The supermarkets are throwing Lamb at us, under £5.00 a kilo for Leg of Lamb. This purchase for £12.41 will do us for four dinners, plus there was soup.
Having presented Marg with a very Spicy Nihari in Lockdown Curry #1 three weeks ago, this time Hector was determined to keep the Spice Level down. This Curry would hopefully be more about the Flavour than the kick. I have no fresh Green Chillies anyway.
The Leg of Lamb was slow cooked after a whole Garlic had been inserted and the exterior covered in Za’atar, my favourite mix of Herbs first encountered in Israel back in the 1980s.
With the Lamb pre-cooked, today’s Curry was all about the Masala. To give the Lamb any chance of being – curried – the Masala was prepared yesterday and the combined mix left overnight. An ancient small tin of Potatoes was included, a result of Marg’s cupboard spring cleaning. You ought to see what was thrown out. There is always frozen Methi on hand, this time I used one piece instead of my normal two. Other than that, the Masala was created in the time honoured manner.
Today is Jonathan’s birthday, a big one. The celebration for his last Big Birthday in 2010 was interrupted by Eyjafjallajökull closing down airports across Europe. Curry-Heute covered the event. Dr. Stan has checked for any asteroids coming our way in 2030. Watch this space.
We planned to have our Curry this evening before attempting an online party. Jonathan, Howard, then Dr. Stan joined Hector around 19.00. We changed to a more stable platform, more joined, we were twelve, thirteen if one includes The Man from Bradford’s feeble attempt. Technophobe.
It was Marg therefore who reheated the Curry and brought it to the engrossed Hector. The Masala was suitably thick and far from excessive, the appearance of the classic Hector Curry. For me it needed more Spice, Fresh Coriander would also have enhanced the Curry. Hector has not been to a shop for a week, and it is the perpendicular pronoun who does the shopping. Marg loved the Curry, and everyone online had to hear how much:
The meat was very tender, a lovely taste, with enough sauce to soak up the rice. The medium spice suited me down to the ground, can’t wait for the next time to have it.
There is a portion left over, I could mix it in with a local Takeaway if I become desperate.