Cook in Curry Sauce
Recipe courtesy Jamie Oliver
5 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons mustard seeds
1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
3 fresh green chiles, seeds removed and thinly sliced
A handful curry leaves, ripped into small pieces
2 thumb-sized pieces ginger
3 onions, peeled and chopped
6 tomatoes, chopped
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon chilli powder
1 or 2 wineglasses water (about 10 ounces)
14 fluid ounces (400 milliliter) can coconut milk
Salt
Fish version:
4 (8-ounce/225 gram) haddock fillets, skinned and pin-boned
1 knob (1 tablespoon) tamarind paste
A very large handful baby spinach, optional
Chicken version:
4 chicken breasts, sliced into 1/2-inch (1 centimeter) strips
A few cashew nuts, toasted and crushed
Vegetarian version:
1 3/4 pounds (800 grams) mixed vegetables, chopped (potatoes, zucchini, peppers, onions, sweet potatoes, spinach, chard, cauliflower, lentils, beans)
Heat the oil in a pan when hot add the mustard seeds. Wait for them to pop, then add fenugreek, green chile, curry leaves, and ginger, stir & fry for a few minutes.
Using a food processor, chop the onion, add to pan, continue to cook. When brown & soft, add chili powder & turmeric.
Using the food processor, blend the tomatoes & add to the pan. Cook a couple of minutes, add 1 or 2 wineglasses of water and the coconut milk. Simmer for about 5 minutes until the consistency of thick heavy cream. Season carefully with salt. Take this sauce as a base.
To make the fish curry, add the fish and tamarind to the sauce and simmer for about 6 minutes. Add some baby spinach at the end of the cooking time.
For the chicken version, stir-fry the chicken strips, and cashew nuts until lightly colored, then add the sauce