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Curry base sauce © David Loftus
"Great kit makes cooking a pleasure."
Jamie Oliver Pop tea cups & saucers, pea green set of 4, Pea Green
£35.00

curry base sauce

dressings / sauces | serves approx 2 litres
Wash the lentils, then place them in a pan and cover with cold water. Bring to the boil and simmer gently for 15 to 20 minutes, or until tender. Meanwhile, blitz all the vegetables, garlic and ginger in a food processor until finely chopped.

Heat enough oil to cover the bottom of a large saucepan, put it on a low heat, add the spices and fry gently for a couple of minutes. Then add the onions, carrots, pepper, garlic, ginger, coriander stalks, the chilli and all the spices and fry gently for 5-10 minutes until the onions start to soften.

Add the tomatoes, water and lentils and simmer for another 30 minutes before adding the coconut milk. Bring to the boil then remove from the heat and blend until smooth using a hand blender. Season to taste. Set aside to cool then use as required.

Tip
Any surplus sauce can be frozen to use at a later date. This recipe is from School Dinners.
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ingredients

• 100g red lentils
• 2 medium onions, peeled and roughly chopped
• 3 medium carrots, roughly chopped
• 1 red pepper, deseeded and roughly chopped
• light olive oil or vegetable oil
• 6 cloves of garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
• 70g fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
• 6 coriander stalks, chopped
• 1 whole red chilli, deseeded and roughly chopped
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon turmeric
• 1 tablespoon garam masala
• 2 x 400g tins of plum tomatoes
• 300ml water
• 200ml tinned coconut milk
• salt and freshly ground black pepper

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38 comments
1. Gavin Wed 07 Oct 2009 @ 19:31 Jamie You know nothing about curry. A base sauce is a waste of time but if you do use one it should not have ingredients like coconut milk or lentils. They should be added as required if the end curry needs it.
2. Davie Mitchell Sun 21 Jun 2009 @ 23:17 This sauce is the Beezneez Jamie boy!!

The burd loved it!

Just the two of us so this base goes a long way... three pots! Woo!
3. Geraldine Witter Sun 14 Jun 2009 @ 20:51 Found this sauce to be quite bland. Only used a pinch of cinnamon and 1 tbsp seemed too much. Has Jamie or anyone got a great recipe for authentic chinese yellow curry sauce please????
4. Igor Ramνrez Wed 03 Jun 2009 @ 16:01 we love you jamie. all the way from mexico. HUGE FAN over here.
Igor
5. CLAIRE Thu 28 May 2009 @ 13:44 This was my first try at a curry sauce. The long list of ingredients was a bit of a turn-off but I did my shop and have just made a fantastic curry that my kids are happy to eat!!
6. Neil Powell Sat 18 Apr 2009 @ 09:02 I made the Vindaloo curry from the ministry of food book last weekend for 12 people, but used chicken instead of pork. I made the fresh curry paste and served it with steamed rice. It was super good the best curry I have made / tasted. Everyone loved it and the lot went. I like hot curries and used all the chillies in the recipe and through the remaining birds eye chillies in whole. I would highly recommend this recipe and using the fresh curry paste. It's easy to do and taste as good as a takeaway
7. LizaSingapore Sun 15 Mar 2009 @ 13:41 I tried this sauce recipe for the first time and it is amazing! I added juice from 1 lime for a little twang & it is amazing. I said that already did i? I'm just very pleased with the result, thats all.
8. jimjosweeney Sun 22 Feb 2009 @ 21:38 hey i just posted a comment and i hasn't come up !!!! wat up wit da??
9. despirate , dublin Sun 22 Feb 2009 @ 21:35 hey can u make a recipe for the sauce that requires a little less ingredients cause i'm just lookin at it na and i'm like man thats long !! ya no !!
10. mopzii_luv Tue 10 Feb 2009 @ 17:28 made it but used the wrong equipment
i basically boiled the whole thing
but second time, tasted fantastic
11. simon aston Fri 30 Jan 2009 @ 15:48 Sorry first time tried the curry sauce spent a small fortune getting everything i needed but was so dissapointed by the result its more like a thai curry than what i was really after an authentic indian sause i live in birmingham so am spoilt for choice . I love all the recepies ive done from all your books but sadly im gutted at this one i might be in the minoroty but thought i would say anyway so im off to Asda for a beef madras .
simon aston
12. Louise Tullett Wed 21 Jan 2009 @ 13:53 P.s Sorry just remembered that it was fish you used!...
13. Louise Tullett Wed 21 Jan 2009 @ 13:51 My question is the same as Rastar above. I too watched the naked chef on UK food when you cook a curry sauce and add chicken and Lemon rice for all your mates. Is this the sauce you made?... P.s love the shows and recepies x
14. rastar Fri 26 Dec 2008 @ 13:18 i just watched the naked chef on UKfood when Jamie does a curry sauce
this one is good but it's the one on that show i'm looking for does anyone now what i'm talking about???
15. Jacqueline Sun 30 Nov 2008 @ 19:50 This is ok- I think it's really overpowered by the cinnamon. A shame cus I just spent a fair amount of time making this... I'd recommend swapping the tablespoon of cinnamon for a teaspoon.

