There are many different leftover turkey curry recipes but it has to be said my latest invention, in our opinion, is one of the best. Make a simple spice paste of onions, ginger, garlic and chillies. Fry gently along with cumin, ground coriander, garam masala and throw in a cinnamon stick. Add coconut milk, tomatoes and soft brown sugar and a little chicken stock and cook till done - continue reading for the full recipe.
Slightly sweet tasting yet very nicely spiced. Of course you can make this with leftover chicken too.
To serve 2 you will need a food processor and the following:
1 large onion
a thumb sized piece of fresh ginger - peeled
4 fat garlic cloves - peeled
2 red chillies - de-seeded
Throw the lot into your food processor along with a splash of water and whiz it up till you have a nice paste.
a couple of tablespoons of ghee or vegetable oil
1 teaspoon of ground corinader
2 teaspoons of ground cumin
1 or 2 teaspoons of hot chilli powder
2 teaspoons of garam masala
1 cinnamon stick
400g tin chopped tomatoes - get qood quality ones or the juice be be like water
250ml full fat coconut milk
about 2 teaspoons of soft brown sugar - you can adjust to taste later
1/2 of a Knorr chicken stock cube dissolved in just 100ml of boiling water
a good handful of cooked turkey
sea salt and black pepper to taste
chopped coriander to serve
How to do it:
Once you've whizzed up your onions, ginger, garlic and chillies heat up the ghee in a large frying pan. Throw in the paste and cook until it begins to colour up a bit. Now add the spices and the cinnamon stick and cook for a couple of minutes till your kitchen smells delicious.
Add the tin of tomatoes including the juice, coconut milk and chicken stock and sugar. Add a tiny pinch of salt and bring to a simmer. Cook for about 30 minutes, and a good pinch of black pepper. Have a taste and add the turkey - adjust the seasoning and add more sugar if you think it needs it. Continue to cook for about 5 minutes or until everything is piping hot.
Serve straight away topped with chopped coriander and some nice rice.
Oh and don't forget the naan bread and a glass of wine, thank you very much!
4 comments:
I hope that 2013 is rich in experiences, filled with love and happiness and of course great food just like this jan. Have a safe and happy New Year. Keep smiling it is contagious.
I cooked your Left-over Turkey Curry and it was excellent, the best meat curry and the best Left-over Turkey dish I have ever done. Cheers, will look around here some more!
But it didn't look as good as yours, Mine was a bit more of a brown indistinct colour! I did use a lot of spice though! Lovely! Didn't have a proper food processer and used the blender, will try just chopping by hand.
Hi Ben thanks for your kind words and so pleased you liked this recipe!
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