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10/01/2002 02:28:23 PM · #1
Does anyone have any good authentic curried chicken (or any other curried food) recipes?
10/01/2002 02:33:25 PM · #2
Try here :)
10/01/2002 02:58:14 PM · #3
john: I make jamaican curried chicken....
email me, and i'll send you the recipe.
:)

10/01/2002 03:14:54 PM · #4
I heard once that there are as many ways to make curry as there are Indian cooks. You can buy a bottle of curry powder already prepared, or try making your own using some combination of chilli powder, cumin, coriander, cardamon, tumeric, garlic, onion, pepper and likely others. Mix it up to your liking, chances are that some indian cook somewhere has tried the same combination. Or, try a prepared brand and "doctor" it with your own spices to adjust for your own tastes. I tend to like the really hot curry kind sometimes, and a milder Garam Masala other times. Since it is mostly ground-up seeds, it doesn't dissolve into a solution well, but works as a rub for just about anything.

As for chicken, I lightly coat cubed pieces in peanut or vegetable oil, rub curry all over them, then stir fry with chopped garlic, onion, celery, or whatever's in the fridge. Stir fry is your friend. Serve with Basmati rice.
10/01/2002 03:17:04 PM · #5
Originally posted by jkiolbasa:
As for chicken, I lightly coat cubed pieces in peanut or vegetable oil, rub curry all over them, then stir fry with chopped garlic, onion, celery, or whatever's in the fridge. Stir fry is your friend. Serve with Basmati rice.

Garnish with apple (real or plastic). ;-)

-Terry



* This message has been edited by the author on 10/1/2002 3:15:16 PM.
10/01/2002 03:53:26 PM · #6
I mentioned to my wife that you were looking for a recipe. She asked "Is he a 'go to the store to buy curry powder'? or a 'roast / grind / fry the spices' kind of cook?

If you're a 'roast / fry / grinder', I'll pass along some of them... Warning though, since I married her 7 years ago, I've gained close to 60 lbs.

She recommended "Classic Indian Cooking" by Julie Sahni
or
"An Invitation to Indian Cooking" by Madhur Jaffrey.
10/01/2002 03:55:51 PM · #7
John .. seems complex to me, you should try escargots, that's pretty easy to do.
First time I saw 'curried chicken' on the maini page, I thought you were suggesting a new idea for a challenge John. I thought that was pretty narrow but .. hey .. we have a lot of creativity right ?
Mr Frenchy
10/01/2002 03:59:02 PM · #8
Originally posted by myqyl:
I mentioned to my wife that you were looking for a recipe. She asked "Is he a 'go to the store to buy curry powder'? or a 'roast / grind / fry the spices' kind of cook?

If you're a 'roast / fry / grinder', I'll pass along some of them... Warning though, since I married her 7 years ago, I've gained close to 60 lbs.

She recommended "Classic Indian Cooking" by Julie Sahni
or
"An Invitation to Indian Cooking" by Madhur Jaffrey.


I can handle the roast/fry/grinder recipes. Cooking is my next favorite thing besides takin pitchers :)


10/01/2002 04:23:34 PM · #9
Cooking is my next favorite thing besides takin pitchers :)

Um. . . John. . . just a hint, better add the girlfriend in there somewhere or you might be eating curried chicken alone <wink>
10/01/2002 04:24:32 PM · #10
Originally posted by Seeker:
Cooking is my next favorite thing besides takin pitchers :)

Um. . . John. . . just a hint, better add the girlfriend in there somewhere or you might be eating curried chicken alone <wink>


She won't eat spicy food so I would have to eat that alone anyway :)
10/01/2002 04:25:45 PM · #11
DPC = Delicious Plastic Chicken...?
10/01/2002 05:01:51 PM · #12
Originally posted by JohnSetzler :
Does anyone have any good authentic curried chicken (or any other curried food) recipes?


Oh yes :)

Try www.mamtaskitchen.com

This is our own site (created by me and hub) and the content is by my mum. She cooks fantastic Indian curries.

It's non-commercial and has over 300 recipes, mostly Indian, but not all.

:)

For a more unbiased report ask Floyd who has cooked some of her recipes and seemed to like the results at the time!!!

:)
10/01/2002 05:52:32 PM · #13
Originally posted by Kavey:
Originally posted by JohnSetzler :
[i]Does anyone have any good authentic curried chicken (or any other curried food) recipes?


Oh yes :)

Try www.mamtaskitchen.com

This is our own site (created by me and hub) and the content is by my mum. She cooks fantastic Indian curries.

It's non-commercial and has over 300 recipes, mostly Indian, but not all.

:)

For a more unbiased report ask Floyd who has cooked some of her recipes and seemed to like the results at the time!!!

:)[/i]



So which is the easiest ?

Which do you like the most ?


10/01/2002 07:13:44 PM · #14

Originally posted by JohnSetzler :
Does anyone have any good authentic curried chicken (or any other curried food) recipes?

