Ultimate curry thread with poll

[ParadigmShifter]

Everyone knows curry is the food of the gods.

So here's a poll and share your curry stories/recipes.

EDIT: I'm a Jalfrezi man, like a vindaloo though. Sultanas should never be anywhere near a curry. Potatoes should always be in there though.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

I'm not sure if I've ever had curry. What's it made of?

 

[ParadigmShifter]

Never had curry???

It's made of onions, garlic, ginger and chilli mainly.

 

[emzie]

I'm not sure if I've ever had curry. What's it made of?

Curry is a generic term for spiced sauces.

I'm most familiar with curried chicken in a west indies tradition. I find it to be delicious when cooked right.

 

[warpus]

Does butter chicken count as curry? I don't really eat much indian food - but when I do, butter chicken is always on my mind.

 

[ParadigmShifter]

I'm not too familiar with West Indian curry - I believe it to be based on the chinese style? I hope it has no sultanas. And it should really be goat for proper West Indian curry.

 

[ParadigmShifter]

I'm not including butter chicken/tandoori/tikka with no sauce in this discussion. It must have gravy sauce!

 

[stormbind]

Sweet aubergine curry is my favourite

Second favourite is creamy cashew curry. Neither are in your list

 

[emzie]

I'm not too familiar with West Indian curry - I believe it to be based on the chinese style? I hope it has no sultanas. And it should really be goat for proper West Indian curry.

I think it's Indian since there's a lot of Indians there, transported as indentured servants to British colonies. A lot more Indians than Asians at any rate (unless you want to count Indians as Asians to which I would say ur stupid)

I know quite a few Trinidadians and I've only ever had chicken or shrimp curry. This might be more to do with the fact that goat isn't as popular a dish in Canada as chicken or shrimp (or beef, beef curry is quite good though something feels morally amiss with it).

 

[ParadigmShifter]

Korma could probably qualify for cashew curry (it's cream and coconuts often with other nuts).

So vote other! I just went through the takeaway menu and added some chinese, thai and west indian options

 

[BCLG100]

Bhuna or a Madras, though even then i'm quite partial to a Rogan Josh every now and then!

 

[stormbind]

I'm not sure if I've ever had curry. What's it made of?

Like a spanish omelette, it can be made of anything. However, instead of eggs you would use a varied mixture such as:

Coconut Milk
Curry powder
Curry leaves
Ginger
Chillies (various)
Medium onions
Basil
Garlic
Salt
Sugar
Cumin seeds

The base could be any vegetable, fish or meat but obviously some things are ruined less easily than others

Serve with rice.

 

[BCLG100]

The base could be any vegetable, fish or meat but obviously some things are ruined less easily than others

Serve with rice.

Whatever is going off basically.

 

[ParadigmShifter]

Basic curry sauce recipe is this:

1 small bag (yes, a bag!) full of onions, peeled and chopped or whizzed in a blender.
1 whole garlic (yes, a whole garlic! not just a clove), chopped or whizzed.
Small tin of tomatoes.
Couple of inches ginger, whizzed. You can use powdered ginger instead.
4 pints water.

Get a big pan and boil those up for a couple of hours, skim off the yellow froth every so often.

End up with a lovely golden sauce.

You then add meat or veggies, extra spices (cumin, fenugreek, paprika, etc) and top it off with garam masala.

EDIT: Note - you keep the curry sauce for 8 servings, freeze the rest.

 

[Perfection]

Small is not a good descriptor. Shame on you, Paradigm.

 

[ParadigmShifter]

You know the sort of medium bag of onions you get, say 8-10 onions.

Maybe 3 really big onions, but small onions are more flavoursome.

EDIT: I forgot, you should fry some cumin first then the onions and garlic, then add water and tomatoes (also whizzed).

 

[stormbind]

Whatever is going off basically.

That's probably why the spices are so important

I don't like ParadigmShifter's recipe much. The ingredients and method remind me of an Indian take-away for consumption with a lot of beer, and I think the ingredients I posted reflect a far superior home dinner. Sorry PS

 

[ParadigmShifter]

Curry powder rules it out as authentic curry though, so you lose

 

[stormbind]

You know the sort of medium bag of onions you get, say 8-10 onions.

Maybe 3 really big onions, but small onions are more flavoursome.

Online recipes tend to specify Shallots. However, I think curry-lovers use whatever is cheapest on the day

 

[ParadigmShifter]

If I can't be arsed making the curry sauce I go for curry paste rather than the salty sauces. Curry powder isn't too bad.