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Does natural yogurt in curry make it taste bitter? Worth the calorie save or just use cream?

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mameulah · 29/01/2014 07:53

That is all, tia!

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magimedi · 29/01/2014 08:38

I always use yogurt in curries - never cream. Not bitte at all.

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mameulah · 29/01/2014 08:52

Thanks

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callamia · 29/01/2014 08:56

Yep, agreed. I always use yoghurt too.
I'd only pop some cream in if there was some open and needed using up. Those ones seem very rich.

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UriGeller · 29/01/2014 09:05

Ooh, yoghurt in curries is brilliant! Not bitter at all, really tempers the fierceness of a strong one.
Never tried cream but I often make a curry with coconut cream.

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mrspremise · 29/01/2014 09:08

If I use low-fat yoghurt, I always beat s spoonful of cornflour into it before adding, helps avoid any splitting disasters...

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magimedi · 29/01/2014 09:30

And yes to the cornflour - really makes a difference.

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mameulah · 29/01/2014 19:08

Love the cornflour tip, thanks. About how much yogurt do you use when cooking a curry with four chicken breasts?

Thanks everyone!

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ErrolTheDragon · 29/01/2014 19:13

Yoghurt isn't bitter. Some can be a bit sour, but that can work well in some curries. If you want to avoid that, go for greek-style or on of the mild bio yogurts.

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AmberSpyglass · 29/01/2014 19:15

Natural yoghurt isnt bitter on its own. It's great in curries. I tend to just tip some in until it looks/tastes right, so no help on quantities, sorry

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TyneTeas · 29/01/2014 22:02

I usually use yoghurt instead of cream for curries, but instead of mixing it in to the sauce and cooking it, I usually make the sauce a little thicker and just put yoghurt out on the table for people to mix in as they want

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CogitoErgoSometimes · 30/01/2014 07:19

Yoghurt is acidic, not bitter. Don't cook with it, however, just stir in a few spoonsful right at the end after the dish has finished cooking and you've switched off the heat. If you avoid the wimpy fat-free type yoghurt it'll add creaminess and won't go thin.

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ginslinger · 30/01/2014 07:25

Madhur Jaffrey has a lot of recipes where the sauce is made with yoghurt -

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tb · 31/01/2014 18:05

I use it to marinate the meat in for an hour before cooking with a teaspoon of cumin seeds.

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