Ballsed up my curried turkey yet again

[norrahe]

here's one I made earlier

Ingredients:
2 med onions
1tsp cumin seed
1 tsp black mustard seed
1tsp dried chilli flakes or 1 red chilli roughly chopped
2tsp garam masala
½ tsp sugar
Salt to taste
1 tablespoon water
1 tin tomatoes
150ml greek yoghurt
150g chopped coriander to garnish

[Additional ingredients to add to the base courgette - halved and chopped, mushrooms- chopped, chicken thighs - diced, Prawns, lamb chops – diced/whole, mangetout - halved, green beans - halved, etc and anything else you may like to throw in the pot]

Roughly chop the onions and sweat in a small amount of oil on a low heat for until they are soft, add the cumin and mustard seed and fry for a further minute, then add the garam masala and the water, stirring leave to cook for 5 minutes.

While the onions are sweating prep the other ingredients you wish to add

Then add the tinned tomatoes and the chilli flakes/fresh chilli.

This is where the cooking times will vary depending on what you add to the base mixture
For chicken or lamb give it 15-20 mins on a low heat.
For courgettes, give it 5 mins again on a medium heat
Mushrooms or other veg 6- 10 minutes.

To finish add the sugar, and ensuring the curry is on a low heat, add the yoghurt and then season with the salt. For the health conscious amongst you, you can omit the yoghurt and serve on the side or use goats milk yoghurt.
Stir through and then garnish with the coriander. I normally serve this with plain steamed rice.

[OwlHoot]

Fantastic. Thanks all - Thread bookmarked for next year, and +ve reps dished out like new years honours!

[norrahe]

Fantastic. Thanks all - Thread bookmarked for next year, and +ve reps dished out like new years honours!

Why thank you your majesty!

[barrydidit]

Fantastic. Thanks all - Thread bookmarked for next year, and +ve reps dished out like new years honours!

Yep thanks, ya big queen

[wobbegong]

Hmm. Curry sauces can be very good (Patak springs to mind) but do lack a bit of oomph.
I'd fry the diced onion and garlic with some mustard seeds (optional), add a tsp cumin, tsp coriander(also optional) and either some chilli flakes or some fresh whole chillis (just prick them) then bung in sauce with a few pieces of turkey and gently cook for a while.
When onion is properly cooked chuck in rest of turkey, heat for a min or two and switch off.
Go to pub for two (preferably three) hours.
Return from pub, gently heat through curry while toasting naans or chapattis. Serve.

Don't over cook already cooked meat - recipe for disaster - as it breaks down to a mush.

Absolutely spot on!!



I'm off round to Zippys.