Promised the OH a curry tomorrow but skint 😯
so... what supermarket curry is the best???
Corrected - it's the cider that makes me promise things and type things I can't possibly do or understand 😉
What's an OT?
Anyway google a recipe and make it yourself!
Occupational therapist.
Use Patak's paste, paste not sauce
asda. had one tonight and it never fails me though the cellophane on the tray is a major PITA
Supermarket curry????
😯
(Is horrified, disgusted and offended all at the same time)
Oh yeah, that's right Edit your mistake now. Make me look an idiot.
Yeah, use a paste or some supermarkets do curry spice packs that will save you spending out on loads of diff spices but give you exactly what you need to make that particular curry.
ASDA curries are pretty good I find, and cheap.
Get the curry and cook some rice, buy some bell peppers, chop them up into big pieces and fry them hot in a dry pan till they're charred, throw 'em on top of the curry. delicious!
We had a curry last week, made by a friend whose home cooking is superb. After the meal whilst we complimented her (as always) she revealed the sauce was from Aldi, she happily admitted even she couldn't make one that was better. You may scoff, and it itll be your loss, I'll be visiting Aldi for some soon
Home made curries using a sauce from a jar can be ok with plenty of added ingredients, but packaged supermarket curries always = shit in a plastic box.
Erm...coff...M&S Rogan Josh is great for what it is. Team it with chunks of chicken tikka and you'll be laughing. It ain't a curry house curry, but if you're skint, it's not bad.
Yeah. I have to add. We have a monthly curry at the local proper posh curry house. It's superb. Very expensive, very high quality, very nice.
But I'm still happy with a chomp chomp raw curry from ASDA with some cooked veg thrown in and proper rice. You can tell the difference but it's still great.
Asda seems to be winning the curry wars here - thanks!
The southern yeti - sorry, not intentional!
bloody asda. I can't get one day off without mention of bloody asda!
Tesco are doing microwave chicken kormas half price atm. £1.60 or something each. get that, add a bit o cream, do a samuri with the peppers and onions to tweak, jazz up your cheap rice with black pepper, spring onions and egg and soy sauce. Nice cheap meal!
We like asda curries too. Just don't expect to find any left after 4pm on a saturday. You'd think they'd know by now and get more in. 🙁
Asda's madras is nice - not quite takeaway/restaurant strength if that's your thing, but still pretty good.
Do your own rice though...
I'm a fan of the tesco microwave curries for one (my OH can't stand curry of any description)..
The best £3.65 you'll ever spend if you want to make the nearest thing to a takeaway curry for less wonga than the supermarket dross:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Curry-Secret-Indian-Restaurant-Meals/dp/0716021919/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1290255945&sr=1-1
(bit of a faff to make it though and best done in batches that are frozen and used at a later date)
If it absolutely has to be a supermarket curry, though, I'd go with Asda too.
Asda curries are pretty good, the ones you buy at the deli counter, and are very good value as well.
Agreed - the Asda ones are very good. The madras one is very high in fats though - get the vindaloo as it is surprisingly low fat. And it is very good - had worse restaurant curries.
And my wife is away tonight so getting the kids to bed, switching on COD, having a beer and having one of those ^^^ 🙂
(and got it yesterday afternoon before they sold out)
I must be the only one who didn't like the Asda curry, had a balti and it was horrible unless I had a duff one. I like the Pataks Meena jars.
Some are better than others (I like the madras, vindi and rogan josh). My wife had the balti and said it wasn't too good.
Next time i'm their i'll try one of the others might give the rogan josh a try.
+1 on Aldi curry, gorgeous. Add some decent chicken though Aldi meat is nasty. I found Asda curry a bit dry but overall tasty. Again you can't beat a curry house but as a penny saving alternative Aldi can't be beaten. Yummy curry tonight now you mention it!!!!!!
Sainsburys deli counter curry is naff, it tastes like it's been out on the counter for ages which I expect it has.
I agree that the Asda vindaloo is a good one, I also liked their chicken jalfreizi, yummy!
http://www.anjumanand.co.uk/books-new-indian-food-recipes/indian-food-made-easy/
Although, it's a bit late to be getting the recipe book ordered.
Supermarlets now also do spice kits so you can do a proper curry if you just buy the rest of the ingredients.
Supermarket curry????(Is horrified, disgusted and offended all at the same time)
ah but you haven't had a supermarket curry from the Bradford area...
