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Category: Curry Recipes

These curry recipes cover a variety of regions.

Aubergine Curry

January 9, 2025January 9, 2025 ~ Tandy ~ 21 Comments

This aubergine curry has tamarind as one of the ingredients. It adds a sweet and sour taste and is complimented by the tomatoes used. I have used whole tamarind in my recipe, but tamarind paste is available. If you use that, you will need 15mls. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Aubergine Curry … Continue reading Aubergine Curry

Laotian Curry Paste

June 27, 2023June 28, 2023 ~ Tandy ~ 8 Comments

This Laotian Curry Paste is not hard work at all! Once you have gathered all of the ingredients they just need to be popped into a blender and blitzed until as fine as you want it to be. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Laotian Curry Paste ♥ After a lot of hard … Continue reading Laotian Curry Paste

Cape Malay Venison Shanks

July 1, 2022June 21, 2023 ~ Tandy ~ 10 Comments

You can adapt this recipe for Cape Malay venison shanks by using lamb shanks. Or make it more budget friendly and use mutton chops or stewing beef. Either way, your kitchen will smell enticing. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Cape Malay Venison Shanks ♥ Whilst on the phone to a service consultant … Continue reading Cape Malay Venison Shanks

Kerala Prawn Curry

April 23, 2021April 17, 2023 ~ Tandy ~ 13 Comments

My Kerala prawn curry was a second choice. Albeit not a bad one. I had taken crayfish out of the freezer, but having left them in there too long, they were not good enough to use for cooking. Kerala is known for its spices and fishing and I am sure you will find this mild … Continue reading Kerala Prawn Curry

Curried Carrot Mash As A Side Dish

April 21, 2021April 22, 2021 ~ Tandy ~ 10 Comments

Yotam suggests serving this curried carrot mash alongside some grilled tofu, haloumi or chicken. I decided to get two recipes on one plate and topped it with beef barbacoa. This recipe was a little effort for great flavour reward. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Curried Carrot Mash ♥ Do you have a … Continue reading Curried Carrot Mash As A Side Dish

Bombay Potatoes

April 16, 2021March 12, 2024 ~ Tandy ~ 12 Comments

I met Chantelle through this blog in September 2009. She has become an amazing friend, and an even better editor, alerting me to grammar or typo errors on my blog. When she told me she would love a recipe for Bombay potatoes I set out to create one for her. There was a little bit … Continue reading Bombay Potatoes

Korma Paste | Easy Curry Paste

April 12, 2021March 16, 2021 ~ Tandy ~ 7 Comments

I had a curry recipe I wanted to try but it called for korma paste. And the last thing I felt like doing was going to the shops for one item. So, I decided to make my own. I am not sure how authentic it is, but everyone loved the resulting curry so it must … Continue reading Korma Paste | Easy Curry Paste

Yellow Chicken Curry Made With Yellow Curry Paste

April 12, 2019March 11, 2021 ~ Tandy ~ 15 Comments

You can use any firm vegetable when making this yellow chicken curry. I think potatoes would work just as well as butternut. Head straight on to the Recipe For Yellow Chicken Curry ♥ My wardrobe consists mainly of dresses in various lengths. They are designed to wear with pants which means I can wear them … Continue reading Yellow Chicken Curry Made With Yellow Curry Paste

Yellow Curry Paste

April 1, 2019March 27, 2025 ~ Tandy ~ 24 Comments

The yellow colour in this Thai yellow curry paste comes mostly from the turmeric powder. Most of the ingredients are yellow, but it is the natural dye of turmeric that makes it so bright. Head straight on to the Recipe For Yellow Curry Paste ♥ A few weeks ago I met a person who had … Continue reading Yellow Curry Paste

Coconut Chicken Curry

March 25, 2019February 13, 2025 ~ Tandy ~ 22 Comments

Aysha Bora says of her Kuku Paka (coconut chicken curry) that when she was growing up she hated cooking. Her family is from India and preparing big meals for the extended family was part of their culture, but she used to beg for any job other than cooking. Then she got married and moved to … Continue reading Coconut Chicken Curry

Curried Mince

June 22, 2018May 23, 2023 ~ Tandy ~ 7 Comments

Sometimes a recipe just gets stuck in my head and I have to make it straight away. This week it was for curried mince. I went out and bought the ingredients and came straight home. The mince was made and served up with some vetkoek. A traditional South African meal that I hope you try … Continue reading Curried Mince

Crayfish Balti

March 5, 2018August 10, 2022 ~ Tandy ~ 13 Comments

I took inspiration  for our Burns Night main course from my Curry recipe book. This crayfish balti is a British curry. The balti originates in Birmingham, the curry capital of Britain. The word in Punjabi means bucket but it is presumed that the word batti meaning food would have inspired the original recipe. Head straight on … Continue reading Crayfish Balti

Tamatar Gosht

December 17, 2015October 23, 2024 ~ Tandy ~ 23 Comments

Tamatar gosht is a lamb and tomato curry from Pakistan. According to Curry you should make this tamatar gosht when tomatoes are in peak season and full of flavour. I adapted the recipe quite a bit, and what I am sharing here with you is a simple way to make the best of lamb when you … Continue reading Tamatar Gosht

Courgette Pakoras

November 16, 2015November 1, 2023 ~ Tandy ~ 35 Comments

Use any vegetables in season to make pakoras, an Indian classic, usually made with potatoes and seasonal vegetables.I chose to make courgette pakoras as this vegetable is in season right now.  Head straight on to the recipe for Courgette Pakoras ♥ I usually train at gym over lunch time, and the people I train with … Continue reading Courgette Pakoras

Carom Seed Curry

October 5, 2011October 3, 2022 ~ Tandy ~ 46 Comments

My friend Cindy sent me foodie gifts and this inspired my carom seed curry. I have a troll, a person who reads my blog, from start to finish, and then leaves me really horrid comments. The great thing is that I am able to control who comments on my posts, and so Mr Allan Trollface, … Continue reading Carom Seed Curry

Tomato Chicken Curry

August 15, 2011July 4, 2023 ~ Tandy ~ 27 Comments

This tomato chicken curry is absolutely delicious and can be made with crushed tomatoes like I did here, or with chopped tomatoes. I am a super organized person and a stickler for routine. In fact, only after reading Who Moved My Cheese did I learn to let go! However, I like things to be as they … Continue reading Tomato Chicken Curry

Lamb Shank Curry

January 25, 2011December 16, 2023 ~ Tandy ~ 30 Comments

I was inspired by a recipe posted by Cook Sister! to make a lamb shank curry. If you remember, I had decided after testing the Adoro Mouvèdre, with both cheese and chocolate, to make a curry to see just how well this wine complimented a curry. In my opinion, star anise is one of the … Continue reading Lamb Shank Curry

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