Curry

[Davey S2]

Ok who has got a really good homemade curry recipe?

I've tried a few using curry powder / paste but they usually end up tasting a bit powdery.

Happy to use spices rather than pre made powders and pastes but want something that you can knock up fairly quickly after work.

Heat wise anything up to Madras strength is fine for me.

Thanks

[rsbmw]

Perhaps take a look at my thread here. A few hours to make a base, but that gives you many portions to take out of the freezer and knock up a genuinely quick (and good) curry after work.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[Mobile Chicane]

I would get Rick Stein's India on your Christmas List. The recipe for Chettinad chicken curry is worth the cover price alone.

Whatever spices you can't find in local shops can be bought online.

[Davey S2]

rsbmw said:

Perhaps take a look at my thread here. A few hours to make a base, but that gives you many portions to take out of the freezer and knock up a genuinely quick (and good) curry after work.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Thanks will have a good look at that one.

[sgrimshaw]

Rick Stein's book is good as suggested above, also the Sainsburys Curry Recipe Collection book is excellent and only £5.

http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/serv...

[LeadFarmer]

I have the Hairy Bikers Great Curries book which has allowed me to make some very good curries...

[craig1912]

For restaurant style curries this book is good

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002S0KC1M/ref=dp-kind...

and you can get all the ingredients here

http://www.eastendfoods.co.uk

and if you don't want to buy loads of spices you can get "kits" here (also loads of good info)

http://www.curryfrenzy.com/

Edited by craig1912 on Wednesday 19th October 08:55

[vournikas]

LeadFarmer said:

I have the Hairy Bikers Great Curries book which has allowed me to make some very good curries...

100% agree with that.

We've not had one from that book that was anything other than outstanding. The Indonesian beef curry is astonishing; super spicy and rammed with flavour (not for the faint hearted, though)

[craig1912]

If anyone wants to use

http://www.curryfrenzy.com

You get a free curry kit with this code when buying something else

681565

[DMN]

On a similar vein to the post above, I've been using thespicery.com for the past two years. A new kit every month. Not had a bad one yet.

[grantSQ]

I've gone a bit overboard with Indian cookbooks over the past couple of years. The few I keep going back to are:

- Made in India by Meera Soodha, a lot of which was available on her website at one stage. A few really good curries (which I appreciate was what the OP was looking for!) but probably the best I've come across for sides, veg, bread, rice, etc

- Madhur Jaffrey's Curry Nation - includes a Rogan Josh Shepherd's Pie which is getting weekly outings at our place at the moment, plus a good few really tasty quick curries

- India Cookbook by Pushpesh Pant - 1000 recipes, have yet to find one that I wouldn't do again

- Indian Kitchen by Maunika Gowardhan, some of the recipes are a bit faffy (in fairness it does have separate chapters with quicker dishes) but there's a few crackers, including the best Butter Chicken I've come across yet

[Alex]

A basic curry is really easy, but the execution can make a big difference to the finished result.

Base sauce: Onions, garlic and ginger
Base spices: Coriander, Cumin, Turmeric, Chilli, Garam Masala
Body/colour: Chopped tomatoes
Optional: Coriander leaves, Cinnamon, Cloves, Cardamom, Yoghurt/Tamarind (souring agents), Sugar/Cream (sweetening agents)

My main tip is to add water to the sauce and allow it to reduce by half. This is where the richness and consistency comes from. Use plenty of oil or ghee (clarified butter).

[Davey S2]

grantSQ said:

- Madhur Jaffrey's Curry Nation - includes a Rogan Josh Shepherd's Pie which is getting weekly outings at our place at the moment, plus a good few really tasty quick curries

So after scouting through some cupboards we actually have this book. This sounds great so I will be giving it a try.

[grantSQ]

Davey S2 said:

So after scouting through some cupboards we actually have this book. This sounds great so I will be giving it a try.

The Karahi Chicken from that book is well worth a go as well. Quite hot and sounds a bit weird what with adding the oil at the end, but really tasty. Can be done in 20mins or so once you've got the spice mixes done, so ideal for a week night

[Cotty]

How about some videos
http://www.alskitchen.co.uk/

[LeadFarmer]

vournikas said:

100% agree with that.

We've not had one from that book that was anything other than outstanding. The Indonesian beef curry is astonishing; super spicy and rammed with flavour (not for the faint hearted, though)

I haven't tried that one but will be doing soon. I make my own garam masala from their recipe, and usually make the curry in bulk quantities then freeze in plastic takeaway containers.

Their Korma is fantastic along with Jalfrezi and Dopiaza. The only one that didn't impress me was their Rogan Josh which required a large cut of lamb and took a long time to cook, but maybe I did something wrong?

Incidentally, their Jalfrezi recipe also appears in one of their slimming books where they tell you to add cornflower to thicken the sauce, but this bit is omitted from the recipe in the curry book.

Impressive book none the less.

[SVX]

http://www.greatcurryrecipes.net/2013/05/22/a-trad...

This is an absolute winner! Also as MC stated above - Rick Stein's India is also a great read for inspiration.

As for any Shumba drinkers out there... This is pretty authentic too...

http://blog.redcarnationhotels.com/food-and-drink/...

[LeadFarmer]

vournikas said:

100% agree with that.

We've not had one from that book that was anything other than outstanding. The Indonesian beef curry is astonishing

Im going to give this one a try tonight. I notice it includes galangal which I've never used before. The 20 x chillies sound interesting.

[anonymous-user]

Cotty said:

How about some videos
http://www.alskitchen.co.uk/

Excellent tutorials, wife did the Hellfire curry, couldn't get a Scorpion chilli, had to make do with a Ghost instead, but wow, so easy and really insanely hot.

[6th Gear]

SVX said:

http://www.greatcurryrecipes.net/2013/05/22/a-trad...

This is an absolute winner![/url]

This looks Fantastic.

I will make this weekend but use pork shoulder steaks diced into cubes and slow cooked.

Thank you for posting.