if you like indian curry
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Even though it is 1:30am and I am in no way intoxicated, seeing this thread had made me feel excruciatingly hungry!
I kinda wish I was drunk stumbling into a curry house for a takeaway now!
I could do with a clear-out too so I wouldn't even mind the dreaded Sunday Poo.
Instead its a glass of water and a biscuit before bed. Ho-hum.
I kinda wish I was drunk stumbling into a curry house for a takeaway now!
I could do with a clear-out too so I wouldn't even mind the dreaded Sunday Poo.
Instead its a glass of water and a biscuit before bed. Ho-hum.
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Ne one fancy giving me a nice chicken tikka massala(sp?) recipe? I've tried one before but it was nothing like the one from several indian shops before..
Must feed 4 largeish ppl! ty
I second that request. My favourite local Chk Tikka Masala is so so, but somehow their chk tikka king prawn masalla is sublime. I have no idea how to even get close
Jar sauces, particularly supermarket sauces, never ever get close to a taste sensation. Bland and left wanting.
i have never tried it with beef.
glad you liked it
I was actually surprised it went in really well. Cooking with jar sauces i tend to find meat and sauce stay very separate, sauce tastes of sauce and meat of meat, but this worked together really nicely.
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Just buy a bag of finger chillies (birdseye aren't they?) from the supermarket and either chop the top off and leave the seeds in or split down the middle and scrap out the seeds depending on how much heat you can endure.
Ne one fancy giving me a nice chicken tikka massala(sp?) recipe? I've tried one before but it was nothing like the one from several indian shops before..
Must feed 4 largeish ppl
i am not sure this would work but....
cook the sauce part of the recipe on page 1.
then add about 3-4 tablespoons of greek yogurt.
most restaurants have a basic sauce for quickness, then for each dish, they just add the ingrediants required for that dish
Ive tried pretty much every jarred curry that Tesco sell and they're all **** poor.
Only thing i have found that makes a semi-decent curry is Pattacks curry pastes. You fry the meat in the paste first then add other ingredients, like tinned tomatoes, garlic, chillies etc. I often marinade the meat in the paste over night to give the meat a bit more flavour.
Also tastes nice if you add a bit of yoghurt or cream to make a creamier curry.
It also tastes nice mixed 1:1 with plain yoghurt to make a marinade to make chicken kebabs.
The Paste is pretty much spices mixed with ghee (i think). So its almost like making your own curry but using a spice mix. Hopefully using seeds and crushing them as I make the curry will produce a tastier dish. Hopefully more like the ones you can get from indian restaurants.
Only thing i have found that makes a semi-decent curry is Pattacks curry pastes. You fry the meat in the paste first then add other ingredients, like tinned tomatoes, garlic, chillies etc. I often marinade the meat in the paste over night to give the meat a bit more flavour.
Also tastes nice if you add a bit of yoghurt or cream to make a creamier curry.
It also tastes nice mixed 1:1 with plain yoghurt to make a marinade to make chicken kebabs.
The Paste is pretty much spices mixed with ghee (i think). So its almost like making your own curry but using a spice mix. Hopefully using seeds and crushing them as I make the curry will produce a tastier dish. Hopefully more like the ones you can get from indian restaurants.
Times like this, I wish I lived somewhere I could cook my own food
Are you in prison?
Some of these look very good indeed!
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this looks really nice, think i might give it a try.
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pattaks sauces are the best I find, but will give this a try 
Bought a granite pestle and mortar today, Tesco finest for £8 
. Ready for my spices arriving.
Also, I didnt know which chillies to buy so I bought a pack of green chillies and a pack of mixed chillies.
The mixed pack contains: Scotch Bonnet (very small), Bird Eye, Serenade, Jalepeno and a Hungarian Hot Wax.
Chuck them all in? or will it not taste right with lots of different chillies?
. Ready for my spices arriving.Also, I didnt know which chillies to buy so I bought a pack of green chillies and a pack of mixed chillies.
The mixed pack contains: Scotch Bonnet (very small), Bird Eye, Serenade, Jalepeno and a Hungarian Hot Wax.
Chuck them all in? or will it not taste right with lots of different chillies?
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As long as I can bag all the ingedients, I am going to cook this on Thursday.
Am I likely to be able to get most of the stuff in a large Sainsburys?
Am I likely to be able to get most of the stuff in a large Sainsburys?
yes you should but it will be more expensive than an indian store.
not sure about the methi (dried fenugreek leaves) but you can always leave it out
Bought a granite pestle and mortar today, Tesco finest for £8
Also, I didnt know which chillies to buy so I bought a pack of green chillies and a pack of mixed chillies.
The mixed pack contains: Scotch Bonnet (very small), Bird Eye, Serenade, Jalepeno and a Hungarian Hot Wax.
Chuck them all in? or will it not taste right with lots of different chillies?
i just use use small birds eye green chillies. as i said in the recipe, you dont have to eat them. unless you want to
i use scoth bonnets for west indian currys, they taste different.
pattaks sauces are the best I find, but will give this a try
i am not a snob,
but i never use ready made pastes or sauces