Staff Curry. 😲 Is this what chefs eat in Restaurants?🌶️🌶️

Ever wondered what the chefs in restaurants eat? Yes, I did too. They eat what they call Staff Curry. Or curry for the staff. Recipes vary all over the country but the principle is that it is cooked the authentic way. Enjoy. Al
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Full Ingredients list
Small piece cinnamon
2 Tsp Cumin seeds
½ Tsp Fennel seeds
½ Tsp Black peppercorns
5 Cardamom pods
1 Tsp Black mustard seeds
5 Large Onions
6 Green finger chillies
2 Tbsp Ghee
4 Large Cloves Garlic
Equal amount of fresh ginger
2 Tsp Turmeric
3 Tbsp Mild Madras Curry Powder OR Al’s Mixed Powder
1 Tbsp Tandoori masala
2 Tbsp Garam Masala
2 Tsp Extra Hot Chilli Powder
2 Tins Chopped Tomatoes (or 1 Tin if you want to lessen the tomato dominance)
1 Tsp Salt
(Optional 1 Black Cardamom for smokey flavour)
Coriander to garnish
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[@funkydre]

I’m so grateful for your channel. Been watching you for years now. I have Indian heritage and do not know much about my family history and only learned to cook a few traditional dishes from my mum. About a year before she died I made her one of the dishes she taught me and accompanied that meal with several of your recipes. She was absolutely blown away and showered the meal with praise… and she wasn’t the kind of person to give compliments. Today is my fathers birthday (he’s passed on too) and this staff curry is what I’ll make tonight for my family as we think of him. Thank you, Al. Massive respect for your passion and authenticity. ❤

[@kunststofffantastisch5690]

Hands down The best cooking show on the internet, never stop Al!!!

[@mihadalzayat6957]

Love your energy and passion my friend. Also you’re so right about how cooking can help someone overcome depression, loneliness and many other things. I like to cook after work because it helps me to stop thinking about work. Keep making more Indian dishes. Cheers!

[@raftonpounder6696]

Happy Christmas Al. Thanks for all your hard work this year. My world is a tastier place since I discovered your channel!

[@douglasfrancks4423]

Al, what a amazing cook you are and you are right it does lift you out of depression. Thank you once again

[@aa-xo6lh]

Great video, mate. There's something comforting about watching and listening to British people. It's why I watch The Great British Bake Off. And what you said about getting your mind off your world's worries is spot on. I suffer from depression myself, and always look forward to trying out new recipes because you get lost in the drudgery of certain parts, genuinely enjoy others, and look forward in anticipation to trying the finished dish, as well as thinking up ways to improve it (I love tinkering with recipes until I get them as close to perfection as I can.) Food is something none of us can get away from (we have to eat), is incredibly powerful as a way of bringing us together, and the prospect of making a recipe that'll stay with me for life (and possibly be passed on to other generations) is as motivating as it is rewarding.

[@1000avern]

That looks absolutely delicious Al, and I can’t wait to try it! Thank you for sharing 👌🏻

[@Matty9003]

I love the recipes without base gravy. I don't know why they just feel so "authentic".. nice to see you back bruv.

[@AlsKitchen]

Hope you enjoy

[@MrCostaC]

They feel authentic because they are authentic

[@squeakmillward]

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[@SouravKumarRoy651]

Base gravies are prepared both in Indian restaurants in India as well as in the UK to speed up the cooking process, else customers need to wait for hours to get their tikka masala, makhani, korma, pasanda, chettinad, etc delivered. However, the total number of ingredients wouldn't vary, whether you prepare it with base gravy or without it, unless you voluntarily choose to omit a few of them which would change the taste of that dish.

[@dodger25464]

Easily the most passionate person,I’ve watched about making curry, it’s a delight not only to watch but to taste after following your recipes, one happy family, one sad and poor takeaway owner , now that you’ve shown me how to make delicious food !!Thanks Al 👍🏻👍🏻

[@alanandrews8098]

Al,you are my cooking hero. The rest of the so called celebrity chefs could learn a thing or two from you. Passionate and humble. Your curry recipes ate so easy to follow and taste divine. Keep up the great work Al. A very merry Christmas to you.

[@chadballsac]

Fully agree with what you said about cooking helping your mental health. Spending an hour or so in the kitchen and producing something from scratch is a beautiful feeling.

[@Spacemal]

Thanks Al… what a great looking dish. Weekends at my house have been transformed thanks to you and your kitchen! Keep ‘em coming👍

[@andrewdown3576]

Love it Al, thanks for the hard work you do for this community, Merry Christmas and happy new year to all your family, look forward to trying this bad boy, and all your future Curry's👍

[@AlsKitchen]

Thanks, you too!

