Curry from scratch...

[Spacecadet]

1 teaspoon of fresh ginger
1 teaspoon of crushed garlic...

A curry not made from scratch is not a curry
You can get jars of ginger garlic paste (the 2 things combined). They're used so often together in Indian food it makes sense.

[cailin maith]

A curry not made from scratch is not a curry
You can get jars of ginger garlic paste (the 2 things combined). They're used so often together in Indian food it makes sense.

Actually we bought that in that supermarket... it's really strong smelling stuff but it was soooo tasty

[cailin maith]

Yeah I get that as well.

"Nice meal Gibbon" followed by " did you have to use every implement in the kitchen and how come you got fat splashes right up in the bathroom"

Yep, sounds about right...

[norrahe]

Because you make such a mess....

Mr N is the same. just as well he's got a trained pro to do his cooking

[norrahe]

You can get jars of ginger garlic paste (the 2 things combined). They're used so often together in Indian food it makes sense.

CHEATING

[Naaarwich]

Tip: Split a scotch bonnet pepper chilli, put into curry and take it out just before serving. As well as making the curry hot it also adds a nice aroma. Definitely remember to take it out at the end or you will end up crying in agony.

[doodab]

I quite fancy a curry now. Home at the weekend, I think I shall indulge.

[norrahe]

I quite fancy a curry now. Home at the weekend, I think I shall indulge.

From scratch or the takeaway menu?

[SallyAnne]

Ok, girly gets a book about making curry from the relevant spices etc rather than jars/pastes etc.

So, off we toddle to the "International" supermarket in one of Manchesters more "ethnic" areas and promptly buy industrial (~500g bags) quantities of turmeric, chilli powder, whole cloves, mustard seeds etc.

Sunday morning we buy some nice storage jars for said spices etc, and transfer the spices into these nice (large) jars.

Sunday afternoon we proceed to construct our curry from one of the recipes in the new book.

The recipe goes something like this...

1/2 teaspoon of turmeric
1 teaspoon of mustard seed
1 clove...
1 teaspoon of fresh ginger
1 teaspoon of crushed garlic...

"Hang on" says I, "How many curries are we going to have to eat to finish off this jar containing 500g of Turmeric?"...

"One clove?" We've got 500g of the bloody things!

So, anyone want to come round for a curry?

ha ha ha - not doing very well at hiding your identity there are you?