Child friendly (fruity??) curry?

[duende]

I cook fairly good hot curry, but I seem unable to cook a mild one that DS would eat. I know that he eats chicken curry at nursery ( maybe I should ask them for the recipe?)
Could you share your recipes for curries that kids like? DS is 3.5.

How about just holding off on the chillies until after you've dished up DS's?

Coconut-milk based curries like thai curries, Kormas etc can be pretty mind

You could also mix some Greek yoghurt into DS's portion of curry to help make it mild.

What kind of curries are you making that you are unable to simplify so they're not so hot? I don't really understand.

I start of by trying some onions ad garlic with chilli, cumin, coriander, turmeric and curry powder. It's what makes it too hot. I don't know how to make it not hot but still tasting like a curry.

http://www.annabelkarmel.com/recipes/babies-9-12-months/chicken-apricot-curry

Link fail.... www.annabelkarmel.com/recipes/babies-9-12-months/chicken-apricot-curry

www.homemade-baby-food-recipes.com/indian-baby-food-recipes.html

My two and five year olds love that Annabel Karmel one. We add baby corn, I can't remember if thats in the original recipe.

I do this in slow cooker, but could easily be adapted.
Chicken thighs
Tbsp flour
Tsp ginger
1 Tbsp curry powder
Tin coconut miik
Squeeze tom puree
Chicken stock cube - can do without this if need to watch salt levels
Chopped up onion
Small tin pineapple chunks
Big handful of raisins
My 3.5 yo and nearly 1 yo always eat this without any complaints. Not authentic but us adults enjoy too!

Would you try a chicken tagine for him? Ginger, garlic, cumin, cinnamon, coriander plus raisins/sultanas/chopped dried apricots - quite like curry but appealing to small children as it's fruity. Can be made in the crockpot.

Thanks everyone, lots of things to try, will give them a go!

Tandoori meat goes down well with my DS - can't claim it's home made though! You could maybe do kebabs under the grill though - meat and veg marinaded/coated in your spices and then skewered. Slightly less messy than splattery stain-prone curry sauce too...

This is my default curry recipe but when I make it for children I don't add the chillies. There is no heat from the other ingredients but the combination of ginger, garlic and garam masala brings a curry flavour to the dish.

I make a curry sauce using a finely chopped onion, a Tspn of chopped garlic fried off gently, add a carton of pasatta and cook until it starts to separate.
Add a spoonful of finely chopped chilli, a spoonful of chopped ginger, half a teaspoon of turmeric and 4 teaspoons of garam masala and a handful of chopped coriander.

Cook this until it comes together and then add whatever veg you like. I usually use sweet potato, mushrooms, cauliflower and courgettes. Add a cup of water and simmer with a lid on until the veg is al dente, then add a splash of double cream, the juice of a lime and a spoonful of mango chutney. Simmer until the veg is fully cooked and serve with a sprinkling of fresh coriander.

It's pretty vague and I use the frozen garlic, chilli and ginger etc. I add items as I fancy and also make a chicken version for the meat eaters.

duende you could try just using your same method but don't add the chillies in the begining, and halve the other spices you fry off in the onion and garlic.

It's the chillie that makes it too hot. Just add chopped fresh chillies to your curry once you have taken out enough for your DS.

Then he'll get used to the flavour of the curry you usually make, and as he gets older oyu can add a little bit of chillie and then more and more until when he's about ten you'll be making your old recipe again!

That's what I did anyway, with curries and chillie con carne and stir fries.

My kids love this one, got in a recipe book from Good Food mag called cooking for Kids, Chicken, sweet potato and cocunut curry

I just omit the chilli in most recipes for the kids. That way you get flavour without heat. You'll probably miss the chilli a bit though, as you're used to it.