Phone Photography 22 - Friday Night Curry

The custom of Friday night curry has waned over the last year or so in the household, but it's still something we look forward to when it happens.

Tuesday I got a kilo (2 pounds) of mutton, put some spices on it, and left it in the fridge.

Today I toasted some coriander seed, cloves, star anise, cardamon, and black pepper together, then ground them up in the mortar and pestle.

This was then added to oil, a handfull of curry leaves, and a couple of onions were added to cook down.

When the onion was softened a little I took it out and then cooked the mutton to get some colour on it.

Then it was time to add the onions back in, add the sauce - which I made for last week's curry - and finally a plantain.

This will now sit overnight. Tomorrow morning I will put it on to cook long and slow and by teatime it will be perfect with a cold beer.

Curry and beer night returns. Happy days.

text and pictures by stuartcturnbull. pictures taken with Samsung 24 Ultra