Turffield Gym Curry
Ingredients
Curry Powder/Masala
1tbsp Coriander
2 tsp Fenugreek
1 tbsp Cumin
1 tbsp Turmeric
1 tbsp Fennel
Curry Base
2 Large Yellow Onions
1 Bunch Spinach, rinsed and base removed
1 Handful of Watercress (optional)
1 Bunch of Nira Green/Chinese Chives/Garlic Chives (or 4 cloves of minced garlic)
1 Large Piece of Ginger, minced or grated
1 Can of coconut cream or coconut milk
1 cup of vegetable broth (optional)
6 large carrots
1 Tbsp of Coconut oil or Ghee
2 Tsp of Cayenne Pepper (optional)
2 tsp of ground dinger (optional)
2 Tbsp Duo Jiao - Chinese Pickled Chilis (optional)
Cilantro to garnish
Lime Wedge (Optional, but recommended)
Broccolini
1 Bunch of Brocollini or Broccoli Florets
2 tbsp of olive oil
Pinch of salt and white pepper
Prepared White Rice
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350ºF
Chop the onions roughly, but keep the pieces uniform
Mince or grate a large piece of ginger
Rinse and remove the base of the spinach
Rinse your watercress
Rinse and chop your garlic chives
If using garlic, mince four cloves of garlic
Cut your carrot into bite-sized pieces
Prepare the broccolini by thinning out the stems and tossing in a bowl of olive oil, salt, and white pepper
Also, remove the end of the broccolini stems, as they tend to be a little tough
In a wok or a large pan, heat up your oil
If using whole spices, grind them into powder
Once the oil is hot, fry your spices until fragrant
Add the ginger (and garlic if using) and sauté until the aromas release
Add the onions and sauté until they become translucent
Add Nira Green/Garlic Chives and sauté till they become deeper green
Repeat this step for the spinach and watercress
Add your coconut milk and broth and a deep shade of green once everything is wilted down.
Let it bubble and then either blend with an immersion blender or carefully place it into a blender and blend it into a thick sauce.
Once blended, allow the curry to simmer in the wok with the carrots for at least 20 minutes.
Roast the broccolini in the oven for 30 minutes
Once the curry is ready, serve over rice with the Brocollini, garnish with cilantro, chopped chilis or whatever you’d like to add to the curry
Directions
Curry
Roughly chop cabbage
Simmer cabbage in coconut milk
Once softened blend the cabbage and coconut milk
Add baking soda little by little (.5 tsp at a time) while blending until desired blue is achieved
Grind all the spices
Fry the spices in 1 tbsp of coconut oil till fragrant
Add the puree to the oil and spices and stir
Let rest on low while you prepare the rest of the curry
Rice
Rinse the rice
Mix in 3 cups of water with the spirulina
Prepare the rice on the stovetop with a 1-1 water-rice ratio or in a rice cooker
Oysters
Shuck oysters, setting aside the meat and discarding the shells
Mix your batter (potato starch, salt, white pepper)
Heat your frying oil to 350ºF
Fry the battered oysters until crisp and set aside
Fry an additional time if desired
Salt
Butterfish
Clean your fish with scissors
Cut the bottom part of the fish and remove its organs
Cut out the gills
Fry at 350ºF for about 5 minutes
Salt
Assemble your curry with the following proportions:
1 cup of rice
½ cup of curry
Oysters
Flaked fish (or just eat the fish like a chicken wing with the curry, minding the bones)
Directions
Preparing the Miso Butter
In a stand mixer, beat the butter, miso paste and white pepper until incorporated
Form into a tight ball using plastic wrap and freeze solid
Once the butter is hardened, using a cheese grater or a food processor with grater attachment, grate the butter
Place the grated butter back in the freezer
Biscuits
Measure out all your dry ingredients (everything but the buttermilk and butter) and whisk together
Add in the frozen butter strips and whisk in with the dry ingredients, allows the longer shreds to break up into the flour
At this point you can store this mix in the fridge until you’re ready to bake
When you’re ready to bake preheat the oven to 400ºF
Line a baking sheep with parchment paper
Add most of the buttermilk (3/4 of it) and quickly and roughly fold it in (David), add the remainder until it forms a messy paste
Don’t overmix it here you want it to be a rather rough texture
Using a scoop (I like an ice cream scoop) drop around of the mix onto a baking sheet with parchment paper
Save a little room as the biscuits will expand slightly
Place the biscuits in the oven and turn the baking sheet around after 10 minutes
After turning allow to bake for another 10 minutes, check periodically
The biscuits should be golden brown