All the spices of this amazing mixture are chosen so harmoniously that it is possible to miraculously transform the taste of even the most extraordinary dish. Bright yellow curry composition is, perhaps, the most popular in the world of cooking. On how to prepare a real Indian curry sauce and its Thai variation at home, let's talk further.
How to make Indian curry sauce - a classic recipe
Ingredients:
- lean oil - 125 ml;
- Mustard seeds - 10 g;
- ginger - 25 g;
- a bunch of curry leaves;
- fenugreek - 5 g;
- onions - 135 g;
- paprika;
- turmeric - 5 g;
- tomatoes 245 g;
- water 210 ml;
- salt - 5 g;
- chili - 2 pods;
- coconut milk - 375 ml.
Preparation
Put the sauté pan on medium heat, add lemongrass, mustard, fenugreek and a handful of curry leaves. Gently mix everything.
Chile should be carefully cleaned of seeds, cut into strips, sent to a saucepan. Ginger peel and grate on a fine grater, add to the saucepan and mix with spices.
Chop the onions into small pieces, add to the mixture, mix well. Then add the paprika and turmeric.
Blanch the tomatoes, beat in a blender and also pour to the bulk of the future sauce.
Pour cold water into a saucepan, add salt to taste. Now add coconut milk, gently stirring. Leave to cook for five minutes.
Then you can cool the sauce, put it in the cold and store it for a couple of days.
To prepare a dish of chicken or fish, you need to warm up the sauce, put meat into it and simmer until the main ingredient is ready.
Thai curry paste sauce
Ingredients:
- a bunch of green cilantro;
- chili pepper - 8 pcs .;
- lime leaves - 5 pcs .;
- lemongrass - 2 stems;
- shallots - 2 pieces;
- coriander seeds - 20 g;
- zir - 5 g;
- ginger root - 3 cm;
- lime - 1 piece;
- peas of black pepper - 7-8 pieces;
- fish sauce - 25 g;
- sesame oil - 75 g;
- salt generous pinch.
Preparation
Ziru, coriander and pea pepper beans are sent to a dry, already hot pan and lightly heat.
At the pepper remove the tails, finely chop the onions, garlic, lemongrass, peeled ginger and lime leaves, thus preparing the ingredients for processing in a blender. Lay all the prepared and remaining ingredients in the blender bowl.
Add the lime and its juice. Punch everything to uniformity.
You can store such a paste in a refrigerator in a glass container for about 2 weeks.