Curry recipes

DB loves to have curry, we brought back a load of Patak's on our last trip! I've done a search for some recipes and don't know what to have for a good curry, or what even each type of curry is supposed to be like. I still have Vicky's curry recipe I need to try, but I thought I'd try to gather some others. Does anyone have some curry recipes they don't mind sharing or point me to a place to find some?

Get yourself a Madhur Jaffrey cookbook! She's fabulous!

Google the BBC recipe website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/ and select Madhur Jaffrey from the list of chefs, her recipes are always excellent.

Get yourself a Madhur Jaffrey cookbook! She's fabulous!

Especially World Vegetarian. It's one of my favourites....

Google the BBC recipe website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/ and select Madhur Jaffrey from the list of chefs, her recipes are always excellent.

I didn't know she was on the BBC site! Thanks for that! 

balmerhon's favorite uncle's south indian chicken curry

(serves 2)

2 chicken breasts
1 medium onion, chopped
2-3 good sized garlic cloves, chopped or crushed
1 inch piece of ginger, finely chopped
1 rounded Tbsp of Patak's hot madras curry paste (more or less to taste)
about 1 cup of chicken broth
1/2 can coconut milk

Fry onion, garlic, and ginger over low heat until transluscent. Add paste and give a good stir. Add chicken and fry until golden. Add chicken broth and bring to boil, then turn down and allow to simmer until chicken is cooked through. Add coconut milk and allow to heat up but don't let it boil.

This curry is quite runny. We like it that way but you can reduce the amount of liquid or thicken it if you want with cornflour.

Serve over basmati rice with raita and popodums.

You can substitute any kind of meat or fish (though fish would go in last rather than cooking early on). You could also adapt to veggies though I've never tried it. This is a simple curry and not meant to be adulterated with the addition of other ingredients though!

We make this at least once a month.

Thank you!

I did a quick search on the BBC website and one of the ones I wanted to try, the Chicken Tikka Masala was taken down! 

So many of the recipes I see online, such as Recipezaar, mention that it's curry, but don't mention what type it is. I don't know much about these spices and the heat, so unless it has the name and DB can tell me, I have no idea what the heat is.

Please keep them coming if anyone else is willing to share! I made a roast chicken yesterday and curry seems like a great way to use it up. 

If he's missing British-style curry house food, this book might be useful:



We have it, and find it easy to follow and useful.

Thanks, Kate-mate! That sounds exactly like what I'm looking for! I thought there might be a difference between something like an English curry house or Patak's and an Indian curry. Does it just have the British measurements or does it also use metric? One of the comments mentioned to US reviewers that they needed to understand this difference since some said they had problems. I don't have British measuring cups or spoons, but could easily do metric.

He wants to do a curry night with some friends and have them try different types, but I forgot and have used some of the Korma. 

Hmmm...can't find it at the moment (it might be back at my in-laws), so can't look up the measurements right now, but I'll keep looking.

Besides the pint difference, I don't think that using US cups/spoons will make a big difference.

I'd be very surprised to see a British cookbook done in cups -even if they are metric ones. I'm not sure I've ever seen that. I suspect it's in weight so all you'd need would be a scale.

Thanks, Kate-mate! That sounds exactly like what I'm looking for! I thought there might be a difference between something like an English curry house or Patak's and an Indian curry. Does it just have the British measurements or does it also use metric? One of the comments mentioned to US reviewers that they needed to understand this difference since some said they had problems. I don't have British measuring cups or spoons, but could easily do metric.

This is a good site for conversions: http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/cookingconversions.asp?Action=find

I wasn't sure how much of a difference there is between the sizes. I know the that small milk cartons the kids at work get are labeled to be a pint, but they are much smaller than the pint sized glasses or milk bottles I've seen in the UK.

I have a scale, so I can measure everything out. It'll be practice for when we eventually move!

A simple curry that I got from Nigella's Express is to just do a store-bought Thai curry paste + coconut milk.  I use half a can of coconut milk for a curry for 2.  Usually add my own flavours with peppers, onions, raisins, chickpeas, etc.  Usually add some heavy handfuls of coriander and red pepper flakes.  It's like making spaghetti bol. from scratch - different every time & cooked to your whims!

I am DEFINATELY going to try balmerhons recipe! Sounds delish!