lamb. once the word hit the brain, it kinda turned on some sort of a switch. ideas started to float. then materialised as i remember sis gave me some curry leaves a few days ago. lamb curry. never made one before! and it was like an engine starting in the head, what type of curry? what ingredients? what do i need to buy?
did a few recipe searches on the net, trying to find a curry recipe that requires minimum types of spices. i dont have a wide range of spices in my pantry. my current collection was a result of standing in front of the spices section inside the supermarket, gazing at each of the spices for a whole 10 minutes, deciphering which spice would most likely be used more than once. in the end, i surrendered. it seems that turmeric is like a must if you want to make a curry from scratch. so welcome turmeric to my spice family! :)
my first indian type curry:
-Lamb cutlet + sweet potato curry-
this curry is tomato based and i used milk instead of coconut milk. lamb and sweet potato - its like a match made in heaven, they go so so well together. the other components you can sort of grab anything you like. i chucked in some carrots, cucumber, peas and chickpeas, just because i have some available. for me, one thing about making curry is that you need to keep taste testing it, making different adjustments till it tastes right for you. and there is no fixed formula whatsoever, as presumably the ingredients and the quantity used differ each time. this curry, i ended up adding some honey in to balance the sourness from the turmeric and the tomatoes.
also tried out jamie oliver's 10 sec lemon pickle! i couldnt find mustard seeds at coles express and in the end resorted to using wholegrain mustard *shame shame >.<* it does add an interesting layer of flavour tho!
-Cucumber yoghurt-
-Jamie Oliver's lemon pickle-
and just enough to pack some lunchboxes too! one for each of moi, hubby and sis!!
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