2011 Cooking club Week 5: Malaysian Chicken/Beef Curry

Curry Addict · 25-11-2013 7:20pm

glad you enjoyed pugwall! the lemongrass has always been a bit of an issue with this recipe bashing it could be the way to go alright.

pugwall · 25-11-2013 8:15pm

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Curry Addict · 25-11-2013 8:20pm

looks drewlicious :pac:

hbonbr · 26-11-2013 2:26am

I love Massaman curry, we get it from Kanum Thai, it looks like a lot of work!

homemadecider · 26-11-2013 2:34pm

hbonbr wrote: »

I love Massaman curry, we get it from Kanum Thai, it looks like a lot of work!

The only bit that takes a while is making the paste - I usually double the recipe to get about 8 - 10 tbsps so I can then freeze it and make 4 - 5 curries. Once the paste is made it's just a matter of flinging a few things into a pot and letting it simmer for a while. It's well worth it, give it a go!

pugwall · 19-01-2014 10:11pm

I have another batch of this on in the slow cooker tonight, looking forward to having this for dinner tomorrow night :-) One of my favourite curries!

MissFlitworth · 29-03-2014 10:43pm

Let's be having you.

(I hope it's normal to be sneezing and coughing a bit with the spice smoke! It's my first time cooking with whole spices, I'm not sure at all how they should behave)

MissFlitworth · 30-03-2014 1:04am

2 posts in a row but Oh My Gosh. Curry Addict I'm not joking when I say you've changed my life. I crave coconut based curries but, until today, every time I made one I made a watery pot of over cooked, yellow vegetables, thin, split coconut milk and rubbery meat. This recipe is the reason I give Camille Thai €30 every few weeks (I know it's not thai but it is spicy, rich, anise-y coconut based goodness). You're wonderful, thank you.

Curry Addict · 30-03-2014 11:28am

MissFlitworth wrote: »

2 posts in a row but Oh My Gosh. Curry Addict I'm not joking when I say you've changed my life. I crave coconut based curries but, until today, every time I made one I made a watery pot of over cooked, yellow vegetables, thin, split coconut milk and rubbery meat. This recipe is the reason I give Camille Thai €30 every few weeks (I know it's not thai but it is spicy, rich, anise-y coconut based goodness). You're wonderful, thank you.

looks great, im glad it helped you to make something better than your usual.
i recommend you try the green curry i posted if you want to try some more thai recipes

Wexy86 · 13-07-2014 3:25pm

Decided I'm going to finally make these curries after years of looking at them! One slight hiccup, I have all the ingrediants for both dishes bar dried chillis - I have dried crushed chilli flakes, would these do the job? If so about much to use? Thanks a mil :-)

Makood · 13-07-2014 5:24pm

Are you in Wexford Wexy? I have loads if you want.

BaZmO* · 13-07-2014 7:58pm

Wexy86 wrote: »

Decided I'm going to finally make these curries after years of looking at them! One slight hiccup, I have all the ingrediants for both dishes bar dried chillis - I have dried crushed chilli flakes, would these do the job? If so about much to use? Thanks a mil :-)

Crushed chillies would work fine. Use approx 1/2 tsp per dried whole chilli as a guide but just use your own intuition on it to make sure you don't blow your head off.

Wexy86 · 13-07-2014 9:06pm

Makood wrote: »

Are you in Wexford Wexy? I have loads if you want.

Thanks a mil for the offer, much appreciated but I already went ahead and used the dried flakes, holy god it was tough going trying to breathe when roasting the spices!! Think my lungs have just about come around......

Made both curries, I could have grind the spices a bit more, slightly grainy through no fault but my own but both are lovely and tasty. masaman today and the Malaysian tomorrow

Thanks Curry Addict, wish I tried these years ago!! :-D

oscarBravo · 14-07-2014 9:41am

Wexy86 wrote: »

...I could have grind the spices a bit more...

Every kitchen should have a spice grinder. It will make the finest of powder from the toughest of spices in seconds.

BaZmO* · 14-07-2014 11:19am

oscarBravo wrote: »

Every kitchen should have a spice grinder. It will make the finest of powder from the toughest of spices in seconds.

