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Just Joined? Introduce Yourself / Re: Hi from a newbie
« on: March 15, 2009, 08:54 PM »
Hey big mama you'll find lots of great recipes here

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Just Joined? Introduce Yourself / Re: Hello
« on: March 15, 2009, 08:53 PM »
Hi there enjoy the ride into curry oblivion

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Just Joined? Introduce Yourself / Re: Hello
« on: March 15, 2009, 08:51 PM »
Jamesie welcome to curry nirvana and to Scotland also!!!

(PS are they not the same thing ha ha)

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Supplementary Recipes Chat / Re: Can I make curry paste with powder and water?
« on: March 15, 2009, 08:48 PM »
The motto is:

If you need to act in haste
Put together a little paste
Of curry powder in water
You really know you oughta

But never hurry
A slurry
When making a
Special curry

Take care assembling your spices
To make your curry the nicest

by the bard William William Topaz McGonagall on the final visit to his favourite curryhouse The Raj Mahal, circa 1902

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Starters and Side Dishes Chat / Re: shazans microcook chicken tikka
« on: March 15, 2009, 08:34 PM »
Does it compete with one made from scratch or is it a case of speed before taste?

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Spices / Re: Purchasing spices
« on: March 15, 2009, 06:08 PM »
Hi wriggler

Avoid the supermarkets at all cost unless you are happy to pay through the roof for your spices. I go to my local Asian grocer and by all my spices there. Brands like Rajah and TRS will give you excellent results.

If you want to be a bit more adventurous buy your spices whole, e.g. coriander and cumin seeds. Gently roast them in a dry frying pan or medium oven until they begin to darken and give off their aroma. Invest in an electric coffee grinder and grind them when cool - you can make your own garam masala, curry powder and tandoori masala that way.

Incindently if you buy your chillis, onions, garlic and ginger from your Asian grocer you will save a lot of money as well.

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Spices / Re: Dried Fenugreek Leaves
« on: March 14, 2009, 07:47 PM »
The great thing about dried fenugreek leaves is also that if you get them from your local Asian grocer they are dirt cheap!!

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Highly Recommended British Indian Restaurants / Re: Mother India's Cafe - Edinburgh
« on: March 09, 2009, 12:05 AM »
Yes Santa it does sound a bit like the old thali idea. I know that Ashoka have used the tapas idea before but theirs is the usual variations on BIR dishes. Some of the dishes are served wrapped in tinfoil, e.g. our prawn dish and I suspect it was some raw prawns, a few spices and a bit of garlic/ginger/onion paste. The chicken dishes could well be variations on the BIR cooking style, the main difference I would say is that none of the dishes were smothered in sauce, they were more like "home style" curries, i.e. more dry with a bit of sauce clinging to each piece of meat.

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Highly Recommended British Indian Restaurants / Mother India's Cafe - Edinburgh
« on: March 07, 2009, 07:29 PM »
Mother India's Cafe, Edinburgh opened in May 2008, they also are in Glasgow.

Their menu is a "twist on tapas". You are not presented with a menu of the usual BIR favourites but a laminated sheet of A4 with 30 to 40 dishes and you select 3 or 4 between two people as each dish is a small portion served in a bowl. We had Chicken Achari (chicken cooked in a lime & chilli pickle), Chilli King Prawns (king prawn marinated in spices), Chilli Chicken Dosa (crispy rice & lentil pancake stuffed with spicy chicken) and Chilli Garlic Chicken (diced chicken cooked in a rich pepper sauce), all served with rice, chapati and nan.

This is not your usual BIR fare, but it does give you the chance to try a few different things at very reasonable prices. The food was most enjoyable. Our total bill including 4 beers came to ?34 for two which is probably the least I have paid for a sit-in meal in a long while.

It's also worth mentioning that as well as lamb and chicken, the menu has a lot of vegetable or fish dishes.

Mother India's Cafe
3-5 Infirmary Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LT
Telephone: 0131 524 9801



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Just Joined? Introduce Yourself / Re: Trying To Revive My Love For Curries
« on: February 10, 2009, 08:21 PM »
welcome to the madhouse houseofun - you'll love it here


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