Any good basic BUDGET curry recipes?

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  • yellowsnowdrop
    yellowsnowdrop Posts: 154 Member
    One of my fave curries has just the spices mentioned (onions, ginger, garlic and chilli) add potatoes and some wilted spinach which I'm HOPING will be in budget and a lovely sag aloo appears (think thats it anyway) or alternatively Tarka Dall is just the same basic spices with Lentils ( I use plain red ones because I like them but you can get real Dall lentils whic MAY need soaking)
    Just an idea, good luck.
  • bprague
    bprague Posts: 564 Member
    I just threw together a good curry the other day, and it's vegan too (crazy stuff!).
    This is kind of a thai red curry, but really it was just me fooling around in the kitchen and ending up with something good

    1 can of garbonzo beans (or save money with dry ones. just make sure you soak the beans overnight in water with a pinch of baking soda, rinse, then cook them, fully covered, at a simmer with a pinch of baking soda until desired consistency).
    1 can of coconut milk (you can use light, but I did full fat and darn it, it was good)
    2 shallots (lightly sauteed)
    half of a red bell pepper (lightly sauteed)
    clove of garlic
    maybe a cup of vegetable broth
    brown rice (cooked)
    salt
    sugar to taste
    maybe 2 tsp red curry powder (gently toasted in oil, very much to taste)

    saute your shallots, red peppers, garlic and red curry powder in some oil (don't go crazy with it)
    throw some salt in there, throw your vegetable stock in there, follow up with your coconut milk and your cooked rice. Finish the dish with salt to taste and a touch of sugar (I used a tbs). If you need more red curry powder in there just toast a little bit more in some oil and volia! Curry on a budget! Add heat with cayenne if that's how you like it, add veggies if you want them (i just had my wisdom teeth out so I needed less chewing)

    Assuming you have the basics in your kitchen, you probably spent 4 dollars on a meal that lasted me three days.
  • GeekyGirlLyn
    GeekyGirlLyn Posts: 238 Member
    bumptastic
  • Supershop2mom
    Supershop2mom Posts: 28 Member
    thank you for the link
  • iwillbetinytea
    iwillbetinytea Posts: 264 Member
    Tarka Dal

    lentils, onion, spices (garlic, ginger, cumin, corriander, chilli), stock, few chopped tomatoes. Bung in saucepan. Cook until lentils are soft. In a frying pan heat up 1tsp oil with cumin seeds, corriander seeds, fresh garlic and mustard seeds. Bung in saucepan. Mix. Eat. Done!
  • beckymlong
    beckymlong Posts: 111 Member
    Depending on where you live you may be able to get hold of boxed spice mixes, I get these from a local indian owned shop (has lots of cultural foods there) these boxes have the spices needed in one value box and last for ages: I get onion and tomatoes chop and fry them, add the spices, can of chopped tomatoes, some pre-soaked chick-peas and some spinach... job done costs very little you can freeze it if you make a load - you can add anything you want, thats just my choice as I love chickpeas and spinach... the great thing about curry (same with stew) you can add whatever you fancy to it I LOVE a vegetable balti go to the market get a load of cheap vegetables and whack the lot in and freeze the rest :)
  • MissyPoo2013
    MissyPoo2013 Posts: 190 Member
    Bump.
  • Kymmu
    Kymmu Posts: 1,650 Member
    To make a low cost curry, just use beans/ pulses, cooked from dried for lower cost than canned.
    No meat is necessary.
    Buy a lot of delicious vegetables and dice them up.
    Brown your garlic onion and ginger, add dried spices.
    Add vegetables and prepared beans/ pulses of your choice.
    A can of tomatoes to make sauce.
    Simmer . Serve over rice if you want to stretch the meal for another day.
    You can't mess it up!

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