My girlfriend and I have bitten the bullet, gone out and at considerable expense equiped ourselves with the neccesary spices and condiments. I have so far succesfully completed one chicken and one vegetable curry I have almost made cucumber raitha, however, fresh mint is a ****** to find. I have also completed one red pepper chutney. And have all the ingredients bare three for making a mango chutney. Much as I love polish food especially when cooked by family, I need variety and SPICE...
I can see myself growing my own herbs.....
Anyway, my question to the forum is am I going mad? Or are other people suffering from the culinary change.
I don't care how many ways you can prepare cabbage, I just want an Iceberg or Romaina lettuce..... ( help...I'm having chest pains...cough...)
Here's my favourite for Chicken Phal. Best served to people you dislike intensely. Only eat yourself if you have an asbestos lined mouth.
Recipe Ingredients 3 x cloves of garlic, finely chopped 1 x roughly chopped onion 2 x chicken breasts, chopped into roughly 1 inch (2.5cm) squares 10 x fresh green chillis 20 x dried red chillis 10 x fresh red chillis 1 x piece of fresh ginger, about 4 inches long 50g tomato paste
Recipe Instructions 1. Fry the onion and garlic in vegetable or peanut oil over a low heat until soft.
2. While the onions and garlic are cooking, chop the chillis into small pieces. Be careful to keep the seeds as these are the hottest part of the chilli and are essential for a phal.
2. Add the ginger, chillis, chopped chicken and fry for five minutes at medium heat.
3. Add the tomato paste and a small amount of water, so that the chicken is covered with a sauce like consistency (but not soup like)
4. Cook for a further five minutes over a medium heat, ensuring the chicken is fully cooked before serving.
5. Eat with caution. Remember that water will not cool your mouth down if you are experiencing a severe burning sensation. You would be better trying to douse the flames with yoghurt.
Not in Warsaw. As someone mentioned mint is about to come into season so you should be able to find fresh garden mint at open markets without too much trouble.
Also, Vietnamese people _love_ mint. You can usually buy fresh mint (Thai - more peppermint) at the Asian grocery on poznanska street (if it's still there) or wherever it is that Vietnamese people find it (formerly at the stadium but now ...?)
curry is what I have been missing since i left London.I can make chicken curry but can`t find all the ingredients,especially herbs to make that mixture
i`m a lover of indian food as well. luckily i find all my spices in this butthole i live in (north east kent) - tesco has it all. but is it really hard to find all the spices in poland?
btw i cook my chicken curry from chicken breast as well. i use spices: cardamom pods(3), whole cloves (only two cuz they`ve got a strong taste), mustard seeds (1/2 teaspoon), cumin seeds (1/2 teaspoon), cinnamon stick and madras curry powder (i stuff a lot of that in lol). i fry all the spices with onion (chopped), crushed garlic clove and a green or red chilli cut in half lengthwise and then add the chicken pieces, can of chopped tomatoes, a bit of single cream and a lil bit of coconut milk. at the end i add some chopped coriander leaves.
lol,the biggest problem I have to find is corriander leaves .And when I fry it I add one chopped onion as well.You like it really hot lol.And I use fresh tomatoes.Do you use that special device to cook rice?It`s really good.I added frozen peas and carrots into the rice before cooking.
Must be something in the genes. I never liked Indian cuisine and that's because of curry.
I grow some spices in my garden, with hot Mexican peppers being my favorites, but curry somehow ain't to my liking, and it doesn't have enough of a kick. I have that feeling of gasping for air when curry is present in food.
lol,the biggest problem I have to find is corriander leaves .And when I fry it I add one chopped onion as well.You like it really hot lol.And I use fresh tomatoes.Do you use that special device to cook rice?It`s really good.I added frozen peas and carrots into the rice before cooking.
i never used to like coriander lol it changed all of a sudden after i had indian style scrambled eggs with coriander and i started liking it from then. maybe you could grow your own coriander leaves?
i don`t have that special device for cooking rice. sometimes i eat curry with pasta instead of rice lol. and i also cook a west african dish called jollof rice where you cook rice with fried onion, garlic, spices (i use curry powder, cinnamon, bay leaf and add a chilli sometimes), bell pepper, carrot and chicken cut in small cubes. you cook all that (previously slightly fried) + rice in chicken stock and add salt. add a bit of water if it runs out and basically try to cook until the rice is done and all the water`s evaporated. it is lovely! my favourite west african dish.
A good curry is cheap to make - you can make a massive batch and freeze it, and then just reheat the portions. Plus, you can make it as healthy, with lots of fresh veg.
I have no problem whatsoever cooking any kind of Indian food (curry was invented by the British). I do need to learn how to cook Polish food though.. thats a lot more tricky. Anyone wanna swap recipes?
