Thread: Basic curry sauce.

This will do for most curry dishes.
Don't rush it. This should be enough for about 4 batches and will keep in the freezer.

3 onions.
6 fleshy green chillies.
2 inch piece of ginger.
6 garlic cloves.
1 teaspoon of turmeric.
1 teaspoon of corriander.
1 teaspoon of cumin.
2 tablespoons of tomato paste.
3 tablespoons oil or ghee.

Add oil to wok. High heat and fry the onions for about 10 minutes.
Don't brown the onions.

Now chop up the garlic, ginger and green chillies.

Add to the pan and cook on a lower heat for 10 minutes.

After they become translucent turn the heat down and add the spices.
cook very slowly for 5 mins.

Don't burn the spices!
Should look a bit like this.

After cooking leave to rest for 10 mins and then place into blender adding about a half pint of water.

After blending place back into wok and add the tomato paste.
Slowly cook for an hour, stirring occasionaly...Cook for longer if you can as it adds to the richness of the sauce.

It should end up looking something like this.

So, now you have your basic curry sauce.
Let's make Charley's cheeky chicken to go with it.

You'll need...
4 skinless chicken breasts.
2 cloves of grated garlic.
2 inch piece of grated ginger.
Juice of 1 lime.
1 teaspoon of chillie flakes.
1 teaspoon of olive oil.
1 tub of natural yoghurt.
1 teaspoon of tumeric.
2 tablespoons of tandoori curry paste.

Mix ingredients and marinate overnight.

Should look a bit like this.

Next day...
Fry the chicken in hot oil (in batches.)
I then usually add these ingredients.

Is that like a Korma Charley ?

Add some of the aforemade basic curry sauce...Cook until tender.
Finally adding a couple of teaspoon's Garam Massala.
Enjoy.

If you'd like a nice little side dish.

1 sliced banana.
Some sliced red pepper.
1 tub of plain yoghurt.

Originally Posted by charleyboy

Add some of the aforemade basic curry sauce...Cook until tender.
Finally adding a couple of teaspoon's Garam Massala.
Enjoy.

If you'd like a nice little side dish.

1 sliced banana.
Some sliced red pepper.
1 tub of plain yoghurt.

Thank you very much for this

Dillie. It's more like a Chicken Tikka/Tandoori sort of thing.

Top hole, old bean.

Originally Posted by charleyboy

cumin.

Originally Posted by charleyboy

turmeric.

Available in Tescos?

^More chance in Makro.

^
Makro for sure.

Edit - FP got there first

Turmeric, cumin and corriander are readily available at our fresh market.

The tumeric is in powder form. The other two are in seed form. Just toast them a little bit and then get the Missus' to 'bash' them up!

Thanks for the tip Marmers, regarding the rice!
Couple of mates coming round this afternoon... Had to have a quick test.

I like to add a bit of tumeric to the rice cooker to give some nice yellow rice.

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

I like to add a bit of tumeric to the rice cooker to give some nice yellow rice.

My rice cooker is already a sort of tan color.
I do give her a bit of currie now and then.