Yep! It's one of the essentials in my kitchen.
I remember making a curry years ago and tried to grind all the spices in a pestle and mortar and it nearly killed me. Went out and got a spice/coffee grinder and haven't looked back.

Curry Addict · 14-07-2014 11:25am

Wexy86 wrote: »

Thanks a mil for the offer, much appreciated but I already went ahead and used the dried flakes, holy god it was tough going trying to breathe when roasting the spices!! Think my lungs have just about come around......

Made both curries, I could have grind the spices a bit more, slightly grainy through no fault but my own but both are lovely and tasty. masaman today and the Malaysian tomorrow

Thanks Curry Addict, wish I tried these years ago!! :-D

glad you enjoyed. The malaysian is nice and easy compared to the masaman. they are quite similar but i pref the malaysian myself

BaZmO* · 18-07-2014 8:11am

Just got an email from Curry's (heh!) this morning about their sale, and this is reduced from €30 to €10 which is a very good price. I think I paid about €25 for my one.

Dizzyblonde · 18-07-2014 9:12am

BaZmO* wrote: »

Just got an email from Curry's (heh!) this morning about their sale, and this is reduced from €30 to €10 which is a very good price. I think I paid about €25 for my one.

It's not showing the grinder, just an empty basket.

BaZmO* · 18-07-2014 9:18am

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

It's not showing the grinder, just an empty basket.

"We're sorry but that product is no longer available"

Oh well, obviously a good bargain so.

oscarBravo · 18-07-2014 9:45am

Argos have them for pretty civilised money. I had that one but abused it a bit and cracked the plastic rim around the bowl, so I gave it to my sister and bought one from Aldi.

BaZmO* · 18-07-2014 9:48am

oscarBravo wrote: »

Argos have them for pretty civilised money. I had that one but abused it a bit and cracked the plastic rim around the bowl, so I gave it to my sister and bought one from Aldi.

That was the one!

oscarBravo · 18-07-2014 9:51am

BaZmO* wrote: »

That was the one!

It's a really good one: it has an insert that makes it easy to grind very small quantities (don't use this unless it actually is a very small amount, that's how I broke mine) and a very clever cord storage system that lets it sit tidily in a cupboard.

MissFlitworth · 18-07-2014 10:41am

I bought that grinder specifically to make this recipe

It's a lovely helpful little dude.

Curry Addict · 18-07-2014 12:13pm

looks like prices have dropped recently for these little grinders

BaZmO* · 18-07-2014 1:22pm

Curry Addict wrote: »

looks like prices have dropped recently for these little grinders

Yeah, when I bought mine a few years ago they were all mad money.

aoifo · 02-08-2014 8:26pm

Made this tonite fab- so tasty. Not sure if I got the quantities right thou as don't think I'll get 10 curries from it!

Curry Addict · 02-08-2014 8:29pm

aoifo wrote: »

Made this tonite fab- so tasty. Not sure if I got the quantities right thou as don't think I'll get 10 curries from it!

glad you enjoyed. I think i was a bit optimistic about the amount of curries you get out of the spice mix :P

aoifo · 02-08-2014 8:36pm

No worries just though I got the measurements wrong, but will definitely get a few outa it;) did u ever try a cambodian curry called salamander, had it when I was there this year tempted to give it a try but can't find any recipes? Might just email the restaurant I had it in.

aoifo · 02-08-2014 8:41pm

Sorry it's saraman curry

Curry Addict · 02-08-2014 8:50pm

It doesn't ring a bell. I do have what looks like a great recipe for a traditional Cambodian chicken curry. Its on my list of next curries to try.

Makood · 03-08-2014 5:11pm

Made a chicken patiala from one of Madhur Jaffreys recipes. Finished it for breakfast this morning. Really lovely-quite mild but lovely flavours.

And just ordered 100g of Naga Bhut Jolokia for a special occasion

Curry Addict · 07-08-2014 5:21pm

Makood wrote: »

Made a chicken patiala from one of Madhur Jaffreys recipes. Finished it for breakfast this morning. Really lovely-quite mild but lovely flavours.

