DIY Madras curry. (Patak's Original Madras Curry Paste)

Member Name: strawberrybonbon

Product:	Patak's Original Madras Curry Paste
Date:	13/08/09 (106 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Create your own flavour exactly as you like it.

Disadvantages: ?

Some people when making a curry at home will simply buy a jar of sauce and stir it in, well I like to go one step further and buy a paste this then allows me to get the strength and taste of my curry exactly how I like it.

The paste most commonly used in my house is Pataks Madras curry paste because me and hubby both love the taste of madras but always find the Indians round our way make them far too hot, so with this paste I can make it a bit milder and more suitable to our pallets.

This paste can be used to make a very strong curry if you like them that way but I stir in a small amount of salad cream and pure yogurt to cool mine a bit and also it then has a more creamy and lip smacking texture whilst keeping just enough of the madras flavour to still be called a madras curry.

Pataks have been around since the mid 50`s so you can rely on their pastes being top notch, they come in many flavours of curry but the madras is my favourite. The pastes come in glass jars, each containing 283g and costing around £1.40 but Asda regularly have these at only one pound per jar which is great value for money.

INGREDIENTS

Vegetable Oil,
Water,
Salt,
Coriander,
Tamarind,
Cumin (5%),
Turmeric,
Chilli (4%),
Maize Flour,
Ground Ginger,
Garlic Powder,
Spices (contains Mustard),
Acetic Acid,
Citric Acid,

If you like a hot madras curry then you cannot go wrong with this paste and if you want to cool it down a bit if you have a more mild taste then a couple of spoonfuls of plain yogurt and a spoonful of salad cream will do the trick.

Summary: Highly recommended for madras lovers.