[@royalnag6690]

Al I would just like to say after watching you make this for me you have elevated yourself to the top of the curry chain absolutely wicked mate 💯

[@vincentmealing4417]

Great vid, gonna make this for my family next week. Love the commentary. Thanks, Al.

[@markward4532]

Brilliant, thank you Al. Please do more!

[@843thebear]

Always good when Al is back, and this one looks a good un.

[@Lookslikejames]

Friday night, beer in hand and another Al video drop! Wouldn’t everyone love to pile round Al’s for a curry and beers?! Keep it up mate

[@JAY1892]

I’ll get the Party 7 in. 😂

[@davelawday6609]

Thanks Al..brill curry.. I'm off to Keighley to pickup my ingredients.. keep up the great work. You are the curry king for me... kind regards Dave 😁👍👍👍👍👍

[@spadds]

Nice video! Thanks for posting! Keep up the great work Al!

[@purplejoolz]

Discovering your channel is like being let in on a dark secret! After making a batch of base gravy last weekend, I've made Chicken Jalfezi, Chicken Korma, and Chicken Methi and they've all been amazing. I asked my other half which he liked best and he really couldn't decide. Well done Al, you opened a fantastic new culinary door which has reignited my enthusiasm for cooking. We've had three takeaways this whole year, but after this, we'll probably never have one again! I learned about you from Elis and John's BBC FiveLive podcast. Thank you Al.

[@handsomepiper5761]

When Al said “ I’m having a baby” I totally lost it 🤣 can’t wait to make this curry. Keep up the good work Al and a Merry Christmas to you and your family 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@grahamflett248]

Looks great 👏 just bought my pan ,Sunday lunch here we go ! Cheers Al for all your hard work and inspiration 😃

[@ErnChildofJesus]

Thank you for, so well explained and looked amazing.. I can't wait to try. God bless.

[@JonWhite82]

We love your videos Al. Any chance of an episode between Christmas and New Year on how to best use Christmas leftovers in a curry? If you can do something with leftover stuffing, Yorkshire puddings, turkey and cranberry sauce you might get your highest views ever 😂

[@steveningham9555]

I never used to enjoy cooking AT ALL until I was invited to the secret curry club. On there I fell upon one of your videos and the rest is history. Now I love cooking curries and starters and I cook almost every week. You have inspired me this year and we don't buy takeaway because they just don't match up anymore. I love the balance of recipes between those containing base gravy and also the ones that don't require it. My family, friends and work colleagues are so impressed that its costing me a fortune but its so worth it. You are an inspiration and now I have an obsession. Thanks for a great year and all the best 🍻 👍

[@IanPritchard]

It's a lovely thing to be able to give away food that makes you feel good.

[@danm8004]

Sell it.

[@Jeff-cv4qn]

Just great to cook something your proud of!

[@danm8004]

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[@AndresFnt]

Secret curry club? What’s that?

[@RobertMarsh1988]

I'm so glad this has come up on my recommendations. Brilliantly explained. Dry sense of humour. Good food. Instant fan.

[@Winklenut]

Another master class from Al. Will make this soon. Can’t wait. I love my Al’ apron. 🥰

[@Toomuchfunnytobacco]

Best guy on KZbin. Loving your work. Tried over 14 of your curries and can't wait to try this one. Keep it up Al!!

[@AlsKitchen]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@The_Oracle_of_time]

Have you tried his five spice chicken Madras? It's bang on. I'm a lifelong Madras eater and he's spot on with it. Super quick as well. I've got s freezer drawer full of it 😆

[@eng-dian]

@@AlsKitchen how do I find the ingredients in the description?

[@rappers5719]

Nice to see you back. The wife will love cooking this one. Trust me. 😉😂 We were drinking Mythos out of those same glasses a couple of hours ago, here on Rhodes (home).

[@JohnSalmon]

Definitely one for the new year Al. Thank you.

[@perols999]

Great, thanks Al. What a great dish, can't wait to make it.

[@Spindlegrind]

Great work Al. We’re overdue some Greek food too!

[@Greylocks129]

Looks great - I’ll be cooking this soon. You can’t beat cooking meat on the bone!

[@ArmyUTDRed]

I've just made this beautiful dish and the flavours just keep coming. Thank you very much for taking the time to share.

[@jim13010]

Excellent well set and easy to follow instructions. I can almost taste it. Thanks for sharing this Al.

[@johnnywalker1043]

I make vegan versions of your curries all the time and they're always immense. Thanks Al, you're a good lad.

