Topic: camping curry

[cg13]

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 

[JerryM]

cg13,

chillihead use a colander 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.

[Curry Barking Mad]

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,

[Unclebuck]

how about a tin of onion soup for your base? just add your spices etc.. intersted to see how you get on

[commis]

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

[commis]

Hi
Don't forget wing yip curry paste. Not BIR but perfect for camping.
commis

[Secret Santa]

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.

[BradM]

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.