[Growltigga]

OK, curry recipy first, I will try and do the slaggy spag tomorrow

CURRY - STAGE 1

combine the following in a bowl

2 tbs of each of fennel seeds, cumin seeds, coriander seeds with 1/2 tsp of each of fenugreek seeds and black peppercorns. Add 1 clove, 1/2 a cinnamon stick and 2 cardamon pods - add salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

Lightly toast all of the above in a pan over a gentle heat before pounding or crushing into a fine powder.

CURRY - STAGE 2

Chop the following ingredients roughly:

5cm of fresh ginger (peeled), 2 tennis ball sized red onions (peeled), 10 cloves of garlic (peeled), 2-3 fresh red chillies (with seeds) and 1 bunch of fresh coriander.

Add this to the spice mix from stage 1 and puree this in a food processor until it is a glutinous sort of paste.

This is your curry paste. Dont tasteit - it tastes like a tramp's underwear at this stage.

Preheat your oven to 170 degrees C/325 degrees F.

CURRY STAGE 3

In a large casserole pan, fry the curry paste mixture in 2 tbs of butter unrtil it goes golden, stirring regularily - add 2 x 400g tins of chopped tomatoes and 300 ml stock or water. Bring to the boil, cover with kitchen foil and place in the oven for 1 1/2 hours to intensify the flavours;. Remove the foil and continue to simmer on the stove until this thickens.

This is your basic curry sauce.

CURRY STAGE 4

This recipy is for lamb for whiich I reckon you would need 1.5kg leg of lamb diced to feed 8 hungry people or 1 fat growltigger, fry the lamb in a pan with a little olive oil until golden, then add it to the curry sauce and simmer for about 1 hour or until tender.

You can do this with diced chicken, prawns, paneer, vegatables or whatever you want.

The final stage, just before you serve it, is to mix in 285ml good natural yoghurt (dont cook it - it will curdle) and sprinkle on a handle of chopped mint and coriander - season to taste and add a good squeeze of lime juice

serve with naan bread, steamed basmati rice and lots of ice cold belgian beer.

You can add all the chilli you want to the spice mix if you like this well hot - if you do this - just dont forget to put some toilet paper in the fridge