Originally posted by Kavey:
Oh yes :)

Try www.mamtaskitchen.com

This is our own site (created by me and hub) and the content is by my mum. She cooks fantastic Indian curries.

It's non-commercial and has over 300 recipes, mostly Indian, but not all.
:)


Thanks for the great resource!

I actually got a few lessons once from a man(!) from Bombay who knew how to cook. His guideline was to start by frying some ginger, garlic, chilis, and black mustard seed; to this base you could add just about anything herb- and spice-wise you want and call it "curry." I haven't had much time to cook lately, so this thread is a good motivator...
10/01/2002 09:09:30 PM · #15
Yum...curry...

Do any of you curry chefs want to ship some to a poor starving student?

Kimbly, who is lucky to get home in time to make grilled cheese tonight...
10/01/2002 11:44:16 PM · #16
Kavey! I went to your mother's site, ticked the "vegetarian" box on the search page and found 224 recipes! That's so cool, your mother rocks :). Well, I'll have to modify them to be vegan, but that's no big deal.

I've loved Indian food for a long time. The tip about the black mustard seeds is a good one, I always use them. Fry them in the oil before you do anything else and wait for them to start making a crackling sound. Then add the ginger, garlic, garam masala, turmeric, cummin, etc. but don't overcook that stuff! It's so easy to burn your spices and end up with a really bitter aftertaste when you're starting a curry from scratch (not from a jar).

Also, when you're making a vegetable curry, cut the vegetables into relatively large chunks, sautee them first so they get caramelised around the outside, then stew them until they're soft all through... that way they don't just disintegrate, and they keep their flavour (that's a tip from a Hare Krishna chef here, Kurma Dasa, who has a vegetarian cooking show on TV and does classes in my town). Oh, and if you're making a dhal (ie. a curry from lentils or split peas or other beans/pulses) use slightly less water than you think you'll need, and add more as it cooks. That way the beans break down more and go all creamy and delicious :).

There are so many tricks to cooking vegetables well that I never picked up until I stopped eating meat.
10/02/2002 04:43:25 AM · #17
Originally posted by Kavey:
Originally posted by JohnSetzler :
[i]Does anyone have any good authentic curried chicken (or any other curried food) recipes?


Oh yes :)

Try www.mamtaskitchen.com

This is our own site (created by me and hub) and the content is by my mum. She cooks fantastic Indian curries.

It's non-commercial and has over 300 recipes, mostly Indian, but not all.

:)

For a more unbiased report ask Floyd who has cooked some of her recipes and seemed to like the results at the time!!!

:)[/i]

Would definitely like to put in a vote of support for Mamta's Kitchen.

Kavey, whom I've known for years is of Indian descent and I'm rather a big fan of indian food. When I asked Kavey why she never cooked indian food for me she rather plaintivley said "but I like chinese take-out". What she did instead was ask her mum to teach me and another good friend how to cook some indian dishes for ourselves. She was a fantastic teacher and now I regularly cook a number of different indian dishes. A particular favourite in our house is Mutter Paneer (cheesy peas!). I'm also a big fan of Cholas (chick peas) and any Aloo (potato) curry.

Mamtas Kitchen is absoltely chock full of great recipies and they're pretty easy to prepare as well. A good place to start is the "Top 20 Recipies" page where you'll see that "Mum's Chicken Curry" is top of the pile.

Enjoy!

John

* This message has been edited by the author on 10/2/2002 4:42:17 AM.
10/02/2002 04:46:30 AM · #18
Thanks Lisa, glad you like the site as it's taken a lot of work but it's great to see it doing so well...

Gordon, I love the Tandoori Chicken 1 and the Chicken Curry (my mum's recipe) as well her lamb curry. Also the lamb mince kebabs are good, and the chick pea curry is one of my faves.

I am not big into cooking so that's all I've cooked so far.

When I need some of this stuff I go visit my ma...

:)
10/02/2002 09:07:11 AM · #19
Easy & Ymmy Tandoori Chicken
Serve over cous cous
2T lemon juice
9OZ green beans
1/2 c raisins
6 whole cloves
1.5 t salt
1 t tumeric
.5 t cayenne
8 pcs chicken
.25 c olive oil
2 cloves garlic
1 onion minced
1 t each: cumin, coriander, cinnamon
1 c chicken broth
2T tomato paste

Rub chicken with tumeric & red pepper, brown in oil and remove. Add onions, garlic, cumin, coriander and cinnamon. Cook 4-5 min. Add broth, garlic and raisins. Return chicken to pan. Boil. Reduce to simmer, cover 35 min. Add beans on top. Cover and cook 5 min. more. Put on plate. Add lemon juice to pan drippings as sauce to pour on top.

Arrange beautifully on plate. Photograph. Eat.
10/02/2002 01:19:02 PM · #20
John we cross posted so I didn't spot your reply earlier! LOL
Thanks and glad you're still cooking it!

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