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Old 29 October 2010, 08:13 PM
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Question Curry paste

Im not a connoisseur

Where can you get it nowadays , used to buy it in supermarket and now everything is packaged as a source to go with your meat . And you have to have Pataks or else
Old 29 October 2010, 08:18 PM
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Thai or Indian paste ?

Why am I asking? - make your own..
Old 29 October 2010, 08:45 PM
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http://www.sainsburys.co.uk
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Sainsburys sell curry paste, or they used to.

Do you not have an asian food store anywhere near you? buy the ingredients dirt cheap and whip up a home made batch.
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BLENDED PASTE
4 clove(s) garlic, roughly chopped
5 cm piece of fresh root ginger, roughly chopped
4 large fresh red chillies, roughly chopped
20 g fresh coriander
2 tbsp tomato puree
4 tbsp groundnut oil
SPICE MIX
8 large dried red chillies, roughly chopped
2 tsp black peppercorns
8 whole cloves
1 tbsp coriander seeds
2 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp fenugreek seeds
1 tbsp turmeric
½ tsp salt

Method

Blend the ingredients for the paste. Dry-fry the whole spices for about 3 minutes until fragrant. Allow to cool completely, the grind to a fine powder and mix in turmeric and salt.

Blend paste with ground spices into a thick paste. Store in fridge in an airtight container. Should easily keep 3 months.

Mild Curry Paste

150 ml groundnut oil
6 tbsp ground coriander
3 tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp turmeric
1 tbsp chilli powder
2 tsp salt
2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
6 clove(s) garlic, crushed
fresh root ginger, 5 cm, finely grated
6 tbs malt vinegar

Method

Place all the ingredients, except the oil, in a bowl and mix to form a thick paste.

Heat the oil in a large heavy-based saucepan, add the paste and cook, stirring, over a low heat for 5-8 minutes until the oil seperates.

Allow the paste to cool completely, then store in an airtight jar and keep refridgerated. Use as required.
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**** that
Pataks curry paste - available in Tescos
Old 29 October 2010, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by scoobyschef
BLENDED PASTE
4 clove(s) garlic, roughly chopped
5 cm piece of fresh root ginger, roughly chopped
4 large fresh red chillies, roughly chopped
20 g fresh coriander
2 tbsp tomato puree
4 tbsp groundnut oil
SPICE MIX
8 large dried red chillies, roughly chopped
2 tsp black peppercorns
8 whole cloves
1 tbsp coriander seeds
2 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp fenugreek seeds
1 tbsp turmeric
½ tsp salt

Method

Blend the ingredients for the paste. Dry-fry the whole spices for about 3 minutes until fragrant. Allow to cool completely, the grind to a fine powder and mix in turmeric and salt.

Blend paste with ground spices into a thick paste. Store in fridge in an airtight container. Should easily keep 3 months.

Mild Curry Paste

150 ml groundnut oil
6 tbsp ground coriander
3 tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp turmeric
1 tbsp chilli powder
2 tsp salt
2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
6 clove(s) garlic, crushed
fresh root ginger, 5 cm, finely grated
6 tbs malt vinegar

Method

Place all the ingredients, except the oil, in a bowl and mix to form a thick paste.

Heat the oil in a large heavy-based saucepan, add the paste and cook, stirring, over a low heat for 5-8 minutes until the oil seperates.

Allow the paste to cool completely, then store in an airtight jar and keep refridgerated. Use as required.



i would make my own .....
Old 29 October 2010, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by dpb
i would make my own .....
It's not rocket science
Old 29 October 2010, 09:30 PM
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Yeah make your own comes out much better.. once you have the spices it takes no time at all.
Old 29 October 2010, 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by what would scooby do
It's not rocket science
Food Science
Old 29 October 2010, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by stuart69
Food Science
food has thousands of ingredients

rocket science is gravity, mass, trajectory, thrust in 3 dimensions and a bit of pot luck


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Old 29 October 2010, 09:51 PM
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Chinese supermarket or similar. buy concentrated in large blocks you can freeze. Classic "curry sauce" for chips.

J.
Old 29 October 2010, 10:16 PM
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Just made and had red prawn thia curry, all made, not tinned stuff and bloody exellent. Had me and the Mrs sweating. As i said in another thread yesterday, always make your own.
Old 30 October 2010, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by urban
**** that
Pataks curry paste - available in Tescos
+1
Old 30 October 2010, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by vindaloo
Chinese supermarket or similar. buy concentrated in large blocks you can freeze. Classic "curry sauce" for chips.

J.
That sounds useful , couldnt say where the nearest one might be however . Brighton maybe .

Got thai pastes , its you average indian curry paste im after - and not Mr Pataks ,by default
Old 30 October 2010, 10:16 AM
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I have seen it for sale in jars each of a different curry flavour. Cant remember which supermarket now, could have been Somerfield's.

Les
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Originally Posted by what would scooby do
food has thousands of ingredients

sex is gravity, mass, trajectory, thrust in 3 dimensions and a bit of pot luck


fixed that for you.
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