Kiwi Recipe

 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.