Anyone cook their own curries?

[d000hg]

I'd love to know how to make a nice vegetable rice for a more authentic takeaway flavour - curry itself is easy enough and we have a decent Naan recipe but basic rice is dull dull dull.

Tips?

[MarillionFan]

I'd love to know how to make a nice vegetable rice for a more authentic takeaway flavour - curry itself is easy enough and we have a decent Naan recipe but basic rice is dull dull dull.

Tips?

Yeah. Takeaway.

[Freamon]

My preference is for plain rice as the taste of the curry itself should be the main feature. If the rice is boring then the curry is too bland / doesn't have enough sauce.

[d000hg]

A bit tired of food that you have to drain the oil off first

[MarillionFan]

A bit tired of food that you have to drain the oil off first

The curry house we use each week is fantastic. Very healthy.

Now wheres my gym membership again?

[d000hg]

My preference is for plain rice as the taste of the curry itself should be the main feature. If the rice is boring then the curry is too bland / doesn't have enough sauce.

By that logic every sandwich should be made with crap sliced white bread.

[d000hg]

The curry house we use each week is fantastic. Very healthy.

Now wheres my gym membership again?

If you run to collect your curry, it probably burns off the calories

Well, this thread's been a big help

[Freamon]

By that logic every sandwich should be made with crap sliced white bread.

Not really, I would say a sandwich should be made with good quality freshly baked white bread which has a nice texture and, when eaten on its own, tastes like nice good quality bread. I don't hold with sandwiches made from some kind of tomato flavoured bread or peppered bread or somesuch nonsnese. So when it comes to curries I similarly would go for nice good quality white rice which when eaten on its own tastes like rice, not like spinach or saffron or whatever vegetable rice version you were going to cook.

[aussielong]

british armed forces curry

Trust me, this curry is great ...

fry all this:

diced chicken or beef
peeled and chopped apple (1/2 will do)
chopped carrot
chopped onion

add curry powder

add mango chutney

add lemon zest

add chicken stock with 1/2 litre water

add a little gravy

add a few sultanas

add a few peas

add chopped garlic

add salt to taste

simmer for half an hour - reduce the sauce till it thickens

[Zippy]

Not sure what you mean by vegetable rice but here's a decent spicy rice recipe. You'll need a pan with a well-fitting lid.

- a bit of rice ( a cup, say)
- some water (2x rice by volume)

Fry rice gently (and briefly) in a touch of vegetable oil. Chuck in the water. Add a couple of cardamom pods, some cumin seeds and a bit of turmeric for colour. Chuck lid on pan and simmer for 10 mins. Turn heat off and leave for a further 10 mins. Rice should now have absorbed all water and be quite dry (if not, remove lid, place clean tea towel over the pan and leave for a bit)
If you want veg-focused rice, I guess you could fry the veg off for a couple of mins before you add the rice.