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#671
Pictures of Your Curries / Re: King Prawn Madras
August 23, 2006, 12:02 AM
I only ever defrost prawns this way, been doing it for a few years, never had any problems.
Good advice though will not do it again.

Plan the work, work the plan....don't cut corners like me

S
#672
Pictures of Your Curries / Re: King Prawn Madras
August 22, 2006, 09:34 PM
Good point Parker, this is a bit of my own recipe which is a bit crazy as it involves throwing spices around but here goes....

Ingredients
Handfull King Prawns - Defrosted in hot water
2.5 Ladles Base Sauce (A Good Curry Base https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,923.0.html)
Pinch - Turmeric
Pinch - Chili Powder
Pinch - Coriander Powder
Pinch - Any restaurant masala mix
Garnish with Coriander
1 Tablespoon Tomato Paste (the thick stuff)
Oil (Good glug)

Method
Heat oil until very hot
Throw spices in oil one at a time as quickly as you can
Stir around
Add 1 tablespoon water - stir around let steam evaporate, add another spoon water
Stir (this whole process should take around 90 seconds)
Add 3 Tablespoons of Base Sauce
Add prawns stir to coat in spices fry for 2 or 3 minutes
Add tomato paste - stir
Add Half Ladle Base sauce
Stir and reduce down for a minute
Add 2 more ladles of base
Bubble and boil for a good 5 minutes
Add coriander
Take off heat, leave to cool

Serve

I hope this makes sense and also i like to move round the kitchen and cook at 100 miles per hour just like the takeaway chefs.  This won't add anything to your finished product but makes you feel offical.

#673
Cory Ander,

I boil the onions with a few slices of potato, turmeric and the magic ingredient - 1/2 Teaspoon of Bicarbonate of Soda which breaks down the onions superfast and takes away any acidity.  You just try it and it cuts a 2 hour boil down to 30 mins.

S :o
#674
Lets Talk Curry / Re: Fiery Food Festival
August 22, 2006, 01:32 AM
Slimboyfat,

Go ahead and post them on the site, put them in the pictures section.
I for one would like to see anything food/takeaway/curry/spicy related.

So get snapping

Stew 8)
#675
I saw this in a mag and have to say its pretty good.
I am not sure where this fits in, its more authentic so posting in here...

Ingredients:
4 Tbsp vegetable oil
2 tsp cumin seeds
3 medium onions, chopped
2 Tbsp finely grated ginger
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp chilli powder
400g can crushed tomatoes
? cup water
750g large raw prawns, heads off, peeled and deveined
? tsp salt
pinch of sugar
1 tsp coarsely crushed black pepper
2 tsp crushed coriander seeds
2 tsp ground fennel seeds
1 tsp dried red chilli flakes
3 Tbsp chopped coriander, for garnishing

Method:
Heat oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and add cumin seeds. Once they are fragrant and change colour slightly, add onions and cook gently for 15 minutes, until softened and lightly browned. Stir through ginger and garlic and fry for 1 minute. Add turmeric and chilli powder, fry for a minute, then add tomatoes and water.

Lower the heat and cook the sauce for 10 minutes, stirring off and on until pulpy. Add the prawns, season with salt and sugar, and cook gently for about 10 minutes, or until cooked through. Add a little more water if the sauce is very thick.

Stir through the crushed black pepper, coriander seeds and fennel (grind these in a small spice grinder) and the chilli flakes. Garnish with chopped coriander 
#676
Pictures of Your Curries / King Prawn Madras
August 20, 2006, 11:35 PM
Just thought i would post some of my recent curry cooking.
This is made using the "A Good Curry Base" https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,923.0.html curry sauce

I can't get Rajah Madras Powder over here so i have just been using a hot curry powder as a substitute in the base.
Curry was made using my throw spices into very hot oil with a dash of water method, add half ladle curry base, prawns then 2 ladles more of base then bubble away for 8 minutes.

Enjoy
Stew ::)
#677
Lets Talk Curry / Re: FORUM NOW FIXED
August 20, 2006, 11:11 PM
Ok guys,

I am locking this thread up so we can move on to the serious business of curry cooking and buidling the best forum on the net.

Stew

Thread Locked
#678
Curry Web Links / Pat Chapmans Curry Club
August 20, 2006, 11:10 PM
I am not sure if we have got this link, worth checking out.
Even has contact details for Pat

http://www.patchapman.co.uk/index.html

You can also email him here pat@patchapman.co.uk

Stew 8)
#679
Curry Videos / How to Make Prawn Cury
August 20, 2006, 12:27 AM
Found this in one of the threads so decided to post it...thanks

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-prawn-curry
#680
Lets Talk Curry / Re: FORUM NOW FIXED
August 19, 2006, 01:35 AM
Yea sorry guys i am as gutted as you.
Ok onwards and upwards

S