The ultimate retro sausage recipe – Curried Sausages! Browned sausages in a curry flavoured sausage gravy with carrots and peas, it’s totally 80’s, totally kitsch, and we totally love it.
Curried Sausages
Curried sausages are as retro as bell bottom pants. And as the fashion astute are well aware, flares are gradually making a comeback…..
But curried sausages never went out of fashion as far as I’m concerned!!
If you’re dubious about this retro classic, think of it this way: Curried Sausages are really just sausages with gravy, with addition of curry flavour.
So if you like those 3 things, then this sausage recipe has your name written all over it!
What you need
There’s not that much that goes in this – and other than the curry powder, it’s the same ingredients as Bangers and Mash (Sausages with Gravy and Mash).
You will find some old school recipes that make curried sausages with water instead of broth / stock, but I personally find it lacks flavour.
You will also find some old-school recipes that call for the sausages to be boiled instead of browned. That made me want to cry!?
Feel free to add more vegetables – there’s plenty of sausage gravy so it can take it!
How to make it
Curried Sausages is a great quick dinner recipe. The part that takes the longest is browning the sausages – about 6 to 8 minutes. The curried sausage gravy only takes about 5 minutes to make!
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brown sausages, then remove and cut into chunks if desired – or keep them whole
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sauté onion and garlic – essential flavour base for an otherwise simple sauce;
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cook off curry powder – this little extra step will bring out the curry flavour, again, essential step for a simple sauce. I do this in all my simple curry recipes including my everyday Chicken Curry and Curried Rice;
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cook off flour – this will thicken the gravy (sub cornflour/cornstarch for gluten free, directions in recipe notes);
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slowly add the chicken stock while mixing; then
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add sausages, carrots and peas;
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simmer for a few minutes – sauce will thicken into a gravy consistency
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serve over mash, rice, noodles or mop up with bread!
In case you hadn’t caught on yet – Curried Sausages is most definitely NOT a traditional Indian curry! While the curry flavour is certainly not as strong or complex as with Indian curry favourites like Chicken Tikka Masala and Butter Chicken, it’s far quicker to make with a fraction of the ingredients and delicious in its own right.
I’ve been quite restrained with the vegetables in this recipe, but it can certainly take more – there’s plenty of of the curry gravy. Otherwise, try it with a side of a garden salad or leafy greens tossed with French Dressing, Balsamic Dressing or even the simple vinaigrette used in this Everyday Cabbage Salad. – Nagi x
Curried Sausages
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Curried Sausages
Ingredients
- 0.5 tbsp oil
- 600g / 1.2lb sausages , of choice (Note 1)
- 2 garlic cloves , minced
- 1 onion , halved and sliced
- 1 carrot , peeled, sliced on the diagonal
- 1 tbsp curry powder , or more (Note 2)
- 3 tbsp flour , any type (Note 3 for GF)
- 2 cups (500ml) chicken stock/broth , low sodium
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt , plus more to taste
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 cup peas , frozen
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
- Cook sausages, turning to brown all over then remove. Optional: slice sausages into pieces on the diagonal.
- In the same skillet, add garlic and onion. Cook for 2 minutes until translucent.
- Add curry powder and stir for 30 seconds.
- Add flour and mix for 30 seconds.
- Gradually pour in chicken stock, mixing constantly.
- Add carrots, sugar, salt and pepper, stir well.
- Add sausages and peas, bring to simmer and cook for 3 minutes or until sauce thickens.
- Serve over mashed potato, rice, pasta or noodles. For low carb, try mashed cauliflower!
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
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Great tasty quick meal! Thanks Nagi 😀
Perfect Carol!
Ahhh, love it. Thank you so much! It takes me back to the 80’s when I had an after school job in a coffee shop and we’d keep the curried sausages in the bain marie for the Thursday late night shoppers. (Doesn’t that sound like and episode of Kath and Kim?)
I look forward to making this dish tonight.
And here’s the clincher…I thought I was on an American site and then I read “curried sausages” followed by “bangers and mash” so I thought, “hmmm, Magi must be an Aussie”. That prompted me to go to your “About” tab and of course you are an Aussie. I love your page Nagi and I look forward to your emails for inspiration. Thank you.
You’re so welcome Mina! I love that food can evoke such great memories – I hope it’s better that the ones in the Bain Marie 😂
It was an absolute hit, thank you so much, and I’m sorry I spelled your name incorrectly in my previous post.
