Curry recipe

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Anyone know a really good creamy curry recipe, not made with a paste but from spices, pref with no fruit in it, and preferably a tried and tested (and liked) one? Thanks

[Cactus]

Yes, but i can't take the credit for it. It's from Jamie Oliver's book "Happy Days With The Naked Chef". It uses all natural ingredients and tastes just like "eat in" curry that you get in restaurants. You need, to feed 4 people: 5 tablespoons of vegetable oil, 2 teaspoons of mustard seeds, 1 teaspoon of fenugreek seeds, 3 fresh green chillies - deseeded and thinly sliced, 1 handfull of curry leaves, 2 thumb sized pieces of fresh ginger - peeled and coarsely grated, 3 onions - peeled and chopped, 1 teaspoon of chilli powder, 1 teaspoon of turmeric, 6 tomatoes - chopped, 1 x 400ml tin of coconut milk, 4 chicken breasts sliced into strips (obviously, leave out if you want a vegetarian curry - replace with chopped mixed vegetables) 1 tablespoon of coriander seeds - crushed. Salt to taste. - To cook, heat the vegetable oil in a pan, and when hot add the mustard seeds. Wait for them to pop, then add the fenugreek seeds, fresh green chillies, curry leaves and ginger. Stir and fry for a few minutes. Add the onions, then cook for 5 minutes until the onion is light brown and soft. Add the chilli powder and turmeric at this point. Now add the chopped tomatoes, and cook for a couple more minutes. Now add 2 wineglasses of water and the tin of coconut milk. Simmer for about 5 minutes until it has the consistency of double cream, then season with some salt. Meanwhile, in a seperate pan, stir fry the chicken strips and the coriander seeds until lightly coloured, then add to your sauce and simmer for 10 minutes. (for vegetarian version, add mixed veg at the same time as onion). Serve with pilau rice, popadoms, nan bread, and lashings of lager!