Yeh i was going to say it's an essential ingredient in most curries!
I did a nice Cambodian Pork curry last week ..
8 Shallots finely chopped
5/6 Gloves Garlic Crushed/Finely chopped
1inch square piece of Ginger Grated/Finely Chopped
2 Red Chillis Finely Chopped
1 Table Spoon Tamarind paste (1 teaspoon concentrated Tamarind)
1 Teaspoon Ground Turmeric
1 Teaspoon Ground Cumin
2 Teaspoons Crushed Fenugreek seeds
2 Red Peppers
8 Small new potatoes (Half if large)
750g Pork Steak / Fillet – Cut into bite sized amounts
Salt and Pepper
2 x Lime (Zest grated as well as lime juice)
1 Can (440ml) Coconut milk
Gently fry shallots, garlic, ginger and chilli. After 2/3 minutes add turmeric, cumin and fenugreek seeds.. fry for another 2 minutes
Add coconut milk and then all the over ingredients
Gently simmer covered for 1 hour, put rice on and gently simmer uncovered while rice cooks (10-15mins)