Mumtaz sell their authentic curry-house curries through many local Morrisons, Asda & Co-op supermarkets in this area. They started as a curry house near Bradford university, expanded a few times & then went into producing ready meals for the local stores. Now By Appointment too, HM popped in for a takeout last time she was in town
Chicken Tikka Masala
• 1 fresh red chilli, deseeded
• 1 clove of garlic, peeled
• 15g fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• a pinch of paprika
• ½ tablespoon garam masala
• a teaspoon of tomato puree
• 3 sprigs of fresh coriander, leaves picked and chopped, stalks reserved
• 400g chicken breast, diced into 2.5cm pieces
• 1 small onion, peeled and sliced
• 1 red pepper, deseeded and sliced
• 1 green pepper, deseeded and sliced
• a pinch of ground cinnamon
• a pinch of ground coriander
• a pinch of turmeric
• 1 x 400g tin plum tomatoes
• 100ml plain yoghurt
• 100ml double cream
the marinade will need to be prepared the day before so the chicken can marinate overnight
For the marinade
Blitz the chilli, garlic, ginger and vegetable oil a food processor. Add the paprika, garam masala and tomato puree, plus the coriander stalks, and blitz again to form a paste. Place the chicken pieces in a large bowl, coat them with the marinade and leave in the fridge overnight.
The next day…
In a little vegetable oil, on a medium heat, fry the onion, peppers and spices in a large saucepan. Cook gently for 10 minutes then add the tin of tomatoes and the yoghurt. Add the chicken pieces and simmer gently for 15 to 20 minutes until cooked. Just before serving, stir through the double cream and chopped coriander leaves.
Great on rice, Amazing on Chips 😉
The only supermarket curry paste I don't hate is green thai curry paste. Tesco do a good one.
I usually do a sweet potato & cauliflower curry with that paste plus co**** milk, but it is also a good base with non-thai ingredients.
We don't mind the Tesco curry in a bag meals, not restaurant standard but easy to prepare & tasty.
Sainsburys curries are rubbish.
M&S ones are suprisingly good value.
We never expect much from a home cooked curry, just a jar and a couple of chicken breasts.
If we want proper curry then Bradford Kashmir beckons!
oh... and before you ask. It has to be meat veg buhna.
Even the owner reckons its the best they do.
Thoght the meat karahi comes close!
ASDA Jalfrezi = cheap & good. On the other hand a Pataks Paste with some veg & meat of your choice (if that's your thing) with a can on toms. You can't really go wrong.
Some of the Asda ones are on offer at the moment too - £2. Add the rice and a large bottle of Cobra and the whole lot will only be around £5.
Sorted.
I would also recommend the Lidl ones, Kan Pur Garden (or something like that) either in the ready meal or the paste/sauce in a jar. Absolutely superb and stopped me messing around with spices as it wasn't worth the hassle.
mastiles_fanylion - Member
Some of the Asda ones are on offer at the moment too - £2. Add the rice and a large bottle of Cobra and the whole lot will only be around £5.Sorted.
£2!
That is excellent value.
How was your curry tonight? A meal for one fills me right up.
Not had it yet - just put the twins to bed and now tidying up the mess from their tea (my wife is away with the girlfriends tonight - the first time I have had them all day/night/next day since they were born 18 months ago - so doing it all and it is chaos).
It will be all the more worth it when I finally sit down to eat it whilst watching Harry Hill on Sky+
🙂
Got asda chicken dupiaza, chicken bhuna, pilau rice, and keema naan all to be washed down with lashings of 3 for £10 wine 😀
Going in the microwave now so will let you all know....
Well unless you drink all the 3 for £10 wines then you might not...
mastiles_fanylion - Member
Not had it yet - just put the twins to bed and now tidying up the mess from their tea (my wife is away with the girlfriends tonight - the first time I have had them all day/night/next day since they were born 18 months ago - so doing it all and it is chaos).
Well I guess you have earned you curry then.
Mind you, there is still a long time go before your wife comes back isn't there...
If we want proper curry then Bradford Kashmir beckons!
NOW yer talking! Now yer talking.... 🙂 The one on Morely St?
Glad there's at least one decent enlightened soul amongst all the blasphemers....
Mind you, there is still a long time go before your wife comes back isn't there...
Yep - about enough time to have a couple of beers and collapse in a heap. Maybe try and finish the Ozzy autobiography I am reading - not sure I can cope with COD tonight.
Elfin - the next time you are in the area, you need to get to Knaresborough and try Akaash - I have tried all the big names and recommendations in Leeds and Bradford, but this one really is head and shoulders above - it is a restaurant that does curry rather than a curry house, but don't let that put you off - the quality is superb and the staff are great.
Well.... The curries were suprisingly good from Asda! Thanks for the tips guys...
All the wine is gone and my 'investment' of less than £20 has worked a treat.... the OH is asleep and I am on here 😉
Waitrose!!!!
Their vegetable rice and a lamb rogon josh hmmm
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I love this curry. Better if you leave out the ghee and add a couple of green peppers about 10 mins before serving though.
Simple and super cheap to make - the recipe makes 4 very generous or 6 decent sized portions.