Also not written clearly at all- add spices and fry them before adding veg and spices? Also, blitz which veg in the food processor? Then he mentions adding veg- again, which veg, to the pan after the spices- which are meant to be added with the veg anyway?!
16. Lily Mon 17 Nov 2008 @ 16:08 I made this yesterday. It tastes so good. This is a very large portion, so I freezed some for other days. It is so convenient that you make the sauce in advance, then just cook any meat or veg with it without spending more time. Last night, I cut out meat from a whole chicken, and cooked it with the curry sauce I made, packet it up for my daughter to Uni so will keep her two days or share with her friends. I have to say it was the 1st time in my life have made a proper curry sauce without using curry powder.
17. cody<3(: Sun 16 Nov 2008 @ 16:27 I am doing a recipe book for school and i absolutely have to have this recipe and i need to know about how many servings does this recipe make????


Please tell me ASAP! tHANKS SOOOOO MUCH,CODY
18. Robert Wed 12 Nov 2008 @ 16:39 can you suggest recipe for curry sauce without using onion as part of the base
tomatoes would be good
thanks for any help
robert
19. karen Mon 20 Oct 2008 @ 17:50 i live in north wales and iam in shock because my son has stared secondrey school and he said to me he cannot get a desent meal its always burgers pzzia and chips he is not used to junk food i have always cooked with fresh foods not frozen either please could you help me and give me some advise on what to do,to change his school
20. tom oc Fri 17 Oct 2008 @ 19:02 made the sauce today,two ploblems ,the sauce is very bland and one tablespoon of cinnamon is too much,it overpowers the sauce,i put 400ml of coconut milk in the sauce instead of 200ml ,would that make any difference?
21. hfdstgkbgzfixo Mon 13 Oct 2008 @ 14:06 haha ur bent
22. bendy bob Mon 13 Oct 2008 @ 13:26 i love your curry it looks so cool and i bet it reli hot as well so i dont want to try it ok
23. Lynette Fri 03 Oct 2008 @ 20:15 amazing recipies and easy enuf to follow!
thanks a lot x
24. jan Mon 29 Sep 2008 @ 09:57 Hi Jamie,
just watched an episode of one of your shows on UK-TV. You made a beautiful Piccalilli and I have hunted around your site for the recipe but to no avail.
Any chance of getting it printed or of you sending to me.
Thanks Jan
25. Mehri-Ana Buttle Mon 22 Sep 2008 @ 01:23 Hi Jamie & Joolz, just wondering if you've ever cooked with sucuk (Turkish Sausage). Its awsum! Used throughout the middle east and it packs a punch way greater flavourwise than chorizo! I'm addicted to it. The hot one is best.
If you have used it could you post some recipes as I like the way you make the traditional recipes really rock 4 2day!
26. dandoog Fri 12 Sep 2008 @ 11:59 your all wankers!!!!
27. alison thompson Sun 06 Jul 2008 @ 09:44 I have all your cook books. My daughter says this curry sauce is fab so am sitting here printing it off with all the ingredients waiting patiently in the kitchen. Think what you have achieved is amazing. Best Wishes .
28. Rachel Thu 03 Jul 2008 @ 11:10 Hi guys,

I really want to make this dish, however i'm finding it pretty confusing exactly WHICH of the veggies to blitz in the processor??

"Meanwhile, blitz all the vegetables, garlic and ginger in a food processor until finely chopped."

Does this mean we only blitz the garlic and ginger, or ALL the vegetables including the red chilli's, the red peppers, coriander, onions, carrots, etc etc?

I sort of watched an episode of the naked chef on tv and he used the curry base to make both a chicken curry and a fish/shrimp curry... but i don't remember what he did as it was a while back!! :)
29. nancy Mon 23 Jun 2008 @ 11:16 hi again

can i replce the coconut milk by something else??

please answer me quickly

i am going to surprise my husband with this recipe

thank u
30. Helen Barry Mon 02 Jun 2008 @ 23:15 Looks like a great sauce. I am looking for a recipe for a curry sauce that you might get with chips in England. Any ideas Helen
31. julie christmas Tue 27 May 2008 @ 20:00 fantastic easy to follow recipe
32. lauren wykes Thu 22 May 2008 @ 10:57 hi my names lauren wykes n im in woodhouse school plz come and change my world of learnin and feed us corrtecly
33. Marley Wed 07 May 2008 @ 05:39 thanks Jamie its a really good recipe but just tell me where do u get all these excellent recipes honestly i could have never thought of something like the recipes you think of. i watch your shows you truly are an amazing person. and I'm going to buy you're newest cook book for my mum on mothers day.
34. monique craig Mon 28 Jan 2008 @ 03:30 can i use this curry sauce with any meat?
35. Anne Wed 23 Jan 2008 @ 14:08 I am so glad I found this as well. It is brill and I have been lost without it. I shall make sure I don't lose this
36. juicy lucy Sun 06 Jan 2008 @ 12:30 the sauce was very saucy, ifu know wat i mean. licky
37. stevie Fri 28 Dec 2007 @ 17:40 tried the sauce and im glad i did it's a thumbs up from me
38. hannah wade Fri 05 Oct 2007 @ 19:41 it was very tasty

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