I recently received a top tip for making the perfect curry. Something I like to think I can make (one of the only things I can make well). It came in the form of a sachet of mix spices. Cheating you may say but this stuff was purchased from a wise old man selling out of an old battered trinket shop down a dark alley. Just don’t get it wet. I opened the box and a beam of golden light shun upon me…
…Anyway.
Here’s how I did it.
OK. Couldn’t be simpler. Put the yogurt into a blender with the roughly chopped tomatoes, ginger, garlic, some coriander storks and half of the onion. Blend into a paste like consistency. Dice up the other half of the onion and fry in water until soft and then fry the chicken with the onion only until the chicken just turns white. Now add the blended mix and half a cup of water and cook on the hob on a medium heat. Mix in half of the sachet and let simmer. Number 3 of 6 on my shitty electric hob. This will be on there for about 40mins/1 hour. Once the watery texture has reduced down to a thick pasty sauce add the other half of the sachet and mix in. At the last minute mix in some coriander leaves and serve. I vote rice & naan bread but you can eat it with whatever you like.
Tomorrow I go shopping for more of the same magic ingredients from our local Asian grocer.