Curry Sauce Recipes

CURRY BASE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot.
• Gently fry the onions for 5 minutes until softened.
• Add the garlic, ginger and carrots. Stir. Fry for another 5 minutes.
• Place the rest of the ingredients in the pot, ensuring the water cover most of the contents. If not, top up slowly until it does.
• Simmer for 15-20 minutes until all the vegetables are cooked and tender.
• Place the contents in a food processor and blend until smooth.
• Use immediately in a curry, store in the fridge for up to 4 days or freeze the curry base sauce in batches.

BASIC CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large shallow pan. Throw in onions and cook for 10 mins, or until soft. Tip in the garlic and ginger, then cook for a further 2 mins, watching the garlic doesn't burn. Stir in curry paste and cook for another min.
• Now pour in 1 litre of cold water, the tomatoes and 1 tsp salt. Give it a good stir and bring to the boil. Cook the sauce over a high heat for about 10 mins, or until the liquid has reduced by a third. Will keep for 1 week in the fridge or freeze for up to 2 months.

HOW TO MAKE INDIAN RESTAURANT CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Pour the oil into a large heavy bottomed saucepan and heat over medium high heat until bubbling.
• Throw in the sliced onions and fry, stirring regularly for about 20 minutes until the onions are soft, lightly browned and translucent.
• Add the capsicums (bell peppers), carrot and cabbage and stir to combine.
• Fry for a further five minutes and then add the ginger and garlic purees and the all of the spices except for the turmeric.
• Now add the tomatoes and just enough water (about 2 cups/ 500ml) to cover the vegetables and simmer for about half an hour.
• After 30 minutes, remove the mixture from the heat and allow to cool slightly.
• Scoop the mixture in batches into a blender and blend until silky smooth. I usually do this for about three minutes per batch. If you have a hand held blender, this stage will be much easier.
• Once your sauce is smooth, melt the ghee in a frying pan. Add the turmeric powder to the ghee. It will darken as it cooks. You want to brown it for about 30 seconds being careful not to burn the turmeric.
• Now add the turmeric/ghee mixture to the sauce and bring to a simmer again.
• Once it is bubbling away, turn down the heat and simmer for a further 20 to 30 minutes
• Use immediately or store in the fridge for up to three days or freeze in 750ml (3 cups) portions for up to three months.

SPICY COCONUT CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook onion, garlic, curry paste, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in oil in a wide 2-quart heavy saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until onion is softened, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Add coconut milk and gently simmer, stirring frequently, until reduced to 2 cups, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, cayenne, cilantro (if desired), and salt to taste.

EASY CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil, add onions and garlic and saute until tender.
• Add curry powder & flour & cook over gentle heat about 2 mins stirring continuously.
• Gradually add coconut milk & simmer until sauce thickens, add cream to soften the flavour if desired.

CHICKEN WITH CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Place butter in a 2-1/2-qt. microwave-safe dish. Cover and microwave on high for 40-50 seconds or until melted. Stir in curry powder. Add onion and apple; stir until coated. Cover and microwave on high for 2-3 minutes or until crisp-tender, stirring once., Stir in the soup, milk, chicken and mushrooms; cover and microwave on high for 9-10 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink, stirring twice. Add peas; sprinkle with paprika. Cover and cook 3-4 minutes longer or until peas are tender. Serve over noodles if desired.

CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium pan over medium heat. Add onions and cook until softened, about 20min. Meanwhile mix the cornflour and 2tbsp of the stock in a small bowl. Set aside until needed.
• Stir curry paste and chilli powder into the onion pan. Cook for 2min, until fragrant. Add the vegetable stock and cornflour mixture. Bring to a simmer, mixing, then bubble until thickened, about 2min.
• Add the cream and lemon juice. Remove pan from the heat and using either a stick blender or a high-speed blender, blend until smooth. Check seasoning and serve.

BASIC CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil and margarine in a small skillet or wok over medium high heat. Add onion and saute until very brown, 10 to 15 minutes. (Note: This is an important step; if onion is not cooked well, sauce will taste funny.)
• Add ginger and garlic to onion and saute for an additional 2 minutes. Process onion/ginger/garlic mixture in food processor until smooth. Do not rinse food processor.
• Place onion mixture in a large saucepan. Stir in the cinnamon, black pepper, coriander, cumin, turmeric and cayenne pepper and cook over low heat until mixture is thick and has the consistency of a paste.
• Puree tomatoes, chile peppers and cilantro in food processor until smooth. Add to onion mixture and stir well over low heat, cooking off moisture from tomatoes and cilantro. Add yogurt a little bit at a time, stirring constantly to avoid curdling.
• Blend the whole mixture in food processor to puree it (for a very smooth sauce). Return to saucepan, add water and increase heat to high; bring sauce to a rolling boil. Cover saucepan and boil for 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer until desired consistency is reached.
• To serve with meat, cook the meat first separately, then simmer for 5 to 10 minutes in the sauce before serving over rice or with bread. To serve with vegetables, steam raw veggies first 4 to 5 minutes, then simmer for 5 to 10 minutes in the sauce before serving.

QUICK CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan and very gently fry the garlic and ginger for about a minute, stirring constantly. Don't allow them to brown.
• Stir in the curry powder, chilli and tomato purée and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly until the tomato purée looks glossy.
• Add the sugar, salt and plenty of pepper, then stir in 150ml/¼ pint water and the cream. Bring to a simmer and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly. Set aside.
• Stir-fry your choice of other ingredients (such as strips of chicken or meat, prawns, vegetables) in a large frying pan or wok until cooked through.
• Pour the curry sauce over the cooked meat or veg and return to a simmer. Cook for 1-2 minutes more, or until hot throughout. Add an extra splash of water if needed. Serve with freshly cooked rice or naan bread.

CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Place onions and garlic into a large saucepan, add water to cover. Place over high heat and bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 45 minutes. Add the ginger, and continue simmering for 5 more minutes.
• Puree the onion in a food processor or blender in batches until smooth. Place a large saucepan over medium-high heat, pour in the diced tomatoes, and season with turmeric, cumin, garam masala, curry paste, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a simmer, then pour in the onion puree. Simmer for 45 minutes.