[@AlsKitchen]

Hope you enjoy

[@lilylui1]

I am vegan and trying to adapt, but also don’t use oil so not sure if it will alter taste too much

[@jameskidd4816]

I made this last night and was so good. I had to adjust though as didn’t have chicken thighs and for the first time ever no tinned tomatoes! Tomato purée and some fresh tomatoes in there had to do, but still worked really well. I cut up some chicken breast and added in for just me and was a reasonably quick mid week dinner. Will definitely make again cheers Al.

[@AmbientWanderer]

having boned meat stew in the pot of the curry will add some much more flavor as you get all the fat from the meat melting into it

[@johngulliver6151]

Thanks, Al great to see you looking well I'm on this one tonight cheers thanks for posting BTW I have learned so much from you can't thank you enough

[@cooperman38]

Youve gotta love Al .. What a great passionate down to earth guy .. Thanks for the videos Al

[@brendonhunt2411]

And just when I've run out of base gravy, Al pops up with a no base gravy recipe! Either a genius or a mind reader, either way round this is a must try, nice one Al, keep them coming!👍

[@AlsKitchen]

Hope you enjoy

[@briegoudon3000]

I've found base gravy is not suited for home cooking. Much prefer taking the time to fry onions and getting them lovely and smoky + sweet

[@jayb391]

@@AlsKitchen I think many of us want to know how you have acquired all of this cooking knowledge. Did you work in a curry house??

[@pumpkin1escobar]

@@briegoudon3000 base gravy is great if you can freeze it all. I just freeze them in my deep freeze in portions, I still fry onions because I'm a freak.

[@rossrosco9423]

I made this last week as per the recipe and it was amazing. I made it again today all the way up to adding the chicken but replaced it with chick peas, spinach and loads of mushrooms. I’m not vegetarian but omg it was so good. I did add a couple of spoons of yogurt and very thick cream. So obviously nothing like the proper recipe but it was soooo good. I was worried about putting half a bowl of spices in but it works so well.

[@leam1978]

How long did you cook the vegetables for?

[@rossrosco9423]

@@leam1978 about 15 mins

[@paulpkae]

Tried this yesterday and loved it. Nice and easy to do, quite a rich curry flavour and hot too (even though I reduced the amount of chilli). Many thanks Al.

[@handsomepiper5761]

Looking forward to making this👍 can’t beat a great Al video, keep up the good work 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@anthonyharrison8584]

I always ask for the Staff Curry, and usually get told that it's the Handi, which in all honesty is very good, but it's usually cooked off the bone, and you don't get that richness. Thanks so much for this video 👍👍👍

[@TheJasoneKK]

This is the first video I've seen of yours, first impressions - what a chilled, likeable, easy to follow legend! The curry looks amazing and I'm looking forward to catching up on your videos and trying to make some of the food. Well done you son

[@scaryrobots09]

Great recipe. The way a curry should be. I've been making curries like this for 20 years and my family love them.

[@AlsKitchen]

Enjoy this video and give it a try, a beautiful curry. If you want to give me something for Christmas, just LIKE, & SUBSCRIBE to the channel. That will make me really happy. Thx

[@fccwebmeister]

Nice to see you back in full health. Thanks for the vid, I will try it next, (but with cider).

[@adamhunt873]

Recently discovered this channel and it’s quickly becoming one of my favourites- cheers al!

[@petertr2000]

That looks like a proper beast. Thanks Al, for this and everything mate.

[@paladimathoz]

Happy Christmas Al, great to see you rocking and rolling after Covid (just got over it myself). Looking forward to your videos in the new year!

[@zoe999mu]

Amazing as usual! Thank you Al x

[@judehill9144]

Trying this tonight. Love your recipes Al. Thanks for your videos.

[@ashleynorris9128]

Cooking definitely takes your mind off your worlds worries. And these vids are a good dopamine fix as well! Great content thanks Al 🙏🏼

[@thepostie22]

Looks fantastic Al,definitely going to try this one!

[@leam1978]

I was trying to re-find this recipe and your channel the other day, and I’m so glad you’re still cooking. Thanks for this and i hope you are doing well.

[@kaml1369]

Excellent video, mate. Will certainly be trying out your recipe this weekend,

[@markbailey286]

Yet another fine recipe! I can say one thing, you never disappoint, very entertaining as well 🙂

[@danielmcglasham2715]

Thanks Al.....really enjoyed this recipe. Keep up the good work

[@rosst3277]

Great stuff!! 👍

[@clivesnell]

Looks great will be giving this a bash soon. Thanks for posting 👍👍

[@aliloucreations1817]

😂😂😂 loved this video Al ! Your channel is fabulous, all the best for Christmas and new year, I just love your dog ,what a beauty ❤️❤️

[@Goldboy1975]

Bless you mate and thank you for sharing this recipe.

