Does any one know how to make a base sauce without having to blend onions because I am going camping and don’t have access to a blender and I for one like curry with sauce not dry
I could try substituting the onions for a tin of tomatoes.
Does any one have any ideas
Thanks
cg13,
chillihead use a colander http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=3520.0 (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=3520.0).
i haven't tried it yet but sounds as if it would do the trick in the field.
don't leave the onions out - it just won't be the same.
Quote from: cg13 on May 21, 2009, 10:12 PM
Does any one know how to make a base sauce without having to blend onions because I am going camping and don?t have access to a blender and I for one like curry with sauce not dry
I could try substituting the onions for a tin of tomatoes.
Does any one have any ideas
Thanks
you could chop the onions as fine as you can and when the base is cooked use a metal sieve using the back of a spoon to force everything through, it won't make the sauce as fine as a blender but it would work and add an interesting texture to the curry,
how about a tin of onion soup for your base? just add your spices etc.. intersted to see how you get on
Hi
How about dried onion flakes, you could crush them at home to a fine powder. Then in the field fry with a little oil and spice etc. Add your veg then add your water to get the right consistency.
commis
Hi
Don't forget wing yip curry paste. Not BIR but perfect for camping.
commis
Can't remember the brand (because I would never use it normally), but there is a jarred onion (and garlic?) curry base available.
Alternatively, make a nice bunjarra as in the Ashoka recipes, bottle it, and it will keep for a few days or a week.
Yep, onion paste if you can get it - or else onion powder. Can of tomatoes, or a few sachets of tomato paste reconstituted (not as good, but if space/weight is at a premium), garlic powder, ginger powder and some good commercial curry powder - and you are set for a pretty good base.
I'm a fan of using commercial curry powders on camping trips. Obviously not as good as what we are doing in the kitchen - but if you are hiking and lugging your own stuff around, it's a good solution. Fry the curry powder in the start, do a base as above and add garam masala at the end - you'll have something that might pleasantly surprise you.