Madras Curry Dip Recipes

MADRAS CURRY SAUCE RECIPE - BIR CURRY HOUSE STYLE

Steps:

• Heat your pan over medium high heat and add the oil. When hot, add the dried Kashmiri chillies and cardamom pods.
• Move these whole spices around in the oil for about 30 seconds and then add the garlic and ginger paste. Fry for a further 30 seconds.
• Add the green chillies followed by the cumin, coriander, turmeric, chilli powder and mixed powder and stir to combine.
• Spoon in the tomato puree followed bye a ladle full of the base sauce. This is the perfect time to add your main ingredient of choice. You could also just keep making the sauce to serve later with any main ingredient.
• Stir in the mango chutney and lime juice. Allow to simmer for a couple of minutes only stirring if the sauce is obviously sticking to the pan.
• To finish, sprinkle the garam masala over the top, garnish with the fresh coriander (cilantro) and season with salt to taste.

AUTHENTIC MADRAS CURRY

Steps:

• Cut meat into cubes and fry in oil to seal. Remove with slotted spoon and leave to one side to drain.
• Fry the onion in the same oil until golden then add Spices 1, cooking for a further 5 minutes. Add the tinned tomatoes and puree and mix well. Cook for 10 minutes or so.
• Add the meat and put the the lot into a casserole dish in a pre-heated oven at 200C (400F) and cook for 45 - 60 minutes. Stir half-way through cooking time. (Alternatively, throw it into the slow cooker for 7 to 9 hours.).
• Add the lemon or lime juice and Spices 2 and simmer for another 10 minutes. Add a little water at any stage if it gets too dry. Add a knob of ghee (and salt, if you must) just before serving.

EASY INDIAN CURRY DIP

Steps:

• Mix together mayonnaise, sour cream, curry powder, turmeric, onion, lemon juice, garlic salt, cumin, and cayenne in a bowl. Stir until well combined. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.

MADRAS CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onions, cloves and the cardamom for 5 minutes.
• Add the green chilies, dried chilies, ginger, and garlic cook for 3 minutes.
• Mix the curry powder with a little oil to form a paste and add to the pan; cook for 3 minutes.
• Add the meat and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add the coriander, cumin, salt and stock' cover and simmer till meat is tender.
• Serve with pomegranate rice.
• Boil the rice, seed a pomegranate and stir the seeds into the rice.

CHICKEN MADRAS

Steps:

• Blitz 1 quartered onion, 2 garlic cloves, a thumb-sized chunk of ginger and ½ red chilli together in a food processor until it becomes a coarse paste.
• Heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil in a large saucepan and add the paste, fry for 5 mins, until softened. If it starts to stick to the pan at all, add a splash of water.
• Tip in ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp ground coriander and 1-2 tsp hot chilli powder and stir well, cook for a couple of mins to toast them a bit, then add 4 chicken breasts, cut into chunks. Stir and make sure everything is covered in the spice mix.
• Cook until the chicken begins to turn pale, adding a small splash of water if it sticks to the base of the pan at all.
• Pour in 400g can chopped tomatoes, along with a big pinch of salt, cover and cook on a low heat for 30 mins, until the chicken is tender.
• Stir through small pack of coriander and serve with rice, naan and a big dollop of mango chutney.

TOM KERRIDGE'S MADRAS CURRY PASTE

Steps:

• Toast all the spices in a frying pan, then leave to cool. Tip into a spice grinder and blend to a fine powder, then add the tamarind paste, vinegar, cinnamon stick, chilli, coriander and roasted peppers. Blend to a coarse paste, then transfer to a container. Can be made a day ahead. Now try using this spice paste to make our venison madras.

MADRAS CURRY DIP

Steps:

• Whisk the yogurt, lime juice, and curry powder together in a small bowl. Stir in the chutney, garlic, cilantro, green onion and hot sauce until blended. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.