Curry – a basic in most of the world and Britain’s most popular dish – but you can enjoy a great curry on the road without resorting to take-out. Using the most basic of ingredients – tomatoes, celery, bacon (yes bacon), onions & garlic you can create a meal that will leave you full and happy.
Ingredients (4/6 people)
- 1lb Bacon
- 2 Large Onions (roughly chopped)
- 4 Large Tomatoes (chopped)
- 2 sticks of Celery (chopped)
- Olive Oil (generous amount)
- 6 Tsp Cumin Seeds
- 2 Tsp Chilli Powder (depending on taste)
- 4 cups Rice (3x cups of water to rice)
- Courgette (sliced)
- 6 pieces of Garlic
- 2 Tbsp Tomato Puree
- 2 vegetable stock cubes
Method
Get your rice going and ‘almost’ cooked – take off the stove and leave covered to keep warm. Pour in your olive oil (a good amount) and then on a high heat soften your chopped onions and garlic. Once good and soft (but not brown) add your tomato puree, vegitable stock cubes, cumin and chili powder – this produces a very dry mix with the onions – but don’t worry it’s exactly as you want it. Give it a good mix and let the onions soften a little more. Turn the heat down a little.
Now drop in your chopped tomatoes, celery, and courgette – mix well and turn the heat right down. Cover and let simmer with occasional stirring for around 15 mins if you’re not adding the bacon.
If you are adding bacon – chop your bacon into thin strips and add to the curry – if you’re using other pieces of meat (like chicken or beef) make sure you brown this off in the pot before you start – with bacon you don’t need to do this as it will cook quite happily in the curry from raw. Cover and occasional stir for around 15 mins.