[@stahmedpendragonguinevere2711]

Brilliant vid as always matey, cheers!

[@keithwhite2815]

Tried this and omg. Was this tasty. The spices were alive all through the dish and the gravy. Just super. Thanks Al. Keep making the videos.

[@johngorman]

Fantastic video Al, can’t wait to try this 👍

[@Smaffs59]

Looks fantastic Al I will have a go at making that in the week. Many thanks for all your recipes during the year, really greatly appreciated. Have a great Xmas and New Year.

[@robinbrettle]

Thanks Al, can't wait to try it out.

[@kevinsimpson7114]

Will defo try this Al - looks amazing. Have a great Christmas and thank you for sharing your cooking and enthusiasm.👍🏻👌🏻

[@jameshurt9965]

Looks great.. good to see you back!

[@davmar69]

Cracking video Alfonzo. Can't wait to try this beaut!

[@kinger1975]

Looks incredible, and I’ll be giving this a go over the festivities. Merry Christmas Al and thanks for the inspiration ❤️

[@squeakmillward]

no chappatis or nann or yoghurt mint sauce

[@leswolstenholme4925]

Thanks so much Al, glad to know you're well. Happy Christmas to you and yours.

[@MrKiwifruit2011]

how have I only just found this channel! So happy to have found you, can tell already your personality and content suits me perfectly.

[@directorprime2338]

This guy seems like a genuinely good guy. Always great to see and a wonderful recipe as well!

[@markdickinson5368]

Fantastic stuff Al. Love the content and your attitude - hope you enjoy the holidays

[@SayemTabla]

Absolutely. Well done! Looks very tasty!

[@stokiepoe]

Excellent video Al absolutely loving your work, and the staff curry looks awesome will definitely be cooking this next time . Have a great Xmas and new year btw you’re a legend 👍

[@Chris-SS]

Another great video Al, thank you 🤗

[@ZEKEV1]

Looks fantastic Al! Will be trying this very soon! Love your recipes!!

[@AlsKitchen]

Thanks so much

[@sonnythesnowball]

absolutely brilliant home made curry video, simply and skilfully done, and easy for everyone to follow! superb!

[@pesto12601]

Been subscribed for MANY MANY years Al... you've grown this channel amazingly and I congratulate you for it!

[@AlsKitchen]

Awesome, thank you!

[@garytate3075]

That looks absolutely amazing mate, and you made it look so easy.

[@scrivphoto]

Great video again mate, always thought you came over as a decent bloke, and seeing you with your little dog confirms it. Thanks for all your hard work, it's great when we get a new video. Have great Christmas and I look forward to more video's next year.

[@stephenmcnab6926]

Absolutely brilliant, first time I’ve watched you mate, bravo 👏

[@willowwillow7112]

This will be my go to at the next curry night. Thanks Al!

[@LeRainbow]

Love the fact you‘re enjoying a cold one while cooking - nice and personal, lovely recipe, great guy. Cheers! 🥃

[@jamesblake7343]

Hi Al, thanks so much for this. Quite new to cooking and have always been a bit hesitant on trying a curry, but this vid made me want to give it a go. Followed this on Saturday night, and was as you said absolute devine. Happy days the brownie points were top drawer for pulling this one out the bag ❤

[@Janner56]

OMG! What a really flavoursome and pungent curry. Absolutely love it! Thank you.

[@jmcdade1888monthetic]

What an awesome charming man, thank you so much for your video, God bless you sir, I've always wondered what spices go into curry and you have made it all really simple to follow, fantastic. Well done. 👍

[@craigkeegan1813]

Cooked this 3 times now Al, absolutely hands down my go to curry now. Absolutely spot on, grest video 👍

[@alpeshshah891]

Another great recipe, you are so talented, thank you for sharing

[@scottj1995]

Looks great, thanks Al!

[@fitchikalina7507]

Love it, thanks Al' and have a great Christmas 🎄

[@hecatommyriagon655]

This looks absolutely amazing!

[@Arcton-nv9cr]

Thanks Al this is awesome, never cooked a staff curry before, but will be again best wishes to you and HNY 👍

[@neilsmith7547]

Definitely will give that one a try al. Looks amazing.

[@petertravis7297]

Made tonight. Crackin recipe Al. Keep them coming👍👍👍

[@jamiemurray7233]

Definitely give this one a go, looks great