the microwave at work. My Indian housemate seemed to like it so can't be too bad!

 

One would expect it to be otter!

[Lee909]

I never did get round to making pineapple curry, made some with Banana before, was top notch. I love weird food, another reason to love Simon.

 

Sounds like you would have loved the garden fruit curry that i had in goa.

Allsorts of stuff in that Banana,pineapple,apricots,peas etc all in a korma style sauce.

[Champ]

What's a Tarka daal like Remmie?

 

Daal is the business. If ordering a takeaway I would always get a daal. Its usually made with yellow split peas. As Remmie says, though, it does take time to make but if you're having it as a side dish you will have enough left over to freeze for another time. Pretty sure the las ttime I made it I used a recipe from the BBC

[Remmie]

Daal is the business. If ordering a takeaway I would always get a daal. Its usually made with yellow split peas. As Remmie says, though, it does take time to make but if you're having it as a side dish you will have enough left over to freeze for another time. Pretty sure the las ttime I made it I used a recipe from the BBC

 

I am making Tarka daal tonight, loosely following this recipe: BBC - Food - Recipes : Tarka dal

This one?

[VladimirIlyich]

Why do i always think of a cute little fish eating mammal when i hear Tarka being mentioned?

[Champ]

This one?

Nah, I like a very simple daal, ie without tomatoes, so the one I used was Allegra McEvedy's Tarka Dhal from her Economy Gastronomy series. Each to their own....

[Carvalho Diablo]

Why do i always think of a cute little fish eating mammal when i hear Tarka being mentioned?

 

Rikki Tikki Tarvi ?

 

I'll get me coat...

[silverlining]

Why do i always think of a cute little fish eating mammal when i hear Tarka being mentioned?

 

Because of the cute little fish-eating mammal called Tarka in the famous book and film "Tarka The Otter"

[Trumo]

Why do i always think of a cute little fish eating mammal when i hear Tarka being mentioned?

 

I made that reference yesterday.

 

Because of the cute little fish-eating mammal called Tarka in the famous book and film "Tarka The Otter"

[VladimirIlyich]

My question was a bit rhetorical as Trumo mentioned the Curry being 'Otter yesterday.

[Remmie]

Yeah it was an overdone shit joke then as well!

[Jose Jones]

I'm having fish curry tonight. Even better the missus is preparing it as she has the day off so it should have had some good flavour developing time.

Only have one beer in the fridge though (James Squire Amber Ale). May have to remedy that situation on my way home.

[Carvalho Diablo]

Watching Forest Gump atm. When it's done I plan to make a chicken, pea and broccoli vindaloo. Just some plain boiled rice, pepper and salt. Expecting good things.

 

Just a shame I've got no spinach in.

[Total Longo]

Not quite homemade, but Lidl selling are Bockwurst. Ace.

 

 

 

[Bjornebye]

I had my first taste of currywurst a few years ago at winter wonderland and it was fucking amazing. Think I ended up having about 3 plates of it before we left the bar. 

[Carvalho Diablo]

Watching Forest Gump atm. When it's done I plan to make a chicken, pea and broccoli vindaloo. Just some plain boiled rice, pepper and salt. Expecting good things.

 

Just a shame I've got no spinach in.

Well that was a triumph, even if I say so myself.

 

Star of the show was the broccoli, cooked for only 2.5 minutes in boiling water with salt and a splash of fresh orange juice. Crunchy, fresh and totally delicious.