Railway Curry with Achari Gobi and Onion Parathas
| Description | Much of India’s vast railway system was built during the British Raj era, including a stretch from Mumbai (formerly Bombay) all the way to Peshawar (in what is now Pakistan). The train known as The Frontier Mail ran this route, and the journey time of 72 hours meant that plenty of provisions - including this delicious curry - would be dished out to first class customers! At the time, the British would eat this curry with a Scottish morning roll, but we’re serving it instead with some North Indian favourites: onion parathas, a refreshing salad, a simple cauliflower dish known as achari gobi and a fiery carrot pickle. |
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| Spices Included | Achari Gobi Ground Spices: cumin, turmeric, coriander, Kashmiri chilli Curry Paste Spices: cinnamon, cumin, coriander, Kashmiri chilli, black pepper, green cardamon, fennel, fenugreek leaf Whole Spices: black cardamon, green cardamon, bay Marinade Spices: turmeric, Kashmiri chilli Paratha Spices: paprika, cumin, green chilli, coriander leaf, coriander, black cardamon, black pepper, green cardamon, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, mace, bay, nutmeg, chilli Achari Gobi Seeds: fenugreek, brown MUSTARD, fennel, cumin, nigella Carrot Pickle Spices: brown MUSTARD, cumin, fenugreek, asafoetida, chilli, garlic, ginger May contain CELERY and SESAME. Allergens are listed in CAPITALS |
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Delicious! The curry smelled heavenly already when just cooking and tasted even better when it was finished. The paratha were lovely and I so enjoyed making them. The cauliflower was fantastic. The tomato salad and the spicy carrots really pulled this dish together. My well-travelled partner was all nostalgic and reminisced about his time in India. I was told that the leftovers were most delightful the next day, too.
What a delicious combo! My husband made the parathas and they were lip-smacking! The curry was tasty and the salad a nice refresher. And enough for lunch the next day!
Great to hear how much you loved the combination and contrast of flavours and textures in this meal, Leandra (and it's always nice to have leftovers!)
Last xmas my sons girlfriend gave me a three month subscription to The Spicery, which meant I got three different curry night recipes. Last night they came home so I made the dishes from one of the recipe packs - it was railway curry with achari gobi, carrot pickle, salad and onion parathas, I also made cucumber and mint riata to go with it and for desert made a rhubarb and apple tart. We all enjoyed
Great job, Maureen - we're so glad to hear that this dish went down a treat with all of you. Happy spicing!
Picture taken after we had started to tuck in. The smells and aromas were such that we couldn't wait to get started and the taste matched this. Spicy, but not in a blow your head off way, so full of flavours and tastes. Had great fun making.
Haha - we don't blame you for wanting to tuck in straight away! We're so happy to hear that you enjoyed making this as much as eating it. Happy spicing!
Forgot to add our salad which was delicious
A lovely, vibrant, fresh salad! Great job!
Loved the Railway curry we used lamb, and the carrot pickle. Not so sure about the Achari Gobi. Added my own Ocra curry and onion bahjis. Lovely meal enjoyed by all
It looks like you did a great job, Peter - and nice work improvising with a couple of extra dishes too! We're sorry to hear that the Achari Gobi didn't quite hit the spot, but we're glad that everything else went down a treat!
We loved this meal. The carrot pickle and spicy cauliflower dish went so well with the curry itself. We loved the onion parathas which were very easy to make and so perfect for the lovely rich sauce. Another excellent meal, thanks!
We're so glad to hear that this dish went down a treat - happy spicing!
What a fantastic meal... railway curry was amazing..the carrot pickle was the real surprise..was incredible..and onion parathas complimented the curry perfectly
Yum - what a great spread! We're so happy to hear how much you enjoyed this. Happy spicing!
The flavors were wonderful. I appreciate the recipe steps provided for the entire meal, it made the timing of all the dishes much easier. This was my first “Spicery” meal, it was fun and I’m anticipating our next box!
What a brilliant Spicery debut, Suzanne - we're so glad that you found this fun to make and flavoursome to eat! We look forward to seeing what you make next!
The best bit was the carrot pickle, absolutely superb. The onion parathas were fun. Being a vegetarian I made the railway curry with squah and mushrooms. If I do it again Ill leave out the squag and do more mushrooms. Achari Gobi alittle underwhelming
Great work improvising to make a veggie version - it looks delicious! We're sorry to hear that the Achari Gobi didn't quite hit the spot, but it's brilliant that you enjoyed the carrot pickle so much, and found the parathas fun to make. Happy Spicing!
Super yummy! Best curry we've ever made! Just the right amount of heat and oooodles of flavour. Easy to follow instructions. Would definitely make this again!
Wow, great job Claire, what a lovely looking plate of food! We're so happy to hear how much you enjoyed it - it sounds like it went down a real treat. We love that triple condiment dish, too!
Great combination of flavours.
A varied and vibrant spread of food - great work!
The first of our subscription, had this as a new year meal and loved it. We used broccoli instead of cauliflower for the achari Gobi but it was delicious.
We're so happy to hear that you kicked off the new year with some great tasting food! Brilliant job!
Absolutely delicious! Took us back to smells and tastes of our holiday in Delhi... Very easy & comprehensive instructions - don’t think we’ll be visiting a takeaway anytime soon.....
Currie by name, curry expert by nature! It looks like you did a great job with this one, and we're so glad to hear that you found it to be an authentic taste of Delhi! Who needs takeaways when home cooking is this good, ey?
Tasted Great. The potatoes broke down with the Lamb in the oven nicely. A couple of fresh cut chilli
This looks delicious and it's wonderful to hear that it tasted great too - brilliant work!
First shot at making a curry.... delicious!
Looks fantastic Robert (spectacular parathas as well). Hope you had a bit spare for that hungry looking diner who's eyeing it all up?
Great recipe, easy to follow. Rich tasty curry, refreshing pickle and crunchy salad with epic parathas. Couldn’t believe a couple of hours had gone by making this!!
Times flies when you're having fun! Looks great though - 2 hours well spent
Yummy num-num!
So much yummyness!! Everything looks delicious- awesome tablecloth too!
This curry was very tasty and spicy. We loved the onion parathas and how easy they were to make! We didn’t do the achari gobi as we aren’t a fab of cauliflower but loved the rest of the dish.
Epic- everything looks so fresh and flavoursome!
Wonderful selection of spices, for the lamb-based curry, and side dishes. Gorgeous aromas when cooking, quite spicy when eating, especially the carrot pickle!
WOW this is stunning, everything looks delicious and we love the beautiful tablerunner too!
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Thank you for your lovely comments, Isabel - we're so pleased to hear how much you enjoyed making and eating the various components of this dish, and that it brought back happy memories of travels to India!