Anyone interested in cooking curry?

Geege

Any suggestions on what I should cook next? I've recently had Prawn Masala, Madras (from a jar) and home cooked Chicken Balti & Pilau Rice last night. Perhaps something hotter, but I'm not sure. Vindaloo or Phall maybe

majnu

Best thing is to invite around an asian girl to teach you, but then none of them know how to cook anymore lol, so you need to find an old asian lady who is willing to help you out. Some of the best foods are the vegetable and lental dishes they add so much variety.

I don't know if you have come across this dish but Pickled Aubergine and Potatoe with basmati rice is fantastic!

majnu

If you're feeling adventerous try Haleem, Nihari or Piya. They take hours to cook and are a Sunday dish of the day in many resturaunts.

SeanT

I've had a variation on this (with meat aswell) - very nice.

Geege

I'm currently cooking chicken vindaloo Third curry this week

Based on majnu suggestions, my next idea is to cook Haleem and then perhaps Nihari   they both look so tasty!!

jp_bl_68

I use 'Indian Cooking' by Lalita Ahmed. I think my mum bought it in the 70s so I don't know if you can still get hold of it. It has a great korma recipe that I use frequently, it's really easy:

fry 1 onion
seal 3 cubed chicken breasts (but you could use legs and thighs)
add the spices: a small handful of cardomom pods, cloves, cassia bark, peppercorns, 1 teaspoons of garamasala, cumin, dried corriander, curry powder (or more if you want it hot, maybe add some fresh chillies too), tumeric, a thumbsize chunk of grated ginger and 1 clove of greated garlic
mix in 6 tablespoons of plain yoghurt (you could swap some of the plain yoghurt for coconut milk)
then add 1/2 pint of water
then mix in 6 table spoons of almond powder (you might need to use more/less depending on how thick you want the sauce

Bring it to a gentle simmer, cover and leave for as long as you want really. I usually leave it on the heat for about 2 hours, stirring occassionally.

huwg

I agree that Madhur Jaffreys Ultimate Curry Bible is a great book.
The chicken kebab recipes are great.


I also use Keith Floyd's "Floyd on India"

jp_bl_68

Jaffrey's great but you need to be careful with her recipes as I seem to remember in her TV show she had she had a fondness for salt.

vader100

Salt is not a problem as everyting is cooked from scratch. The salt myth only exists in the western microwave food world.

jp_bl_68

I remember watching her TV show and she did use a lot of salt, far more than I would ever consider using. Unless I was making my own bacalhau.