indian cooking

[danaeris]

Hey folks.

I'm looking for a lamb or chicken korma recipe, preferably one that is not devoid of vegetables, not particularly spicy, but definitely particularly tasty.

If it is adaptable to be low-cal, all the better, but that's not necessary.

Also, when you make your own indian food, what do you do about naan?

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[princeofwands.livejournal.com]

I'm going to skip digging through my recipe archive, but a quick googling turns up the following hits that closely match my previous experience. I skipped the obvious links that were for recipes that took differing approaches.

I think that these best match the naan bread recipes I've used in the past:
http://www.whats4eats.com/recipes/r_st_naan.html
http://www.cookitsimply.com/bread/white-bread-recipes/indian-naan-bread.html

These three recipes all represent "typical" lamb korma with easy to get ingredients.
http://www.daawat.com/recipes/indian/nonveg/meat/lambkorma.htm
http://www.recipe-ideas.co.uk/recipes-3/Lamb%20&%20Mushroom%20Korma.htm
http://www.ecook.co.nz/recipes/1100.html

Using low-fat yogurt will make a firmer dish. You can balance that by adding additional liquid elsewhere.

For adding vegetables, something as simple as a bag of frozen veggies can be done. Peas, carrots, onions are all common. Chopped tomato bits work well, too. I love my indian cooking to be thick with mushrooms. Bell peppers, okra, and eggplant are all unlikely, but tasty additions as well.

[fyfer.livejournal.com]

Making naan is pretty simple. You can also buy naan and other Indian bread at a lot of grocery stores around here. (I'm pretty sure Andronico's has some; that's the only grocery store I go to that has a branch in the city.)

Even simpler than naan is roti. You basically mix some flour (I like partly whole wheat for flavor) and water, roll it out, fold it over and roll again a few times, and cook it on a griddle or in a large frying pan. Very low-fat, too. I'll post my recipe when I find it.

[fyfer.livejournal.com]

Oops. I was confused. Chapati, not roti. And for the simplest version you don't refold and roll - that's paratha and involves buttering it at each folding-over step. Anyway, if you feel like trying it rather than buying pre-made naan:

Chapati
Mix 3/4 - 1 c water with 2 1/2 c whole wheat flour. Knead it for several minutes until it becomes doughy. Wrap in saran wrap and let it relax for a bit. Roll 1/4 c balls of it out quite thin. Cook on an ungreased griddle, 30 s - 1 min on each side. Brush with butter after it's done grilling.

[fyfer.livejournal.com]

Damn, another thing I forgot. Sorry to spam you so much - I swear I'll stop now.

The water should be warm (35-40 C) when you add it to the flour.

[auros]

Paratha is the one that tends to puff up, as steam expands between the layers, right? I like that one a lot.

Darnit, now I am seized with a desire to go to Breads of India.

[fyfer.livejournal.com]

Nope, that's poori. Or "poofy bread" as Nick and I call it. ;-)

Paratha is the denser, buttery-er one than naan. It's often stuffed with potatoes (aloo paratha) or other things.

Darnit, now I am seized with a desire to go to Breads of India.

Me too! Er. I broke my promise to stop commenting.

Breads of India

[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

Well, if anyone does decide to go, I live within walking distance. And am always up for making friends with folks who like to eat Indian food.

[greeklady.livejournal.com]

I posted some indian vegi cooking tips here you can read about.

http://www.livejournal.com/users/greeklady/508369.html

For naan I seriously would just order it from a restaurant. I have not been able to duplicate the flavor to save my life and I live with an indian man who cooks like a dream.

I have been searching for a korma recipe myself. If you do come across one please post it. Are you cooking with a pressure cooker or doing this straight on the stove? I am without a presure cooker myself so I find myself boiling the vegis and meat before putting it together much of the time.

have fun and good luck!

[urbanbard.livejournal.com]

How soon do you need it? I have a lamb korma one I love on paper, and I can email it to you and type it up if you need.