Curry Recipes by Sally

If you can’t use some ingredients just ad lib. I only use curry recipes as a guide or to give me ideas.



Beef curry with potatoes
2 onions chopped,
3 cloves crushed garlic,
2 tlbspns grated fresh ginger,
1 kg chuck steak cut into cubes,
2 tblspns Madras Curry Paste,
2 tspns ground turmeric,
3 whole cloves,
2 cans 440g tomatoes,
4 potatoes,
fresh coriander.

Saute the onions, garlic and ginger until the onions are golden. Add beef and cook, stirring for 5 mins. Stir in curry paste, turmeric, cloves cardamom, tomatoes, potatoes and coriander. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 40 mins. Remove cardamom before serving.

Madras Curry Paste:

6 tbspns ground coriander,
4 tbspns ground cumin,
1 tbspn ground black pepper,
1 tbspn turmeric,
1 tblspn black mustard seeds,
1 tblspn chilli powder,
4 cloves garlic,
1 tblspn grated ginger,
½ cup vinegar.

Process to make a smooth paste. Heat oil in pan, add paste and cook, stirring constantly for 5 mins. Keep in airtight container for a month in fridge.



Burmese Beef Curry (had this for tea Sunday night)

3 cloves crushed garlic,
1 lge chopped onion,
1 tbspn grated fresh ginger,
1 tsp turmeric,
½ tsp chilli powder,
2 tbspn sesame oil,
500g beef,
2chopped tomatoes,
2 chopped potatoes,
185 g okra, washed,
1 ½ cups cononut milk,
fresh coriander.

Blend garlic, onion and ginger into a paste. Stir in turmeric and chilli. Saute the beef until brown and set aside. Cook the onion mixture, stirring for 10 mins. Add beef, tomatoes, potatoes, okra, coconut milk and coriander and simmer for 50 minutes.



I often just make up my own:

mix up onion, garlic, ginger, coriander, cumin, pepper, cinnamon, cardamom, turmeric - add meat/veggies and sambal oeleck to taste.

Cheers,

SAlly