Indian curry as made by Indian mothers?

Question

I used to have an Indian boyfriend and had many meals cooked by his mother. I have never found a recipe that tastes anything like the wonderful curries she would cook up. Please could an Indian mum give me a recipe for a real traditional home cooked curry that I miss and have spent many years to replicate.

IamMARE
Thanks for trying to help but what are MDH products.

Answer 1

Ingredients:1/2kg mincemeat,1 big onion,2 potatoes,tomato puree nd 1 fresh tomato ,ginger garlic paste,curry powder nd some chillies if you prefer.Firssst put some oil in the wok theen chopped onion,fry a bit till golden in colour,then add the gingergarlic paste, then put in the minced meat nd stir till its dry.Then put in the tomatoes nd small chopped potatoes in it nd add the curry powder,Turmeric,nd the tomato paste till you see the reaal gravy nd add some water to it nd let it ssimmer till then potatoes are soft nd the gravy is ready to eat with rice!

Answer 2

I to love Indian foods, and have yet to find a recipe that tastes like the 'real thing'. The closest I've found are MDH products.

An Indian friend turned them on to me. He says he can't find the right spices/fresh spices to create the foods his mother cooks - so he just buys the spice packs from MDH, and uses those.

Sorry I couldn't give you a recipe, but if an Indian friend trusts and likes the MDH products, that's good enough for me.


Moonwitch:
Sorry about that - MDH products are spice mixes. Basically everything you need, spice wise, to get good Indian foods. I personally have used the Chana Masala, and the Chicken Curry Masala mixes.

This website gives you info on the MDH products:
http://www.indiaabundance.com/frontend/category/mdh_spices_ist_mdh_masala.asp?pno=2&order=0

Answer 3

I am not an Indian mother but I know, there is no such thing as "curry" in India.

It is an all-purpose term devised by the English to cover the whole range of Indian food spicing. Indian cooks have about 25 spices on their regular list and it is from these that they produce curry flavor.

Normally the spices are freshly ground in a mortar and pestle called SIL_VATTA. Spices are usually blended in certain combinations to produce meals. That makes it quite difficult to replicate a curry of which we nothing.

Answer 4

the secret are the spices used. they should be from India/Pakistan. visit an Indian nutrition keep and ask them for a sturdy curry powder mixture. only remember to instruct for which curry meal you pick the curry powder (meat,egg,poultry,vegetable) because the mixtures varies or mixture it your self in accordance your own flavor. you also ought to comprehend, that even Indian does no longer continually do it ideal, one has to make certain and attempt to attempt to attempt. Curry Powder Coriander seeds (to be nicely roasted, pounded) (a million lb); turmeric (1lb 2oz); fenugreek (4oz); ginger, dried (a million lb); black pepper (a million lb); dried chillies (12 oz.); cardamoms (8 oz.); cinnamon (8 oz.). Salt in percentage to be further even as utilising the curry stuff. the completed to be wiped clean, dried, pounded, and sifted; then authentic mixed together and positioned into bottles, nicely corked. A tablespoonfull is adequate for a poultry or poultry curry. or a million oz..cayenne 2 oz..ginger 8 oz..coriander seeds 8 oz..turmeric 2 oz..mustard seeds 4 oz..fenugreek seeds 4 oz..cinnamon stick Pound, bottle and cork nicely. or a million teaspoon black peppercorns a million teaspoon mustard seeds a million/2 teaspoon coriander seeds a million/2 teaspoon cumin seeds a million/2 teaspoon fennel seeds a million/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper a million large bay leaf, damaged 8 finished cloves 6-12 cardamom seeds (pods bumped off) In a spice-mill or blender, grind each and each and every of the elements together till superb. If no longer utilising rapidly, keep in an hermetic field interior the refrigerator. maximum recipes and manufacturers of curry powder typically comprise coriander, turmeric, cumin, and fenugreek of their blends. reckoning on the recipe, further elements together with ginger, garlic, fennel seed, cinnamon, clove, mustard seed, eco-friendly cardamom, black cardamom, mustard seed, mace, nutmeg, pink pepper, lengthy pepper and black pepper can be further.