Sheilas Curry Powder Recipes

BEST CURRY POWDER

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over medium heat and roast the whole spices and curry/bay leaves for a few minutes until very fragrant. Be careful not to scorch the spices or they will be bitter. Let the spices cool completely. Place the whole spices in a spice/coffee grinder along with the remaining ingredients and grind until you get a fine powder. Store the curry powder in an airtight jar in a dark, cool place. Will keep for several months but for best flavor use within a few weeks. Makes approx. 1/2 cup of curry powder.
• To Make Curry Paste: Combine 1 tablespoon of curry powder with 1 tablespoon of water and 1 tablespoon of oil and mix together. You can also add some finely minced garlic and ginger. (You can use larger quantities of the paste ingredients and puree everything together in a blender.) For a Thai curry paste replace the water with fish sauce and add a squirt of lime juice.

SHEILA'S CURRY POWDER

Steps:

• Blend in spice grinder or food processor.
• store in an airtight container.

SHEILA'S IRISH CREAM LIQUEUR

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in blender.
• Blend on high until well mixed and foamy.
• Serve (or freeze for later use).

SHEILA'S PEACH PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees C/350 degrees F/gas 4.
• Put the peaches in a saucepan with the demarara sugar, the vanilla seeds and 4 tablespoons of water.
• Simmer for 5 minutes and then place into a well-greased and lightly-floured ovenproof dish or bowl.
• Beat together the butter, caster sugar and eggs until light and fluffy.
• Add the flour, mix thoroughly and spread over the peaches (leave some peaches peeping through).
• Bake for 45 minutes.
• Remove from oven and serve hot with custard, or something cold like vanilla ice cream or crème fraîche.

SHEILA'S BEST 1970S OLIVE CURRY DIP!

Steps:

• 1. To make in Food Processor: fit processor with chopping blade.
• 2. Put the parsley (whatever will give you about 1/2 cup chopped), 3 to 4 green onions in food processor an pulse a few times to chop.
• 3. remove chop blade (leave the greens in the processor) and fit with the large holed grating blade. Using blade grate 4 ounces of cheddar cheese and grate.
• 4. Remove grating blade, return chopping blade to processor (leave ingredients still in processor)
• 5. Drain olives (Sheila likes Pearl brand, large or medium olives doesn't matter). Don't need to rinse. Place in processor with other ingredients. Pulse maybe 6 or 7 times.
• 6. In a separate bowl, mix together mayo and curry. (Sheila recommends Hellman's/Best food, NOT light version). Curries can vary in strength, flavor and heat. Add curry to your taste. (Sheila uses yellow, mild, bulk grocery brand curry). Do NOT mix the mayo in the food processor.
• 7. Put ingredients from processor into a mixing bowl and mix the curry mayo into the olive mixture.
• 8. Serve with crackers or veggies.

SHEILA'S PERFECT SANGRIA

Steps:

• Place the oranges, lemons, limes, pear, kiwi, strawberries, pineapple chunks and juice, and white sugar into a large bowl. Pour the Cointreau, white rum, coconut-flavored rum, and orange juice over the fruit. Stir gently to dissolve the sugar. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Add the red wine, pink lemonade concentrate, lemon juice, and lime juice. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours, or overnight.
• Before serving, add the chilled lemon-lime soda. Serve over ice, spooning the fruit into the glass with the liquid. Garnish with an orange slice or maraschino cherries.

SHEILA'S SWEDISH CREME

Steps:

• Place whipping cream, sugar, and gelatin in a sauce pan. Cook and stir over low heat until steam rises from the pan and gelatin is thoroughly dissolved. (If using a candy thermometer, it should read 160 degrees.)
• Stir in almond and vanilla extracts. Allow to cool (for about 10 minutes), then fold in sour cream until thoroughly combined.
• Pour into large bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate from 1-4 hours to set properly.
• Before serving, sprinkle raspberries and blackberries over top.