The Curry Thread

[Kezza_69]

I like a biriyani . . I usually request the vegetable curry to have a bit of heat added to it.
The best bit for me though is keeping some of the rice back, heating it through for breakfast and topping it with a runny fried egg. Heaven.
I like most dishes tbh . .
Its great dining with others and all having tastes of everything.
Saying that though, I've also dined with people who pile a whole pilau rice on the plate, dollop the whole dhansak on top and woof through the whole keema naan, no sharesies, no dipping whatsoever
Who are these weirdos?

 

[Begborrowsteal]

For BIR, you can check out Latifs Inspired as well

A lot of indian restaurants are actually bengali

 

[Nolongerjustalurker]

I love curry! If I’m getting a takeaway I tend to order vegetarian curries as I find them less oily, like saag paneer but I also love king prawn on puri.

I make saag paneer at home, or a daal - Jamie Oliver has a great recipe for a butternut squash daal topped with a fried egg, so good.

My boyfriend doesn’t like it too spicy so we tend to make a tikka masala or a rogan josh. Can’t stand curry from a jar

 

[SavvyBee]

Guess whose just booked for when they re open??
To say I'm excited and already craving that black dhal is an understatement

Try to go with a few of you OR super hungry! I’ve never tried a bad dish. I don’t eat lamb at all but a friend ordered their Sali Boti and encouraged me to try and it is awesome. Their gunpowder potatoes are life changing too!!

 

[Kezza_69]

Theres a great atmosphere in the restaurants, and theyre run really well in that staff are treated/paid/rewarded well and they also do charity work. Just lovely

Guess whose just booked for when they re open??
To say I'm excited and already craving that black dhal is an understatement

 

[Jelly Bean]

Oh I love a good curry. I make lentil daal but I never find currries I make taste as good as an Indian takeaway.
I find the Spice tailor kits from the supermarkets tasty. Way nicer than a jar sauce or paste.
Lately I’ve been picking a karahi with paneer or vegetables from a takeaway. Just the right level of spice for me. I like a chapatti, easy to make yourself too.

Seconding Spice Tailor kits. I've tried about four of them and they are lovely. Each one tastes distinctive - which you can't always say about some ranges. The butter chicken is really good.

 

[Blowers]

So many to choose Tandoori Chicken, rice, garlic & coriander naan, also like Punjabi Chicken Masala.
Mince Parathas, Chicken Puree...drool.

 

[AutumnGhost]

Just had a look at their website, very interesting, two flavours that interest me, problem is the pots serve 4 and we need to serve 2.

Perhaps we are extremely greedy but my husband and I will easily have half of this pot each.
If you don’t want it all you can use what you want & put it in the refrigerator- they are in handy pots

 

[Youre a wizard Harry]

Chicken dahi or chicken jalfrezi for me, with pilau rice and either a cheese naan or peshwai naan. Poppadum and yogurt dip or mango chutney.
and a bottle of cobra beer
YUM!

 

[rebremm99]

I LOVE a curry veggie Jalfrezi or chana Masala for me, with a side of aloo saag! When I ate meat I used to love a chicken tikka masala too

 

[under the ivy]

I’m really boring but you can’t beat a really creamy korma. Saying that, I love spice. I once had a beef massaman curry and it was so delicious. Never been able to find a sauce / spice mix to make one in the supermarkets.

 

[Begborrowsteal]

What is this Dishoom thats been mentioned a few times? Do I need to visit?

Have a look over their website and menu, its a bit like a tapas of indian dishes. Their cookbook is beautiful to read through as well. The restaurants themselves are really cool, decorated really nicely. Theres often very long queues to eat there. I had a booking once, but there was a 4hr wait for walk-ins The keema pau, black daal and chicken ruby are my favourites

 

[SpiceWeasel]

We are having spicy sprouted mung bean soup for lunch with idli and Chickpea Curry for dinner. We eat some kind of spicy food every day.
If you cook your own 2 great Indian sites are :-

Daily Delight with Easy and Healthy Meals

Easy & healthy recipes to delight your family. Flavorful authentic global recipes that are easy to make using modern cooking techniques!

pipingpotcurry.com

Recipe Index | My Heart Beets

Find a Recipe Find Recipes by Ingredient

myheartbeets.com

Love a chickpea curry! I’m having curried butternut squash soup for lunch

Not curry but every time I go to the Indian supermarket as well as a samosa a proper treat for me is bottle of mango lassi too.

 

[jackolantern]

I honestly will eat any curry other than Thai, I just can't stand coconut anything.

 

[Kezza_69]

Im off to dishoom when restrictions improve in May . ..
I cant wait!!

 

[SpiceWeasel]

Do you ever use ghee (ie clarified butter) in your Indian cooking? I’ve never had the guts to use it (I try to avoid excess sat fats in my cooking) but apparently it would make a big difference in the final result and give a more authentic/restaurant quality. I just don’t want to start using it and loving it.

I like using ghee in measured amounts - it is worth it definitely in certain recipes, I always use it if I’m making dupiaza. I don’t use it all the time though cos of the sat fats like you say! Lasts forever too

 

[Begborrowsteal]

Oh wow!! They look amazing. . Hurry up and open up Dishoom. Deffo on my list of go to's now

Theres a great atmosphere in the restaurants, and theyre run really well in that staff are treated/paid/rewarded well and they also do charity work. Just lovely

 

[AutumnGhost]

If anyone is like me & cba to make your own sauce then this company is the closest I have found to restaurant tasting curry sauces. Seriously SO SO tasty, especially the madras one The curry sauce co - I get them from Ocado

 

[Chablis1]

Apologies if I am telling you all something you already know, but as a fellow curry lover, (who could also eat it every day ) I was always trying to make curry like I'd get in a takeaway/restaurant. By joining some curry groups on Facebook, I found out that the takeaway curries (i.e. vindaloos, kormas, madras etc) are classed as the British Indian Restaurant (BIR) way of cooking. It is quite the process to make them, but it's so worth it, as you're more likely to get the BIR taste (if that's what you're looking for - I personally love a traditional Indian curry like a Dhal just as much as I love a vindaloo!). I have started using the methods from Misty Ricardo who has 2 recipe books out and is also on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Other members from the curry groups really rate "The Curry Guy" and Glebe kitchen amongst others.

Just thought I'd pass this on, in case it is helpful to anybody

This is very helpful! Thank you

 

[Notorious PIG]

I’d never heard of this Dishoom place. Looks/sounds great! I want to go.

I can recommend Saravanna Bhavan (chain) for lovers of veggie South Indian cuisine, but if Punjabi delicacies are more to one’s liking, definitely check out Tayaabs and Lahore Kebab House. All in East London.

Also Massala Zone (chain) was very good, I was surprised.