For you Curry Lovers

[jcol]

Hi everyone after seeing the thread about the home made kebab, i thought i would start a thread about a curry i make regulary

Chicken Tikka Massalla (by Gordon Ramsey)

Ingredients


Groundnut oil
1 large onion, peeled
2 fresh green chillies
1" piece of ginger, peeled
3 garlic cloves, peeled
½ tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp turmeric
2 tsp garam masala
1 tbsp soft brown sugar
1 tbsp tomato puree
400g tinned chopped tomatoes
4 boneless chicken breasts (approx 150g each), cubed
10 dried curry leaves4-6 tbsp natural yoghurt
Handful of fresh coriander leaves, chopped



Method



Heat two tablespoons of groundnut oil in a pan.
Slice the onion and fry in the oil.
Meanwhile, deseed and chop the chilli, chop the ginger and add to the hot pan, crush in the garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes to soften.
Add the chilli powder, turmeric, garam masala and sugar and cook for 1-2 minutes.
Next, add the tomato puree and chopped tomatoes to the pan and allow them to cook for a further few minutes.
Transfer the sauce to a food processor and blend until smooth.
Add a tablespoon of fresh groundnut oil into the pan and fry the chicken pieces until lightly coloured.
Pour in the blended sauce and add the curry leaves. Simmer gently for 10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
Stir in the yoghurt into the chicken curry along with half the chopped coriander and season to taste.
Serve with the steamed rice
and garnish with the remaining coriander.


vid here link

Enjoy

[giles]

Sounds good - now how about a massalla juice?

[siffy]

I'll try that, sounds fab.

[jcol]

Its really nice siffy, when i first saw the recipe i though 'is that all thats in it?' i was expecting more spices, but once its cooked and you add the yoghurt its really nice.

here is a better description of the cooking process


Make sure that you have all the ingredients ready before you start. Get yourself familiar with all the different spices as it is imperative that you get the quantities right. We don't want any confusion. A great tikka masala is about getting the balance of flavours right.

Here's Gordon's chicken tikka masala recipe in full. The instructions to go with the Cookalong video are as follows:

Heat 2 tablespoons of groundnut oil in a pan.

Slice 1 large onion and sauté in the hot oil.

De-seed and chop 1 or 2 fresh green chillies and peel and chop a 1 inch piece of ginger.

Add to the pan with the onions, crush in 3 garlic cloves and cook for 2-3 minutes until the onions are nicely caramelised.

Add the ½ teaspoon of chilli powder, 1 teaspoon of turmeric, 2 teaspoons of garam masala, 1 tablespoon of soft brown sugar and cook for 2-3 minutes.

The spices will start releasing their aroma, and they will soak up the oil. The mixture in your pan will become dry. Don't worry, this is normal.

Next, add 1 tablespoon of tomato puree and cook it out to make sure you lose the bitterness you can sometimes get if it's too raw. You should have a dry paste texture at this stage.

Add the 400g tin of chopped tomatoes to the pan and allow to cook for a further few minutes.

Transfer the sauce to a food processor and blend until smooth.

Pour the blended sauce back into the pan and add 10 dried curry leaves. Simmer gently for 10 minutes, to allow the flavours to come through.

Stir in 4-6 tablespoons of natural yoghurt - the quantity depends on how mild you like your curry.

Finish with a handful of chopped coriander.

[Greigster]

Sounds like a nice Ruby jcol

[siffy]

Jcol, I don't know about you but I have noticed the best dishes are the ones with less fuss and different spices.

I don't know if you have seen this link on here but there are some fab recipes here!

www.curryfrenzy.com/curry/html/curry-recipes.asp

If you enjoy good flavours have you seen or got this book yet? Not a cook book, although you get the random fab recipes, but a book that teaches you of all the great flavour combinations. I have had it for 2 months and have knocked out some cracking dinners and desserts. If you enjoy cooking I really think you will love it.http://www.amazon.co.uk/Flavour-Thesaurus-Niki-Segnit/dp/0747599777

[gunbunny]

Nice.
I can recommend www.123curry.co.uk/ the kits are cheap and 8 portions with full instructions on the front of the pack, just add meat and vegetables, really easy and really tasty, there is also an excellent range to choose from.

[siffy]

Sorry, I noticed my link was not blue, will post again

www.amazon.co.uk/Flavour-Thesaurus-Niki-Segnit/dp/0747599777

This is another fab curry, made this a few times and the kids love it too

www.morrisonsmag.co.uk/may_2013/rogan_josh_curry

[andym]

Here is what i do.
1.Google local Take out
2.Call Take out and place order
3.Open door,pay then sit down and scoff!

So much less effort.