I seek the knowledge of a Curry Master.

[duke o' york]

This may well be taken down, as it is an advert of sorts, although I shan't personally get any benefit from anyone buying this book. I don't know the author very well either, but can vouch that she is very friendly and her restaurant is excellent.

Hansa's Vegetarian Curries.

[MikeH]

Originally posted by Osweld
EDIT: And there's no comparison once you've tasted real curry, cooked in an indian restaurant.

By someone from Bangladesh or Nepal.

[Drake Tungsten]

By someone from Bangladesh or Nepal.

I've got my own Gujarati to cook my curry.

[Bosh]

Yeah, most curry pastes aren't too good. But this one brand of imported thai curry paste (maesri) is absolutely amazing and I recomend it highly...

[Rogan Josh]

Originally posted by Boshko
Yeah, most curry pastes aren't too good. But this one brand of imported thai curry paste (maesri) is absolutely amazing and I recomend it highly...

I use Patak's which I like a lot. And as you can probably tell from my username I eat a lot of curries

[MikeH]

I'm not a big fan of Pataks, although their aubergine pickle is outstanding.

[Solly]

I make my own. I usually use double cream or cocunut milk once I've cooked the meat. It's more Thai than Indian/Persian/Bangladesh but it tastes nice so..

[Jac de Molay]

Never had the stuff. Is this an England thing?

[Solly]

What, coconut milk?

[Jac de Molay]

No, curry. It sounds like the equivalent of take-out soul food or coney island places here. But we don't have any curry places.

[Starchild]

Curry is kinda like a thick, spicy stew (though, it's kinda not at the same time). It actually refers to a whole range of dishes from extremely spicey vegetarian meals to rich, creamy meat dishes and any combination in the middle. Served with rice, bread, noodles, or anything you can think of.

Due to waves of South Asian (Pakistani, Indian, Bangledeshi) immigration to the UK and its cultural intergration, curry is an extremely popular meal in the UK and finds its way into all manner of places in it's original and Anglinised forms. It's also popular throughout Europe and some parts of Canada where it can be a simple take-out or be a high quality meal in a fancy resturant.

I imagine though, due to the proportionally smaller immigration of South Asians to America, that curry isn't an everyday thing and hard to find outside the megacities of NYC, LA, etc.

[Ramo]

Decent curry is very hard to make. I've never learned how to do it too well (despite eating it nearly every day for most of my life). My advice is just to buy some curry paste.

[Rogan Josh]

Well, at the insistance of my wife, I'm off to cook a curry.

[Japher]

My neighbor delivers chinese food from his house for a restaurant; his wife cooks he hauls... Every evening when I get home the air is filled with the smell of sweet curry... Don't know what she does, and for some reason I have not had nor craved curry since they moved in...

[General Ludd]

No curry paste. That's like buying a cake and passing it off as your own.