Indian Curry Recipes

Balti Stir Fry is a delicious curry dish originating from northern India and Pakistan. Balti curry chicken is very popular in many countries. Balti is a Hindustani word meaning a ‘Wok’ or a deep bottomed fry pan for cooking curries. Balti is also known as ‘Karhai in India. There is a definite impact of Chinese cooking on this rich spicy Indian dish. What makes Balti dishes a distinctive gratifying experience is the way in which the meat and vegetables are blended with spices.

Ingredients

• 1 kg diced chicken ( mutton (lamb) beef, or even seafood can be used)
• 200 gm chopped vegetables (cauliflower, carrots, French beans, mushrooms etc)
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 1 cup chopped fresh coriander
• 2 medium diced tomatoes
• Readymade Balti stir fry sauce (from Penzey or Curry Creation)
• 2 cups water
• 1 tbsp juice of lemon
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil

Method

• Lightly cook the vegetables and keep them aside
• Heat oil in a large, deep wok, or karahi over medium heat,
• Add onions and fry them till they become pink in color. Add meat and fry it until the meat is well browned.
• Add the cooked vegetables and further fry for five more minutes.
• Add balti stir fry sauce and water to this mixture and mix well.
• Continue cooking on medium flame until the meat is tender.  Chicken cooks in about 15 minutes, whereas it may take 30 minutes for lamb or beef.
• Add chopped coriander and tomatoes and simmer for five more
minutes.
• Garnish with lemon juice, coriander leaves and serve with naan or roti (flat leavened bread).

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India is the country which gave the world one of the most delicious cusines – that is the Curry. In India one can have a good Indian curry for about US$1 to US$5, in a reasonably good restaurant. They say, the Indians don’t usually get surprised much – but if Indians hear the price of the world’s most expensive curry – they will get surprised too !

In these days of recession, most people are sacrificing the desire of their taste buds and going for inexpensive dishes like the Applebees Menu which suit their pockets. However, a top notch curry house in London – named Bombay Brasserie – has come up with an exotic seafood curry that costs over $4,000 (£2,000). The Seafood curry, named “Samundari Khazana” meaning Treasure of the Sea, contains ingredients like a whole lobster, devon crab, caviar, sea snails, cherry tomatoes and even edible gold – apart from rich spices.

As per report by Yahoo News, in spite of the recession, there are still curry connoisseurs out there in London who are willing to spend their money to try out this exotic curry. The curry recipe was based on the recipe of the owner’s mom, but this special curry has $800 worth of caviar, $175 worth lobster and edible gold worth more than $2,000 pressed onto the cherry tomatoes. It is these finest and expensive ingredients that contribute to the premium price for the curry.

The curry has been created to celebrate the DVD launch of Slumdog Millionaire, the Oscar winning movie which was set in India.

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Alzheimer’s disease has been challenging the researchers for many years. The origin of Alzheimer is difficult and its symptoms are too complicated. Researchers were surprised to see that the percentage of Alzheimer’s disease found in India was nothing as compared to that in the United States.

The chance of developing this disease after  the age of 60 in India is just one percent!  What made Indians so different, is it their lifestyle, or their Indian eating habits? And the various researches proved that Indian spices such as turmeric used in Indian curry may be a cure for Alzheimer’s disease.  It has been scientifically proven by research backed by the University of California that turmeric = an unavoidable ingredient of the Indian Curry Sauce – counters the Alzheimer’s disease.

Turmeric is found in every Indian curry dish from mild Kormas to the hot and spicy sambars. The important chemical is curcumin, a compound found in the turmeric root. Alzheimer’s disease is associated with  the build up of knots in the brain termed as amyloid plaques.  Curcumin in Turmeric  is believed to reduce the number of these amyloid plaques by a half.

Turmeric Turmeric is one of the spices used in Indian curry which helps the cells to mend themselves, and keep the cells associated with each other and thus brain cells stay strong. It also has the ability to decrease, avoid and stop inflammation..Chronicle inflammation may cause harm to tissues. Turmeric helps the body to avoid cancer-causing toxins and stops spreading new blood vessels. Turmeric had other benefits such as it is helpful in digestion, it fights against heart attacks, it works as an anticeptic.  Some of the turmeric supplements used in Indian curries are superior to other nutritional supplements.

Various researches proved that Indian curries are not only tasty but are healthy.  We can say that by including Indian curry in your daily diet program would prove to be beneficial for staying away from diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Cancer.

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