Saturday, July 4, 2009

Simple Curry Over Rice


Remember : start rice before you start everything else, rice takes long.


You will need :
One medium sized potato
One can of garbanzo beans/ chickpeas
Veggie Oil
one clove of garlic
onion
Tomato Paste or soup
SPICES:
Cinnamon powder
Cumin
cayenne
F&E curry POWDER (yellow)
Dried, powdered ginger

Okay so,
Take the potato and chop it up to little chunks, not too small, you dont want them to cook out! Add the potatos to a steamer or boil them, leave until semi soft.
WHILE THE POTATOES ARE BOILING:
Add two table spoons oil to pan on medium heat (make sure pan has high sides)
while oil is heating dice up garlic and onion into fine, small parts, (make sure the garlic is so small it can cook away)
add the onion and garlic to oil, brown them,
now add the whole can of beans, even the juice! it's flavorful, stir around until mixed with onion and garlic, make sure beans get at least warm all the way through
Now add two to four table spoons of tomato paste or soup, stir in till throughly mixed.
Add potatos if they are soft enough! otherwise wait till they are semi soft,
NOW, add all the spices, spices are up to you but these are the measurements i use (i do not use exact measurements, cooking is an art not math)
Cinnamon: about one table spoon give or take
Cumin: two pitches
cayenne: how ever spicey you like
Curry Powder: Okay so at least two table spoons, then mix all together, wait two minutes and taste, if it is tasting good leave it, other wise add more curry, DO NOT ADD ANY MORE OF THE OTHER SPICES, curry powder is rich in spices,

Now let all cook together while stirring every so often until thickens,

If you have problems thickening the curry, add some flour.
REMEMBER! you can not directly add flour to hot foods/liquids. Mix a small amount of flour with small amount of water until it is entirely mixed. Then you can add it to the curry.
There are lots of asian spice sauces such as chile sauce and rooster sauce that can be added if you like a kick.

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