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Curry House Style Dopiaza Recipe

This recipe uses the Curry Club Dopiaza kit to make a mild, onion-rich curry-house Dopiaza with chicken thigh, lamb, paneer or vegetables. Half the onions are cooked into the sauce and the rest are fried as petals and returned to the pan to simmer.

PanHeat:MildServes 2–3Cooking time: 45 mins approx.

Ingredients

To buy

  • Dopiaza Curry Club Kit
  • 400–500g Chicken thigh, lamb, paneer or veg
  • 2 large onions or 4 smaller
  • 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes
  • Optional: fresh coriander, roughly chopped
  • Optional Kashmiri chilli (included in kit)
  • Rice and/or Naan to serve

From home

  • 3 tbsp oil (or ghee)
  • 2 tbsp water for paste
  • 150ml water (or stock) for sauce

In the Dopiaza kit

  • Spice Pouch 1: Base Curry Spice Blend
  • Spice Pouch 2: Dopiaza Finishing Spice Blend
  • Optional Extra Kick: Whole Dried Kashmiri Chilli

Method

  1. Brown Protein

    • Heat 2 tbsp oil in a wok or frying pan
    • Lightly brown meat or veg, stir often
    • Remove all except oil from the pan and set aside

  2. Prep Onions

    • Finely chop half the onions, divide the other half into petals (half each onion then divide into 4)
    • Cook onion petals in pan for 5 mins until soft & have lightly charred edges, remove & set aside
    • Add another 1 tbsp oil to the pan
    • Add finely chopped onion, cook for 10–12 mins, over a med-low heat until soft, golden & sweet

  3. Build Paste

    • Add 'Sachet 1: Base Spice Blend' + 2 tbsp water
    • Stir into the onions to make a thick spice paste
    • Cook for 1 min until fragrant

  4. Make Sauce

    • Add the chopped tinned tomatoes
    • Cook for 6–8 mins, stir often
    • Sauce thickens and darkens slightly

  5. Simmer

    • Return the browned protein and onion petals to the pan
    • Add 150ml water or stock
    • Simmer 5 mins or until protein is cooked through

  6. Finish

    • Add 'Sachet 2: Finishing Spice Blend'
    • Simmer for 2 mins
    • Optional: Crush or finely slice the included Kashmiri chilli and add during the final few minutes (if using)
    • Optional: Add fresh coriander
    • Serve

About Dopiaza

A savoury onion-rich curry with gentle warmth and a rich onion-led sauce in classic British Indian restaurant style.

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Make it with Curry Club

The Dopiaza kit contains the spice blends used in this recipe, with the recipe card in English and Swedish.

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