Vindaloo Curry Paste Recipes

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in food processor and blend for 20 seconds or until smooth.
• Store refrigerated in an airtight container for up to two weeks.
• May freeze for up to 2 months.
• Use as directed in recipes.

Steps:

• Put a frying pan on a medium to high heat and add the black peppercorns, cloves, coriander seeds and fenugreek seeds to the dry pan. Lightly toast them for a few minutes until golden brown and smelling delicious, then remove the pan from the heat.
• Add the toasted spices to a pestle and mortar and grind until fine, or put them into a food processor and whiz to a powder.
• Either way, when you've ground them whiz the toasted spices in a food processor with the rest of the ingredients until you have a smooth paste.

Steps:

• Pound green chilli, garlic, ginger and cayenne together with salt in a mortar until smooth.
• Add vinegar (or use a blender).
• Marinate the meat in this for 2 hours.
• Save the marinade.
• Heat the oil with cumin, coriander and peppercorns.
• When hot, add the meat and onion and broil on high heat until brown.
• Add the marinade, sugar and tomato purée.
• Add water and salt if necessary.
• Let simmer until meat is done and the sauce has thickened (circa 30 minutes).
• Remove from heat.
• Add tomatoes, chilli and brandy and serve with basmati rice and maybe some yoghurt sauce to compensate the heat.

Steps:

• Combine all except the oil in a bowl and stir to form a paste.
• Heat oil in a sauce pan over med-high, add the paste, and reduce to low.
• Stir vigorously for 8 minutes, scraping the bottom to ensure spices do not burn.
• Allow to cool and spoon into sterile jar and cap tightly.