Poll of the Day > All right, help me cook! I'm being an idiot I think and I need help.

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So, I have this weird kinda-moist curry paste in a can I want to use in a simple dish.
I've got some potatoes and some onions I want to use it, because it's what I have. I don't have any coconut milk, so I'm opting for just regular milk.

From what I can tell how to cook it, it goes like this:
1. Put some oil down and fry up the curry paste.
2. Put the diced potato and onion in, then put the milk in.
3. Simmer until it's good.

Is this right/wrong? Last time I sorta fucked around with it I used water, and the curry just sort of clumped up and the liquid wasn't the thick-looking stuff you normally see.
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never did anything with curry, but I think you want to slowly simmer it
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Yeah, simmering sounds right, the problem being I have no idea how to get the curry... curry-like where it's all creamy.

Same thing I had when I made chili, where it was just soup that tasted like chili (which was still good).
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are you sure they're using milk and not some sort of roux
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I don't know, it's always some sort of heavy cream, or half-and-half or coconut milk from what I can see.

But I'm getting hungry and don't care enough to check anymore, I'm making it.
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What recipe are you using?
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trodi_911 posted...

What recipe are you using?

The recipe of: what I got.
And I'm not going to the store.
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It's being cooked now, it looks like garbage, but smells delicious.
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shadowsword87 posted...

1. Put some oil down and fry up the curry paste.

Noooooo

shadowsword87 posted...

I don't have any coconut milk, so I'm opting for just regular milk.

DO NOT

NO

NOOOOOOO

shadowsword87 posted...

Yeah, simmering sounds right, the problem being I have no idea how to get the curry... curry-like where it's all creamy.

not use regular milk for one!

beyond that, smash a potato chunk or two against the pan when it's cooked and mix it in. it will help thicken the sauce a little bit.

and for the super rich creamy curries they often use ground nuts to thicken and give it richness. cashew is great for this, almond works too
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Wellllll... fuck
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you'll be fine with milk tbh
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It turned out fine, the milk was a lot better than water though.

I mean, it's spicier than I can honestly handle, but, such is life when fucking around with curry.

From cursory looking around and googling, it looks like it's a Thai curry, so I'm not doing anything that would be considered sacrilegious or culturally awkward.
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helIy posted...

you'll be fine with milk tbh

Pretty obvious why he even said that anyway.
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I've made Thai style Curry like this. I would have sauteed the onions to bring out more from them and at least add some chicken. I remember just throwing the curry paste in with the coconut milk which broke it down fine enough.