Potato Curry

Method

1 lb potatoes

1cup milk (Dairy or Coconut)

2 tblspns mustard

2 tblspns unroasted curry powder

1 tspns turmeric powder

1 onion

1 green pepper

to taste salt

pinch lemon grass

Method

Boil potatoes and remove off skin. Cut potatoes into cubes. Dice onions and green pepper.

Add potato cubes, mustard, curry powder, turmeric, salt and milk and bring to boil. Then add oil to a different pan at medium heat. Temper onions and green pepper for a minute. Add the contents of the first pot and bring to boil again.


Spicy Onions

Method

1lb onions

1/2 cup oil

4 tspspns red pepper powder

4 tspns Small Dried Shrimp (optional)

3 tspns vinegar

2 tspns sugar

to taste salt

1 clove garlic

1 green pepper

pinch cinnamon (optional)

1 piece lemon grass (optional)

Ingredients

Slice onions. Dice green pepper and clove of garlic.

Add onions to oil in a pan at medium heat. Allow onions to fry until light brown in color. Then add the red pepper, diced green pepper, garlic, cinnamon, lemon grass and stir in well at medium heat for 3 minutes. Finally add vinegar, sugar and cinnamon and leave at low heat for 2 minutes.


Green Banana (Plaintains) curry

Ingredients

2 Plaintains (the cookable variety)

1/4 cup oil

1/4 cup milk (coconut or dairy)

2 tblspns unroasted curry powder

1/2 tblspn mustard

1 tspn turmeric

1 onion

to taste salt

1 tspn sugar

1 tblspn lime juice (or vinegar)

Method

Peel skin of banana using a knife. Cut into thin slices.

Fry sliced banana in oil until a light brown color. Once banana have fried remove and place on paper towels to remove any excess oil.

Add milk, curry powder, mustard, turmeric, onion, salt, sugar and vinegar into a pot and bring to boil at low heat. Then add the fried banana and cook for 2 minutes at low heat.


Beef Curry

Method

1lb Beef ( any particular cut is fine)

1 onion

2 tomatoes

4 tblspns roasted curry powder

3 tblspns red pepper powder

1tspn black pepper

3 tspns lime juice (or vinegar)

to taste salt

1 clove garlic

pinch cinnamon

1 piece lemon grass (optional)

pinch cardamom powder (optional)

3 cloves (optional)

1 cup coconut milk (optional)

Method

Wash beef and cut into cubes small cubes preferably 1/4 inch cubes. Dice clove of garlic. Grind or crush cloves into pieces.

Add all the ingredients and the beef and bring to boil on low heat and leave for 15-20 minutes. Finally add the coconut milk and boil for 3 minutes.

Variation

Cook on slow fire until all gravy has evaporated. A dry spicy meat can be obtained, if all the gravy is allowed to evaporate. This fastest in an flat open pan to allow for quick evaporation of the water.


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