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Madras curry gets its name from the city of Madras (now Chennai) at the time of the British Raj; the name is not used in Indian cuisine. The name and the dish were invented in Anglo-Indian cuisine for a simplified spicy sauce made using curry powder, tomatoes, and onions. [1] The name denotes a generalised hot curry. [2]
Hannah Glasse's recipe for "currey the India way", first published in her 1747 book The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy. It is the first known use of the word in English. (The recipe uses the long s, "ſ"). 'Curry' is "ultimately derived" [1] from some combination of Dravidian words of south Indian languages. [1]
The recipe uses onions and meat in a 2:1 ratio. [ a ] The dish usually contains a meat , usually beef , chicken , lamb , [ 1 ] mutton , or shrimp ; however, it can also be prepared in a vegetarian style, e.g., with okra.
Rinse the soup bones and pat dry. Roast them on a baking sheet at 400 degrees for 45 minutes. Bring a large stock pot of water to a boil and add the beef shank and the chicken to the pot.
Madras curry – "the standard hot, slightly sour curry at the Indian restaurant." [32] Pasanda – a mild curry sauce made with cream, coconut milk, and almonds or cashews, served with lamb, chicken, or king prawns. [33] Pathia – a hot curry, generally similar to a "Madras" with the addition of lemon juice and tomato purée. [34]
In a bowl, combine the curry powder, pepper, lemongrass, lime juice and 2 tablespoons of the oil. Season with salt. Add the chicken, turn to coat and refrigerate for 4 hours.
A photograph of K. Surendran of the Bharatiya Janata Party which supports a ban on beef consumption and cow slaughter, eating beef during an election campaign went viral, however he denied the same stating that it was onion curry. [8] However, Sobha Surendran, another politician from the same party clarified that eating beef is okay. [9]
The use of beef, in respect to Muslim dietary practices, makes it a special occasion meal in a country where cows historically served as vital agricultural assets. While the exact origins of the dish remain unclear, it is commonly acknowledged that the curry has roots in the culinary customs of the Cham minority. [1]