Madras Curry Noodles Recipes

Steps:

• Cook the noodles according to package directions, and drain.
• Do not rinse them.
• In a wok or pan, heat the oil, add the red chili pepper and the frozen peas, stir fry really well; and set aside.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the water, curry powder, soy sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, and the cornstarch mixture.
• Mix all well.
• Add the cooked noodles to the pan to pepper and peas, stir fry for 2-3 minutes, and then add the curried mix.
• Add some more seasonings if you'd like. You might need to add more soy sauce.
• Add the turmeric powder now and cook until everything comes together.
• You can add a bit more water if you would like a little gravy with these noodles, just adjust the spices accordingly.
• Garnish with green chilies or cilantro.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large nonstick pan over medium heat. Add cloves and cardamom pods and wait until they sizzle, about 1 minute. Add onions and fry until dark brown, 7 to 10 minutes. Add chile peppers, ginger, and garlic; cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add ground chile pepper, turmeric, cumin, coriander, and salt. Cook, stirring frequently, until blended in, about 1 minute more.
• Stir chicken and water into the pan with the spice mixture. Cook, while stirring, until water is incorporated, 2 to 3 minutes. Add tomato puree and nutmeg and cover the pan with a lid. Cook until chicken is tender over medium heat, about 20 minutes. When ready to serve, sprinkle with garam masala and cilantro.

Steps:

• Cut meat into cubes and fry in oil to seal. Remove with slotted spoon and leave to one side to drain.
• Fry the onion in the same oil until golden then add Spices 1, cooking for a further 5 minutes. Add the tinned tomatoes and puree and mix well. Cook for 10 minutes or so.
• Add the meat and put the the lot into a casserole dish in a pre-heated oven at 200C (400F) and cook for 45 - 60 minutes. Stir half-way through cooking time. (Alternatively, throw it into the slow cooker for 7 to 9 hours.).
• Add the lemon or lime juice and Spices 2 and simmer for another 10 minutes. Add a little water at any stage if it gets too dry. Add a knob of ghee (and salt, if you must) just before serving.

Steps:

• Toast all the spices in a frying pan, then leave to cool. Tip into a spice grinder and blend to a fine powder, then add the tamarind paste, vinegar, cinnamon stick, chilli, coriander and roasted peppers. Blend to a coarse paste, then transfer to a container. Can be made a day ahead. Now try using this spice paste to make our venison madras.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onions, cloves and the cardamom for 5 minutes.
• Add the green chilies, dried chilies, ginger, and garlic cook for 3 minutes.
• Mix the curry powder with a little oil to form a paste and add to the pan; cook for 3 minutes.
• Add the meat and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add the coriander, cumin, salt and stock' cover and simmer till meat is tender.
• Serve with pomegranate rice.
• Boil the rice, seed a pomegranate and stir the seeds into the rice.

Steps:

• Boil pasta and drain; set aside.
• Cut spring onions into 1 inch pieces.
• While pasta is boiling, brown meat in pan if starting from scratch with 1 tbsp of the oil. If using leftovers, Quick fry the coleslaw mix and the veggies in the oil.
• Add the curry and the tahini paste. Heat up the meat at this point.
• Stir in the pasta, and the remaining oil to help coat the noodles in curry. Add the dash of soy sauce.

Steps:

• Blitz 1 quartered onion, 2 garlic cloves, a thumb-sized chunk of ginger and ½ red chilli together in a food processor until it becomes a coarse paste.
• Heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil in a large saucepan and add the paste, fry for 5 mins, until softened. If it starts to stick to the pan at all, add a splash of water.
• Tip in ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp ground coriander and 1-2 tsp hot chilli powder and stir well, cook for a couple of mins to toast them a bit, then add 4 chicken breasts, cut into chunks. Stir and make sure everything is covered in the spice mix.
• Cook until the chicken begins to turn pale, adding a small splash of water if it sticks to the base of the pan at all.
• Pour in 400g can chopped tomatoes, along with a big pinch of salt, cover and cook on a low heat for 30 mins, until the chicken is tender.
• Stir through small pack of coriander and serve with rice, naan and a big dollop of mango chutney.