A Basic Curry Broth Recipes

BASIC CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil and margarine in a small skillet or wok over medium high heat. Add onion and saute until very brown, 10 to 15 minutes. (Note: This is an important step; if onion is not cooked well, sauce will taste funny.)
• Add ginger and garlic to onion and saute for an additional 2 minutes. Process onion/ginger/garlic mixture in food processor until smooth. Do not rinse food processor.
• Place onion mixture in a large saucepan. Stir in the cinnamon, black pepper, coriander, cumin, turmeric and cayenne pepper and cook over low heat until mixture is thick and has the consistency of a paste.
• Puree tomatoes, chile peppers and cilantro in food processor until smooth. Add to onion mixture and stir well over low heat, cooking off moisture from tomatoes and cilantro. Add yogurt a little bit at a time, stirring constantly to avoid curdling.
• Blend the whole mixture in food processor to puree it (for a very smooth sauce). Return to saucepan, add water and increase heat to high; bring sauce to a rolling boil. Cover saucepan and boil for 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer until desired consistency is reached.
• To serve with meat, cook the meat first separately, then simmer for 5 to 10 minutes in the sauce before serving over rice or with bread. To serve with vegetables, steam raw veggies first 4 to 5 minutes, then simmer for 5 to 10 minutes in the sauce before serving.

SIMPLE CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Melt butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and curry powder; saute until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Stir flour, salt, sugar, and ginger into the onion mixture; cook until smooth and bubbling, about 5 minutes.
• Pour chicken broth and milk into the skillet, stir, and bring to a boil; cook at a boil for 1 minute.
• Stir chicken and lemon juice into the broth to cover completely; cook until the chicken is heated through, about 5 minutes.

EASY CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and saute until soft and golden brown. Slowly stir in curry powder. Once ingredients are blended together, add chicken breasts. Cover skillet and simmer over medium low heat for about 45 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink inside.
• Remove cover from skillet and cook for an additional 15 minutes, until sauce reduces. (Note: Make sure that you stir and that dish does not burn, as curry powder burns very easily!)

RED CURRY BROTH

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a saucepan and stir-fry the carrots and spring onion whites for 1 minute. Add the tofu and stir-fry till the vegetables are tender-crisp.
• Add the rice, soy sauce and curry paste, mix well and cook for about 1/2 a minute.
• Add the stock, bring to boil and simmer for 5 minutes
• Remove from heat and add the spring onion greens. Season to taste with salt, pepper and chilli sauce. Serve immediately.

A BASIC CURRY BROTH

Steps:

• Using a food processor, chop all vegetables into small pieces.
• Melt butter in a large stockpot.
• Add curry powder, stir to combine.
• Add chopped veggies to stock pot, stirring to coat.
• Cook for 30 min, stirring often to prevent burning or sticking.
• Add chicken stock and wine, bring to a boil, then simmer, uncovered for 45 minute.
• Strain the broth through a sieve set over a large heatproof bowl.
• Squeeze the veggies (Carefully! Do not get burned!) to get all of the yummy juices.
• Discard the veggies.
• The broth may be refrigerated for up to a week, or frozen for up to a month.

SIMPLE CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Melt butter with oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and brown on both sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer to plate. Add onion and garlic to skillet and sauté until translucent, about 6 minutes. Stir in curry powder. Return chicken to skillet. Add apple, apricots and raisins. Add enough broth to just cover mixture. Season with salt. Cover and simmer until chicken is just cooked through, about 10 minutes. Transfer chicken to platter. Keep warm. Continue simmering fruit mixture until fruit is tender and sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Spoon over chicken and serve with rice.