RAB Curry recipe thread needed I think......

In lieu of a thread...

Chicken balti

Ingredients

900g diced chicken
4 green chillies chopped small
1 tablespoon garlic
1 tablespoon ginger
8 tomatoes cut into quarters
2 tablespoons ground cumin seeds
2 tablespoons ground coriander seeds
1/2 tablespoon red chilli powder
1 tablespoon of salt
2 tablespoons of turmeric powder
Bunch of chopped coriander
10 tablespoons of olive oil
1 tin of tomatoes

Method

1- heat oil in pan
2- add the chicken and fry for 5 minutes
3- add the garlic and ginger and fry for 2 minutes
4- add the ground cumin seeds, ground coriander seeds,
Chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and fry for 3 minutes
5- add the fresh tomatoes, chopped green chillies and
Chopped fresh coriander and cook for 5 minutes
6- add tin of chopped tomatoes


Perfect...

Mixed Vegetable Dhal Methi - for 4

80g Red Lentils
1 Large Red Onion
2 Large Cloves Garlic
1 lump ginger (size of a big conker)
1 bunch coriander leaf
1 bunch methi/fenugreek leaf
1 Red Pepper
1 Small Cauliflower
1 Courgette
4 Tomatoes
1 Pack Pessata
Cumin Seeds – 3 teaspoons
Mustard Seeds – 3 teaspoons
1 teaspoon garam masala
3 teaspoons tumeric
3 green chillis
1 pinch asofetada


1. Warm vegetable/sunflower oil but don’t let it burn.
2. Add cumin and mustard seeds. When they start to sizzle add diced onion, chillies and garlic. Do not let seeds go black or its ruined.
3. When onion soft add turmeric and cauliflower. Leave for 5 mins. Add drop of water if it’s sticking.
4. Add diced courgette and diced coriander and methi leaf, Only add a couple of handfuls of methi as it’s quite strong.
5. Add Lentils, diced ginger and diced pepper along with a pint of boiling water and a dash or two of pessata.
6. Simmer for a good half hour. Add water if it sticks.
7. Cut tomatoes in halves, add to dhal. Cook for 5 more mins.
8. Add pinch of asofetada and heaped teaspoon of garam masala.
9. Cook for 2 mins.
10. Serve with naans or rice. Add a bit of coriander leaf on top.

For yoghurt source:

3 tablespoons live plain yoghurt.
1 teaspoon of Coleman’s mint sauce.
1 pinch of chilli powder.

Mix it all up and it’s ready.

Are these tried and tested recipes or just copied and pasted from some website a litttle like the normal local rags do these days?

Mine's tried and tested every month!

Mine is tried and tested by myself and several others. Reputedly an Aargrah recipe... from someone who did some training there and is now a pub landlord.

Tonight.
Get on train.
Ring Sima's curry house.
Order;
Veg pakoras
Veg samosas
Tarka dhal side
Saag aloo side
Saag paneer main
Channa paneer main
Peas pilau rice
3 chappatis
Wait for delivery
Drink a beer while waiting
Eat

Is Seema's decent?

I think it's spot on. It feels like a real curry house, rather than a restaurant. You seem the same whiteys (©FA) there regularly which gives it a fan club vibe.

Bet big Nice is taking an interest in this thread

Excellent recipe there Tigertrot

Ok, mine stolen from a reputedly Mumtaz chef and tweaked.

2 med onions
2 tsp garlic paste
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp salt
.5 tsp cinnamon (Optional)
.5 tsp turmeric
1 tsp ground coriander
1.5 tsp Basaar
2 green chillies (more if you want hotter)
1 med tomato
500g diced of chicken/lamb/lamb mince

1) Dice the onion as small as possible and boil in enough water to cover them
2) When softened add the salt, garlic, ginger and spices and boil for a further - 10 mins
3) Add the raw meat and boil until cooked through
4) It looks minging but now add 4 table spoons of oil and fry the mix until the oil separates back out
5) add tomatoes and chillies to soften them slightly (you could lob in a tsp of cumin seeds at this point)
6) stick it in a bowl, sprinkle some fresh coriander on top and grab a beer and a naan/chappatis

It seems counter intuitive to boil a curry but i saw a Madhur Jaffrey programme from Bradford where the chef did just what you suggest (I don't think it was Mumtaz) & she looked aghast.
BTW the tigress reckons Friday night's curry from Seema's was our best ever. £25 for the lot, which is not bad going for Ilkley.

Ilkley! - blooming heck, I didnt think you could get a bag of chips for £25 in Ilkley nowadays

I saw the same programme. It was Mumtaz in Bradford. I made notes the best I could and put together a recipe for it. Probably one of the best curry's I've made at home and I've tried a load. You start with the ingredients in a cold pan and reduce it down. I think it's a chicken karahi (from memory). I'll post the recipe on here if anybodies interested but I'll need to remember as it's on my pc and work.