A recipe for the Indian curry lover.
Masala is the base for all Indian curries, it can be used by itself to flavour many meat, poultry or fish dishes.
The ingredients are available from your local Indian spice shop. However, if you want a selection of ready-made South African Indian Curry Spice, Sedo Snax has many for you to choose from.
MASALA (all ingredients are ground)
CORIANDER 100g
CUMIN 80g
CARDAMOM 30g
CLOVES 15g
CINNAMON 15g
NUTMEG 10g
MACE 10g *
BAY LEAF 3g
PEPPER 10g
STAR ANISE 3 stars*
CURRY
To make the curry combine the ingredients above with those below. This will make a Medium Hot(spicy) curry, but you can adjust the amount of chili to your taste.
TURMERIC 100g
GINGER 40g
CHILI (VH) 30g
FENUGREEK 5g*
Many Indian curries are made with Yoghurt but Coconut Milk can be used as a substitute. This will make the sauce thicker and creamier.
Here are some delicious South African Indian curry recipes
* Not essential but will add extra flavour