Curry joke 23

My friend always takes a long time to eat his curry. I sometimes ask him why he is taking so long but he just replies, “Don’t Reshmee.”

Curry tip 23

When a dish requires yoghurt, cream or coconut allow your base sauce (onions, tomatoes, spices etc) to cool down a bit before adding it. This allows it to absorb better and not split.

Curry tip 22

Don’t treat your order of rice as an afterthought. Choosing the right rice can enhance your meal. If you are ordering a special dish (or a really hot one) stick to plain boiled rice or plain pilau so you don’t have tastes competing with the flavours of your main dish.

Curry joke 22

How should an Indian takeaway always answer the phone?

“Aloo, can I take your order?”

Curry joke 21

There are a group of friends who meet down our local curry house every Friday but one of them has a habit of leaving early. They all call him Ceylon.

Curry tip 21

Do you want a curry that’s cooked to perfection? Ask the waiter where the chef is from and what dish he would recommend from that country or region. Most chefs will have perfected the dishes from where they grew up.

Curry joke 20

Not many people know that the first Indian guy to be Knighted was the man who created a famous starter: Mr Moosa.

Curry tip 20

Keema curry is often over-looked. I was once asked, by a waiter, why I was ordering a Keema, as they are for old men with no teeth. Yet, I reckon they deserve a better press. Top yours off with a couple of quail’s eggs halved or a nice big duck’s egg quartered.

Curry joke 19

A man walks into a shop and asks, “Do you sell spicy crisps?”

The assistant replies, “Yes, do you want a pakora or a whole box?”

Curry tip 19

If a curry recipe includes vinegar (eg. Vindaloo) but you find its taste a bit too tart, then use good old tomato ketchup instead, which contains vinegar. Ketchup is also a good replacement if a recipe includes tomato puree and you don’t have any.