And just ordered 100g of Naga Bhut Jolokia for a special occasion

these superhot chillies are no fun imho. I do like to use the scotch bonnet/madame jinnette/habenero type in some curries but any hotter than that and your not tasting much

Makood · 08-08-2014 10:09am

Curry Addict wrote: »

these superhot chillies are no fun imho. I do like to use the scotch bonnet/madame jinnette/habenero type in some curries but any hotter than that and your not tasting much

I do agree with you-but I do sometimes love the pure heat from these. I normally make a 50/50 mix and temper one half with a little yoghurt.

Curry Addict · 08-08-2014 12:15pm

Makood wrote: »

I do agree with you-but I do sometimes love the pure heat from these. I normally make a 50/50 mix and temper one half with a little yoghurt.

your a brave man

hbonbr · 19-08-2014 2:29pm

Makood wrote: »

I do agree with you-but I do sometimes love the pure heat from these. I normally make a 50/50 mix and temper one half with a little yoghurt.

Well, to me a scotch bonnet is an unacceptably hot one! Each to their own!

Goolay · 01-12-2014 10:35pm

Made this tonight, was absolutely incredible. Will definitely be making this again. Don't like mushrooms so left them out, think I might add some broccoli next time to bulk it up a wee bit.

Yummers.

Curry Addict · 02-12-2014 4:47pm

Goolay wrote: »

Made this tonight, was absolutely incredible. Will definitely be making this again. Don't like mushrooms so left them out, think I might add some broccoli next time to bulk it up a wee bit.

Yummers.

glad you enjoyed, some asian veg will also work great :pac:

Phantom99 · 04-06-2015 3:06pm

Made this today for myself and the little ones. Delicious - we really enjoyed it. I left out the chillies and mushrooms at the kids request!

I blended the lemongrass but it was still stringy so will cut it down the middle, leave it whole and take it out at the end next time.

Thanks for all the wonderful recipies Curry Addict. Your method of cooking the rice works really well too

Curry Addict · 04-06-2015 3:19pm

Phantom99 wrote: »

Made this today for myself and the little ones. Delicious - we really enjoyed it. I left out the chillies and mushrooms at the kids request!

I blended the lemongrass but it was still stringy so will cut it down the middle, leave it whole and take it out at the end next time.

Thanks for all the wonderful recipies Curry Addict. Your method of cooking the rice works really well too

i wish i could get my little ones to eat curry

glad you enjoyed!

anewme · 06-06-2015 9:25am

Finally got around to making this. It was lovely but quite hot with 4 dried red chillies and a fresh red one.

Then I discovered I forgot the star anise and also the turmeric which might have softened it a little.

Would also use less fish sauce as it's quite overpowering.

All in all a lovely recipe and will make again.

TOB · 08-06-2015 4:46pm

Hi CA, I just discovered your recipes today and I'm very impressed. I am an avid Curry fan and cook from scratch at home a lot. You mentioned Sarsoon Ka Saag in an earlier post and wondered if you have a recipe for that handy? Can you also recommend a substitute for mustard greens, I haven't managed to get them in Dublin. Thanks, looking forward to more wonderful recipes and advice.

Curry Addict · 09-06-2015 12:58pm

TOB wrote: »

Hi CA, I just discovered your recipes today and I'm very impressed. I am an avid Curry fan and cook from scratch at home a lot. You mentioned Sarsoon Ka Saag in an earlier post and wondered if you have a recipe for that handy? Can you also recommend a substitute for mustard greens, I haven't managed to get them in Dublin. Thanks, looking forward to more wonderful recipes and advice.

I will dig out the recipe for you in the next day or so. We grow mustard greens in our back garden, they are very easy to grow...

Mrs Fox · 12-11-2016 7:06pm

Making this tonight with lamb. Oh the aroma of curry simmering in my kitchen.

Curry Addict · 12-11-2016 8:05pm

I can almost smell it from here

I still make this one regularly myself.

enjoy!

Mrs Fox · 13-11-2016 5:25pm

And this morning I had them for breakfast together with Roti Jala (lacey pancakes).

anewme · 11-03-2017 12:20pm

Had a longing for a curry so made this again! So good!

Ate too much though and could not move for the evening.

2011 Cooking club Week 5: Malaysian Chicken/Beef Curry

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