TOTAL TIME (PREPPING & COOKING)
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Stovetop: 50 minutes
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Thermomix: 50 minutes
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Slow cooker: varies
YIELD
- Approximately 1.5 litres of curry sauce, suitable for 1.8 kg raw meat, seafood, or vegetables.
SAUCE INGREDIENTS
- 20 g galangal
- 45 g lemongrass, white part only
- 20 g garlic
- 30 g ginger
- 50 g white fish
- 1 pouch Chilli Farms Spice Mix
- 125 ml sunflower oil
- 400 g white or brown onion
- 20 g jaggery powder
- 125 g roasted peanuts
- 50 g grated or shredded coconut
- 200 g tomato paste
- 25 g tamarind paste
- 250 g coconut cream
- 500 ml water
NOTE
- Please be aware the Chilli Farms spice mix sachet includes salt.
- The brands mentioned are those used in recipe testing. You are welcome to use your preferred brands, though outcomes may vary based on ingredient choices.
STOVETOP COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
Build up the curry flavour by adding ingredients at intervals during the cooking process. Cook the meats or veggies separately, then simmer in the sauce. Prepare the full sauce recipe and freeze any surplus in portions to suit your needs. Scroll down for information on cooking meats or vegetables.
- Gather all ingredients in separate bowls.
- Boil galangal, lemongrass, garlic, ginger, fish, and Chilli Farms spice mix with 250 ml of water, bringing it to a boil.
- Blend to a fine paste.
- Dice onions to small pieces, approximately 6 mm or less (about 30 seconds in a food processor or blender); set aside.
- Heat oil in a saucepan.
- Cook onions until they are golden brown.
- Add the blended paste from step 3 and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add powdered jaggery and peanuts, and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Add tomato paste, tamarind, coconut cream, and the remaining water, cooking until bubbles start to rise rapidly.
STOVETOP COOKING MEATS
Suggested method: Boil 1 kg meat with 5 g turmeric, 10 g salt, and enough water to cover the meat. Once fully cooked, drain the meat, add to the sauce, and simmer.
STOVETOP COOKING POTATOES
Suggested method: Boil 1 kg potatoes with 5 g turmeric, 10 g salt, and enough water to cover the potatoes. Once fully cooked, drain, add to the sauce, and simmer.
STOVETOP BLANCHING VEGETABLES
Suggested method: For 1 kg vegetables, boil 1.5 litres of water with 5 g turmeric and 10 g salt. Once the water is fully boiled, drop in the vegetables for a few minutes, drain, add to the sauce, and simmer.
SPICE MIX INGREDIENTS
Black pepper, Coriander, Cumin, Fennel, Kashmiri chilli, Mustard, Nutmeg, Turmeric, Salt
preservatives-free, msg-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, lactose-free, nut-free, peanut-free, onion-free, garlic-free, egg-free, fish-free, lupin-free, sesame-free, shellfish-free, soy-free.