Finally, a real curry recipe up here! Please excuse the poor lighting (my kitchen has crap light in the evenings) but I've been wanting to share some more Indian recipes but never seem to get to them in the daytime. So the heck with it, here is what I refer to as "my mushroom curry" as it's not one of Mr. PieKnits family/regional dishes but one from a more northern India cuisine cook book. I feel less intimidated by curry's that won't be compared to "Mom's", heh.
Mushroom with Potatoes and Onions
Khumbi, Aloo Aur Pyaz
5 tablespoons oil
1 large potato, diced into 3/4 in / 2 cm pieces
4 cardamom pods
1 1/2 in / 4 cm cinnamon stick
2 bay leaves
1 large onion, finely sliced
2 cloves garlic, crushed or garlic paste
3/4 in / 2 cm fresh ginger, grated or ginger paste
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
A big pinch of sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons white vinegar
8 oz / 225 g / 4 cups mushrooms, quartered
Heat oil in a karahi or wok over medium-high heat. Add the potatoes (carefully! I use a lid in one hand as a splatter guard) and fry for 4-5 minutes until lightly golden. Remove the potatoes with a slotted spoon and set aside.
To the same oil add the whole cardamoms, cinnamon stick and bay leaves and let them sizzle for a few seconds.
Add the onions and fry for 2-3 minutes. You would never guess this cinnamon and onion mixture would smell so wonderful but it does, trust me.
Add the garlic and ginger (I use the ready-made paste for this because it's easy and more uniformly coats) and fry an additional 2-3 minutes or until everything is soft and golden. (Mine got a bit toasty here.)
Stir in the turmeric, chili, salt and sugar. Now get ready to stir vigorously for a moment and add the vinegar. This part is fun; it fizzes like mad and sort of "deglazes" the pan.
Add the mushrooms and potatoes to the spice mixture and mix thoroughly. All that turmeric makes the mushrooms a nice bright yellow color.
Lower the heat to medium, cover and cook for about 15 minutes until the potatoes are tender, adding a little water if you like more 'gravy'. Add more salt to taste and serve up with some basmati rice. Yum!
Now if you have ever had the misfortune to bite into a whole cardamom unexpectedly you'll understand when I say it might be worth the trouble to remove these before serving to others. Or, for your cruel amusement you can leave them in for the uninitiated, muahahaa!
On an actual knitting related note (I know, on a knitting blog!? *shocking*). I was sent this lovely FO photo of my Liquid Silver design from Knitter's Magazine by my aunt - in Kazakhstan. Seems my family had passed around the magazine and my aunt and uncle who do church work in Kazakhstan (and Siberia) wound up with a copy and it's been making the rounds there and in Siberia with others ordering copies - so cool!
Yum. Can I come eat at your house? I could eat curries every day and never get sick of it.. as a matter of fact I had a lentil & brown rice curry for dinner tonight!
ZOMG, that curry looks delicious! I'm going to have to try it over the weekend, now that Hub decided he likes curries (it only took me like 10 years, and now he can't get enough!).
Yum! Your curry sounds delightful. I am so in the mood for Indian food.
It's only 9AM here and I've had breakfast, but I'm drooling...
That curry looks and sounds fantastic. I'm totally gonna try it, although my hub is not a big fan of mushrooms. So I'll eat all the 'shrooms and he can eat all potatoes. Fair!
Just recently, I tried a rice cooker recipe that added cinnamon sticks and cardamom seeds into the basmati rice.... yum! It was so fragrant and tasty!
That's a great pic of you aunt (or that your aunt sent). Either way - that's great to see your pattern made and out in the world, especially so far away!
Have a great weekend!
Thank you soooo much for that recipe. I'm always on the look out for vegetarian meals, but often have to dismiss curries as they are made with coconut milk/cream, which my husband can't stomach. How great to get a new dinner recipe from one of my favourite knitting blogs. (Not that you'd know it because I'm a shameful lurker... 'bout time I said hello.) Hello :)
Thanks again (oh, and in advance thanks also for the scarlet woman tank, which I haven't knitted yet, but is on my list... it's fantastic.)
Thanks for such an amazing looking recipe- I love that you did step by step photos! And that must be the coolest feeling in the world, seeing a great FO of your design from the other side of the world!
Danyevad for the recipe!
I've been looking for a nice one :).
Oh, and I think you got spammed by the life insurance commenter...
Dang, that looks tasty!! The last curry dish I tried to make was a disaster. I'm nearly ready for a do-over, so I might have to try this! :)
I tried this recipe last night and it was a hit with the husband (and me). Very yummy. Thank you so much for posting it!
Cool to see a finished liquid silver :) That's fun that your relatives/friends are making it.
Absolutely fabulous recipe. Will definitely be entertaining with this
one in the future. Thank you!
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