Just bought a hand-blender/mixer... any good tips?

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For a nice Indian Green Curry...

Chicken/Mutton.........500 grams

Onions..........................3 diced

Mint Leaves................1 packet from Migros or Coop

Coriander Leaves.......1 packet

Green Chillies.............3

Garlic...........................4 cloves

Tomatoes.................... 2 chopped

Yogurt.........................1 cup (alternatively coconut milk can be used)

Coriander Powder.....1 tbsp

Ginger................1 tbsp

Turmeric Powder......1 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil.............3 table spoons full

Blend onions, green chillies, mint leaves, coriander leaves, garlic and ginger to a fine paste with your wonder blender.

Heat oil. Add the paste and cook it for 10 minutes. Add salt, turmeric powder and coriander powder.

Add the chicken/mutton and tomatoes. Mix well, cover and cook on low heat.

After the meat is almost cooked, add the yogurt. Mix well and simmer for 5 minutes.

ps: use veggies instead of meat for vegetarians

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Ok it's all unpacked and it's a beauty... very weighty, you could probably club a rhino to death with it. Tempted to run to Lidl now and get some stuff to try it out... quite fancy making some form of tomato soup think using tinned tomatoes, chopped tomatoes and a bit o' cream.

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Hmmmm. sounds good. I would trow in garlic, basil and onion too. And a spoon of butter and a sugar, some tomatoes are sour.

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Hehehe this I just learned. Basically I put in: 1x tin of chopped tomatoes (450g) 4x tomatoes, chopped coarsely 1x chopped onion 1x clove of garlic 1x squeeze of tomato puree 1x large pinch dried Basil 1x large knob of butter 1x large dash of cream 1) First I put the tinned tomatoes in the blendy thingy and added the diced onion and two tomatoes and then blended it very finely. Took a taste and yup... bitter. I emptied this out into a saucepan and put on a low heat.

2) I then squeezed the tomatoe puree int the bottom of the mixer, added the garlic, then added the remaining two tomatoes. I then blended, but lightly, so that it retained it's rough and "bitty" texture. This I then added to the saucepan and gave it a mix. It took on a very nice "full" texture due to the "bittiness". Added the pinch of Basil. Took a taste and while improved... still a tad bitter.

3) Heated up the concoction, added some cream, and then struggled for what I usually like in soup that always improves flavour and then it struck me... butter. Added one large knob and this really improved things.

Added some crusty roles to the oven and then really enjoyed the final result, ate two large bowls and am now royally stuffed. Doubtless it could have been much better, and i'll improve on it in future by using fresh Basil, less onion, some sugar (as per your suggestion) and more real tomatoe... but the point was I made my own home-made first soup, and I liked it. Win.

Got to say the blender is awesome too... built like a tank out of stainless steel and the mixing pots it comes with are pretty damn generous too capacity-wise considering it's a hand-mixer. It was very powerful. Looking forward to using it again, despite the man-points I have undoubtedly lost from making that statement.

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I know that this seems obvious but cleaning things as soon as you are done is very useful. Don't let stuff congeal in the bearing/bushing surface.

The longer you wait the harder it is to clean. I know this from personal experience.

Nice to make Waffles with the electric hand mixer and hand wisk.

Have fun.

Brian.

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I cleaned as soon as I was done, and I have a insta-rinse rule in my plane anyhow.

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RD, please let me know in advance and I certainly will be over for some homemade soup I will bring the bread... ;-)

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Cheers for that; I have been looking for a professional blender like that for my UK house.

I have a Braun MX6000 Pro in Switzerland (took with me from UK) but for some reason they stopped making it and couldn't find anything similar.

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Spicy Green chutney

1 bunch of Koriander/Cilantro

2 to 3 bird eye chilles

1 small tub natural flavour yogurt

throw in a bunch of fresh Koriander/Cilantro and couple of chillis (de-seeded for less spicy, seeded for spicy) and a pinch of salt. blend to make a coarse mixture.taste a tiny bit and adjust seasoning.

mix in creamy/think yogurt and viola spicy green chutney is ready.

Great with finger food/flat bread/grilled meat,fish or vegetables and of course papad which once could microwave in a minute. Just rub/spary some oil on both sides and microwave on high for a minute...

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A lot of good advice here on what to make with it.

One tip on what to NOT make with it: anything involving celery. The fibers in the celery will destroy it or get clogged and caught. It's a thoroughly unpleasant experience having to pull out every single strand of celery from a blender. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt.

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Ah, that makes me think of sumfin else, help!!! Hahaa...

Sounds like a great soup. Makes me want to make it tonight. Yum. So healthy, too. Basically, you do not really need to know any crazy tricks and you can alwyas pull off a great meal with that machine..

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Good God woman, wash your mind out.

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Nah, that weird bbc show came to my mind, the one the old guy is asking his mom for his "bitty". My mind ain't that filthy...

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Little Britain... absolutely hilarious!!!