My wife does not like curry but I do. I made this dish tonight absolutely delicious.
I’m so glad you loved it Roy!
Love it! As an Aussie aboard this brings me back to my childhood!
My dutchy kids and hubby love it too!
That’s so nice to hear Donna – N x
I used cooked sausages Nagi and it smells divine looking forward to dinner tomorrow so we can taste these little jewels in a golden sauce and i also tried your slow cooked chicken , it was sooo yum
I’d never cooked Curried Sausages until I found your recipe now I make this all the time but have to double the recipe so I can freeze some.
Absolutely delicious 😋 😋😋😋
That’s great to hear, and an awesome recipe to freeze for emergencies ❤️
Wasn’t sure if this would be as good as my recipe which uses apple , chutney , sultanas and tomatoes .
Your recipe is probably better Nagi and so much easier . I did add some sultanas as that’s what my Mum always did 😊
Woah that a compliment Sue, thanks so much!
oh, lordy, I have to try this – my memories of curried sausies; they were boiled (yuk) and loaded up with apples and sultanas (also yuk)
Thanks Nagi x
You’ll love this one Alimak!
Great curried sausages. My husband loves this recipe Nagi. So simple to make, Thank you.
You’re so welcome Therese!
I made this today, only one thing that I could suggest is carrots has to be cooked before you out them in the pan, as 3 mins simmering wouldn’t be enough for carrots to cook trough, but besides that recipe is great!
Hi Indre – Did you check out the video? The carrots are cut thin so 3 minutes is perfect to cook them without becoming mushy ❤️
To be fair, I was about to comment the same way…I had quartered and chopped the carrot and added it once the onion was half done. Otherwise great basic old skool recipe, thanks.
Can these be adapted for a slowcooker
Sorry not 80’s Kitsh remember my mother making them in the 50’s. I still do.
This was awesome dinner! I basically made it on the fly by looking at the pictures with pantry items. The gravy and sausages were a match made in heaven! Will definitely put it on ‘comfort food’ rotation. Thanks so much Nagi!
That’s awesome to hear!!
Maybe some recipes are with boiled sausages because the recipe originated in Germany? At least that is what many of us are made to believe, because in high school a lot of us have to read this ‘important’ novella ‘Die Entdeckung der Curry Wurst’ ( The Invention of Curried Sausage) about a woman hiding a WWII deserte and never telling him when war was over. And she/we use ‘Wiener (Würstchen)’ (i.e. Vienna sausages), basically a hot dog for a ‘curry wurst’ 😉
What a hit…great for a cold Sydney day 😉 I did not know Keens did a mild & spicy curry, I thought it was just one!
Did I see someone ask for devilled sausages or did you say you were working on it…a BIG YES please 🙊
I’m so glad you loved it Jo!!
Yummy sausage curry ..
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Made this last night for dinner, I had forgotten how tasty it could be, yes I grew up in the 60s/70s when mum made the basic curried sausages LOL
I’m so glad you loved it Vicky, I’m sure it will come back in fashion….
I must be the only Australian who didn’t grow up on this, but it was great, thanks! Only problem was everyone went back for seconds and we ran out. Will have to make a double batch next time for my hungry boys! (I’m becoming a bit of a groupie so feel it’s probably time to reveal my identity as a fellow 95 NSGHS girl)
Haha that’s great Nicole!!
This is my new favourite curried sausages recipe – just like my mum and grandma made it when I was a kid growing up in NZ. FYI, I don’t know where you got 80’s retro from – my grandmother was making this in the second world war because sausages were the most readily available meat.! (Bizarrely curry powder was widely available despite rationing etc). However, I’m pretty sure this recipe goes back to the times of the British in India 🙂
Anyway, just some useless info – but your variation is the closest to it – no horrid tomato sauce or raisins in it like most recipes list these days. Each to their own but I like it as trad as possible.
Ok, enough rambling on – just discovered your site last night and cannot believe how many quality recipes there are…. have a list of about 20 dishes already I want to try…. next off the rank, your chicken or fish tacos!
Thanks so much Mike, I hope you try some recipes and enjoy them!
Kids gobbled it right up, sauce is absolutely delicious and hubby was a happy guy, thanks again Nagi, an uncomplicated yet totally tasty recipe.
Woot! That’s awesome – N x