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This is a question for NZers who read my blog.
Back in the 60s my mother made a marvellous curry. Chicken, lamb or beef curry? I can't remember.
She served it with rice of course and side dishes of dessicated coconut and banana.
It must have been quite exotic back then. It was certainly a family favourite.
I have the *Edmonds cookery book and there's a curry recipe there. My old book, 1982 and falling to pieces, has a recipe for lamb or beef curry.
It has.....
Meat
Dripping
Onion
Apple chopped
Flour for thickening
Curry powder
Chutney
OXO beef cube
And I've made it over the years trying to get the right taste by adding
Tomatoes
Marmalade or Apricot jam
Orange rind and
1 tablespoon of vinegar
I've never served it with coconut and banana because I thought my greek family would turn up their noses.
My brothers Richard, Paul and Tony maybe have something to add.
I have many of her recipes books but none of them have the authentic recipe we all loved.
Nowadays it would be made with coconut milk, tamarind and heavens what else. We want the old classic.
I'm really interested to see if anyone has something similar.
*This cookery book was first printed in 1956. It's still being updated and I now have a newer version. Thanks to kiwi visitors.
It's a favourite kiwi cookery book which I'm sure most NZ cooks will have in their kitchen.
My daughters have copies too and we all use it.
Have you tried pineapple juice. I recall early attempts at curry here - maybe the particular blend of curry powder had something to contribute. We used to get curried lamb chops at a particular curry house in Lindon which I swear had a dash of Schechwan pepper - quite a distinctive flavour.
ReplyDeleteI knew you'd some good input 😊 oddly enough I had a hand written note to put in some pineapple but I couldn't remember ever doing so. Next time. And that will be soon. Thanks
DeleteI love the authentic curry OXO cube addition!
ReplyDeleteI always thought oxo was English. I was surprised to see that, but not the dripping. My mother always had cups of dripping in the fridge. That would have improved the flavoud
Deleteoh yes Chicken Curry was a favourite in my family, my mother always added something like raisins to it? It was always nice to enjoy after a nice out of partying with friends.
ReplyDeleteYes, it seems those first curries were sweet. Delicious.
DeleteI do hope you find it.
ReplyDeleteIn the meantime. Enjoy trying out different combinations. Unlike me. Write it down or you’ll never remember what you put in it the last time you liked that version
I try and remember to make notes in margins. I'm forever changing my recipes
DeleteWe have a professional chefs cook book. We call it: "The Bible". The beef curry recipe is amazing. We always add sugar to a curry to sweeten it.
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