i made curry for dinner. it was my first time making curry. or even any sort of stewed meet, actually. but apparently i could show my mom a thing or two about making curry, because this curry rules.

what i did:
cut everything up into bite sized, rough but relatively even pieces. fry the lamb in some olive oil (in a pretty large pot) until it's turned brown and no longer red. salt and pepper. put the lamb in another dish for a minute while i fry up the onions, garlic and green peppers. after a few minutes, toss in the potatoes. more salt and pepper. toss in the mushrooms. add curry powder (in my case a lot, but "to taste" is the maxim.) cook everything up a bit. then i added like half a can of unico diced tomatoes (i'm obsessed with Unico, don't ask me why) with the liquid and all. stir it up. maybe more salt and pepper, maybe more curry powder. (if i had other spices, i would use those too. cumin? cardamom? coriander? chili powder? "c" spices are apparently good for curry.) then a little can of campbell's beef broth. then turn up the heat, bring it to a boil, stir it a bit more, reduce to low heat, cover it, and let it simmer (ie ignore it) for an hour. i also put on rice at this point (in the rice cooker.) after a half hour i came back and i got a little worried and the rice was a little fucked up and shit, but i added a bit more water and put it back on and i just hoped it would all be good. and then after the full hour had passed i came down again and IT WAS ALL GOOD. i put some of that jerusalem style garlic flatbread in the microwave, rice on the plates, curry on the rice, garlic flatbread on the side, and such was dinner.

next time i want some authentic Indian spices. i wonder if you have to go to Indian stores to get that stuff. damn. i didn't know i could make curry. i didn't know i was allowed.