- 1kg lamb, beef or chicken diced
- 2 large onions, finely diced
- 1 tin peeled tomatoes, chopped
- 2tbsp tomato purée
- 5 potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1tbsp garlic paste
- 1tbsp ginger paste
- 5tbsp veg oil
- 2 tbsp coriander powder
- 2tbsp cumin powder
- 1/2 tbsp turmeric
- 1/2 tbsp chili powder
- 1tbsp garam masala powder
- Juice of ½ lemon
Staff curry
Alex Standen
23rd January 2011
Staff curry
a recipe from my goan kitchen porter, staff loved this dinner more than anything else
Ingredients
Method
Heat oil in medium saucepan
Add onions and fry till golden
Add all spices except garam masala and fry of 2-3 mins
Add tomatoes, salt, garlic, ginger fry for 10 mins add a little water if gets to dry
Add tomato purée and cook till sauce is dry
Add meat and cook on a medium heat, stirring occasionally until meat is cooked
Add 2-3 cups water and cook until sauce is nice thick consistency
Add potatoes and cook till tender
add garam masala and lemon juice
bring up to heat and serve
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