South Indian-style Madras
South Indian-style Madras
Made With Our Classic Southern Madras
SERVES 2-3
5 MINS PREP
10 MINS COOK
Packed full of earthy-sweet smokiness, this madras curry opens up your flavour horizons. The mix of aromatic spices, oomph of chilli and tang of tomato makes for a heavenly, flavourful curry.
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Tailored to Taste
You’ll want to have this curry on repeat once you make this recipe. This curry house favourite was historically a simple dish of stewed meat, curry powder and root vegetables. However, with time this dish became much more sophisticated. Inspired by the Madras area of India, this dish delivers complex layers of flavour. The whole spices lend a hand in creating its spiced complexity, alongside the delicious mix of tomato, onion, garlic, ginger and tamarind.
Ingredients
- 1 pack of The Spice Tailor Classic Southern Madras
- 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
- 250g diced chicken thighs
To garnish (optional)-
- 2 tbsp. finely chopped coriander
Method
- First, prepare your pickled onions. Place the onion and lime or lemon juice into a bowl, along with a small pinch of salt and a splash of boiling water, then mix well and set to one side until bright pink in colour.
- To prepare the madras curry, place a pan over a medium high heat, add a tbsp. of vegetable oil along with the spices from the spice sachet and cook for 20 seconds until aromatic.
- Add the chicken and cook for a few minutes until lightly browned. Then add in the base sauce and simmer for 1-2 minutes.
- Stir in the main sauce and simmer for 4-5 minutes until the chicken is cooked through, adding a splash of water if needed.
- Serve with rice and scatter with coriander, sliced chilli, pickled onions and lime or lemon wedges for an extra flourish. Remove the whole spices before serving.
Tailored to Taste
You’ll want to have this curry on repeat once you make this recipe. This curry house favourite was historically a simple dish of stewed meat, curry powder and root vegetables. However, with time this dish became much more sophisticated. Inspired by the Madras area of India, this dish delivers complex layers of flavour. The whole spices lend a hand in creating its spiced complexity, alongside the delicious mix of tomato, onion, garlic, ginger and tamarind.
Ingredients
- 1 pack of The Spice Tailor Classic Southern Madras
- 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
- 250g diced chicken thighs
To garnish (optional)-
- 2 tbsp. finely chopped coriander
Method
- First, prepare your pickled onions. Place the onion and lime or lemon juice into a bowl, along with a small pinch of salt and a splash of boiling water, then mix well and set to one side until bright pink in colour.
- To prepare the madras curry, place a pan over a medium high heat, add a tbsp. of vegetable oil along with the spices from the spice sachet and cook for 20 seconds until aromatic.
- Add the chicken and cook for a few minutes until lightly browned. Then add in the base sauce and simmer for 1-2 minutes.
- Stir in the main sauce and simmer for 4-5 minutes until the chicken is cooked through, adding a splash of water if needed.
- Serve with rice and scatter with coriander, sliced chilli, pickled onions and lime or lemon wedges for an extra flourish. Remove the whole spices before serving.
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Classic Southern Madras
The mix of aromatic spices and chilli dance on the tongue and are followed by subtle hints of earthy-sweet smokiness. Madras curry is said to epitomise the British interpretation of Indian ‘curry’ as a “spicy sauce for meat”. In fact, early renditions of Madras recipes in British cookbooks simply instructed you to stew meat, onions and peppers and add a spoonful of curry powder before serving - far from the sophistication of Indian curries.
However, in our rendition of this Anglo-Indian favourite, we have drawn inspiration from the curries originating from the historic Madras area of India and created a complex sauce using tomato, onion, garlic, ginger, tamarind and a mix of spices to create layers of delicious flavour.
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