Hello Steemers!
It has been a chilly Sunday here in the hills so to warm us up a bit I decided to make a curry. Curry is my absolute favourite dish to make and eat, there are so many variations you could never get bored. In the past I have used store bought curry pastes and whipped up a lovely meal, but once I started making my own I never went back. Today I made enough paste for a big batch of curry which will last a couple of days, but if you doubled or tripled the ingredients you could pop the remaining paste in a jar in the fridge and it will keep for up to a month. Great for a busy week when you want something delicious ready in half an hour! The vegetables used could be varied to suit your taste, I used what I had to hand.
The curry paste I have made is inspired by a Jamie Oliver recipe, which I have tweaked slightly to my own preference. (You can find his recipe in his book 'Jamie's Ministry of Food')
TIKKA MASALA CURRY PASTE - INGREDIENTS
2-3 cloves garlic (depending on how big they are)
1 thumb-sized piece of fresh root ginger
½ a teaspoon of ground cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon of smoked paprika
2 teaspoons of garam masala
½ teaspoon sea salt
2 tablespoons of oil, preferably groundnut
2 tablespoons of tomato puree
2 fresh red chillies (I used 4 little Twilight chillies as it's what I have growing right now and they're pretty spicy!)
1 small bunch of fresh coriander
1 tablespoon of desiccated coconut
2 tablespoons of ground almonds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds, toasted and ground up
1 teaspoon coriander seeds, toasted and ground up
In order for the paste to blend up as evenly and smoothly as possible I start by placing the fresh ingredients first in the food processor bowl, then the dry on top.
Once those are nicely blitzed together I add the oil and the tomato puree and then blitz again to finish. I find that doing it this way results in the smoothest blended paste.
With the paste completed it was time to bring the curry together. I finely sliced 1 large onion and started cooking that in a wok on a medium/low heat. When softened and translucent I added 4 minced garlic cloves and a thumb sized piece of root ginger, finely grated. Once those became fragrant I added diced carrot and sweet potato first to make sure they were well cooked through. Once the harder vegetables were slightly caramelised I added the curry paste to get all the flavours melding together.
When those were half cooked through I added broccoli, peas, diced red pepper and some diced fresh tomato. After that cooked for a couple of minutes I added a jar of chickpeas, a tin of diced tomatoes and a can of coconut milk. Seasoned to taste, I brought it up to the boil and then simmered on a low heat for around 20 minutes, checking the veg as I went until it was all perfectly cooked.
I boiled some basmati rice and once that was ready supper was served! The two people I cooked for were very happy with their meal, success all round!
Have a great rest of the weekend!
Looks absolutely delicious! very good post my vegetarian Spanish friend ;) I will follow your post too! Thanks for sharing !
Hi @flamingirl, I appreciate your support! Expect more recipes from me in the future. Red onion chutney in the works ;) followed you too, look forward to seeing what you post. Have a great day!
What an absolutely delicious looking tikka masala. Your paste looks really excellent, great consistency. The smells in your kitchen must have been incredible!
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Thank you @sallybeth23! The smell was making my stomach grumble throughout, could not wait to tuck in at the end :) thank you very much for the upvote and resteem!
Yum! This looks fantastic! And thanks for showing how easy it is to make a curry paste. I will definitely have to try that soon!
No problem, and thank you! I'm glad it has given you the idea to try it yourself, do post a photo for me to see if you do :)
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Nice recipes dear ..
Indian food is one of my favorites and your Tikka Masala recipe is just perfect. I am definitely saving it 🌸💖🌸
Thank you so much! If you love Indian food then you should definitely try making this :)
Looks absolutely delicious!
Thanks @magiccleatus, it was!
Great captures, and I'm sure the food taste very nice!
Thanks @walter-v-ac, if you like curry you should try making it yourself!
You're welcome! Sure I'll prepare it, I love curry.
WOW gardeningchef!
That looks SOOOOOOO tasty! It is fantastic that you make your own curry paste! I am sure it is tastier and healthier than anything you can buy!
Upvoted, resteemed and salivating :D
Thank you very much @icedrum, homemade curry paste is the way forward! And when it is as easy as this to make there is little excuse to get a jar from the shop anymore. Really appreciate your upvote and resteem!
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Rice, curry, broccoli and all those veggies! Yumm 😋 similar dish we had here today to warm up this chilly Sunday. Have a nice rest of the weekend too 😊
Glad you like! What dish did you make?
We made the beef rendang (Indonesian spicy curry) and roasted broccolis. We will need the vegetarian version of the rendang too for 2 person. We might use broccolis, carrots and maybe zucchinis? We want the vegetarian version to be so delicious that others will envy.
I think broccoli, carrots and zucchini would be a perfectly filling and delicious vegetarian alternative for your vegetarian guests. They will be super appreciative of your effort to accommodate them and give them a beautiful vegetarian Rendang! Please share your vegetarian version as I would love to make it myself, if I can find all the ingredients!
Ok I will. Personnally I prefer the vegetarian version as well 😋 Thank you!!
My kinda of dish and girl... food, garden and more food hehe. Welcome to the steemit family ;)
Haha thank you so much for welcoming me! Expect plenty of upcoming foodie posts ;)
Sounds and looks very tasty. May I invite myself over? :-D
@smooms thanks, there is plenty left for you! :D
Don't say that. I will use my huskynose, sense the curry paste and track it down. Then I'll claim everything what's left of it. :)
Haha I'm sure you would, my dog has given it the woof of approval too!
It looks really delicious! I'm always using the pre-fabricated curry paste but I think I'll save your recipe to try it myself. :)
Thanks @mrweirdowski, your curries will be transformed once you taste your own homemade paste! If you do try making it please get in touch with me and let me know what you think!
I definitely will. :)
Nice food
Cheers @nadeem92!
Great recipe! Gotta try this out.
@rina.tours.world thanks, please do try it! Let me know if you like it :)
Nice food recipe. Look so delicious. I will try it.
Thank you @akilasultana373, please do try it yourself and make a post so I can see how you did it!
now THAT looks great! 👍👍wish i had a plate full of it right now
Thank you so much @doitvoluntarily!! It always yields plenty of leftovers, I have enough left today to feed 3 people again. You should give it a try yourself :)
Wow great shots! Looks very tasty! Keep up the good work @gardeningchef
Very nice of you to say @nikonmarshall, I will try my best!
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Your recipe looks delicious and I love the freshness that emanates from the ingredients used, the photography I loved @gardeningchef. Thanks for sharing!
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this looks really yummy! i've been veggie for 6 months and i'm voracious for good veg recipes. thanks! upvoted!
As a new veggie this would be great for you - pack it full of chickpeas and you'll get the 'meatiness' you might be craving!