Fancy a Chinese? It’s quick and easy to make Mayflower curry sauce in the microwave – even adding in onions and peas, just like in a Chinese takeaway dinner! This curry sauce recipe uses just 4 ingredients and takes under 10 minutes and it probably tastes just like your local takeaway at a fraction of the cost!
The back of the box gives you the official, basic, microwave curry sauce recipe, which is to whisk 85g of the curry mix powder (about 1/3rd of the box) into 340ml of cold water in a microwave safe/casserole dish and then to microwave it for five minutes, stirring every minute.
But what about adding the onions?
You will need to part-cook the onions before adding them to the sauce, just so they’re not “too raw and crunchy”. Here’s the recipe:
Chinese Curry Sauce With Onions & Peas
You will need:
- 85g Mayflower curry sauce (1/3rd of the pack)
- 340ml cold water
- 1 small/medium onion
- A handful of frozen peas
Method
- Chop/slice your onions, place them in a microwave safe/Pyrex dish, then spray with oil.
- Microwave the onions on high power, turning them every minute until they’re just softening; this should take 4-5 minutes, depending on quantity and your bowl shape.
- Mix up the Mayflower curry sauce, with cold water, whisking (you can use a fork!) until the curry sauce is smooth. Microwave for 3 minutes, stirring every minute.
- Check the thickness of the sauce, you might wish to add a little more water if it’s too thick for your tastes.
- Add the part-cooked/microwaved onions to the sauce and add the peas. Give it a stir.
- Microwave the curry sauce with onions and peas for two minutes, stirring every minute and checking the thickness of the sauce. Want it thinner? Add more water; want it thicker? Add a little more curry sauce powder
Serve!
And that’s how you make Mayflower Curry Sauce in the microwave! Simple, eh.
Just Like a Local Chinese Takeaway!
Most people, including professional Chinese chefs, find that the Mayflower curry sauce mix (Medium) is so close to their local takeaway it’s staggering! A few have added their own little tweaks over the years, such as a little extra chilli for heat, but, in the main, this just hits the spot – and it’s affordable and not a premium product!
Save Money with a Chinese Fakeaway!
Instead of reaching for the takeaway menu and paying a fortune for a simple Chinese curry to be delivered to your door, the cost of this curry sauce works out to about 50p.
Add in your own chicken pieces and you can have a Chinese chicken curry dinner for under £1.
If you want to cheat further, use pouch rice from a local supermarket, or use the microwave to make your own rice.