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I brown the onions add the mince with one third a pint of beef stock salt and pepper
Once the mince is soft add a small tin of sweet corn then thicken with Bisto the powder not granules
and you are ready for the topping
As we are on cooking here is a Curry menue fro thoes who like it
Curry from Sri Lanka, all recipes are from a Sri Lankan friend who taught me to cook them forty odd years ago.
Due to COVID we can no longer have 8 to 10 friends together so chose the ones you fancy the most.
My ultimate curry dinner for 8 to 10
Beef Curry
1kg beef cut into 1 inch cubes
2 or 3 large onions chopped
2 Tomatoes chopped
2 Pods of garlic chopped
A small slice of raw ginger
A few cardamoms
A few cloves
1 teaspoon of chilly powder more if you like it hot
1 ½ teaspoons of curry powder
½ teaspoon of saffron or turmeric
1 inch piece of cinnamon
salt to taste
Method
Put two tablespoons of oil into a pan with the onions and cook until brown
Mix all other ingredients with the meat and add to the pan cook until there is just a little liquid if the meat is still hard add a cup of milk and simmer until soft
Chicken Curry
8 to 10 chicken legs top half with skin removed
Two medium onions chopped
2 cloves of garlic chopped
2 slices of green ginger
1 inch stick of cinnamon
2 cloves
2 cardamoms
1 teaspoon of chilly powder
½ teaspoon of saffron
1 teaspoon of curry powder
1 teaspoon of salt
1 tablespoon of tomato sauce if you don’t like tomato sauce two tomatoes chopped
1 bay leaf
Method
Mix all ingredients into the chicken and leave aside for 15 mins ( except the onion garlic and ginger )
Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan when hot add the onions garlic and ginger cook until slightly brown.
Add the chicken mixture and lower the heat cook covered until chicken is tender add a little milk as needed
Fish Curry
One tin of pilchards
1 Large onion chopped
1 green chilly
1 teaspoon of chilly powder
½ teaspoon of turmeric
1 teaspoon curry powder
½ inch stick of cinnamon
1 pod of garlic chopped
1 tomato chopped
salt to taste
Method
Mix all ingredients except the fish into a pan with ½ a cup of water
Cook slowly until the onions are soft
Add ½ a cup of milk and stair well
Add the fish and simmer for a few minuets
Onion Curry
Two large onions coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon of chilly powder
½ a teaspoon of turmeric
½ a teaspoon of curry powder
½ inch stick of cinnamon
1 green chilly chopped
1 tomato chopped
1 bay leaf
salt to taste
Method
Heat a tablespoon of oil and add all the mixed ingreadients lower the heat after 5 minuets staring all the time simmer until the onions are cooked
Dhal
1 ½ cups of red lentils
2 or 3 large onion chopped
1 or 2 green chillies chopped
2 pods of garlic
1 inch stick of cinnamon
½ teaspoon of turmeric
salt to taste
Method
Wash lentils a couple of times add all the ingredients to 2 cups of water and cook until lentils are well done add water if necessary add a little cream mix well for a few minuets
Aubergine Curry
1kg aubergines
4 large onions chopped
3 pods of garlic chopped
A slice of raw ginger chopped
1 tablespoon of mustard
3 or 4 green chillies chopped
1 teaspoon of chilly powder
½ teaspoon of turmeric
1 inch stick of cinnamon
salt to taste
Method
Cut aubergines lengthwise into slices deep fry in oil until slightly golden brown , drain and leave on kitchen towel .
Mix all other ingredients in a cupful of milk and allow to simmer until onions are soft
Add the fried aubergines and simmer for a few minuets add milk if necessary but should be quite dry when finished
Sundal ( Chickpea )
1 cup full of chickpeas soaked over night
1 onion chopped
1 green chilly chopped
1 teaspoon of mustard
1 teaspoon of chilly powder
Salt
Method
Boil chickpeas till soft
Drain and fry in butter with the onion and green chilly after a few minuets add the other ingredients should be dry when finished.
Rice
The rest is up to you
Steve