Topic: Undercover Curry - Anyone heard of it?

[telecaster445]

You miss the point Secret Ranta.  This curry thing, it's getting you all agitated. Go out more, enjoy life! Take pleasure in discussion and debate, but try it in a kind of supportive sort of way! 

[haldi]

Yesterday I decided to try some of the ideas from Dave Loyden's base recipe, and in view of the discussions in this thread, added one teaspoon fenugreek

Hi Chaaa
Was this ground fenugreek seeds?
It should be
The leaves and seeds give a very different effect
I had to fo out and buy some seeds
They weren't something I really used

[sgtpepper]

...Bhuna and Madras. both up to BIR quality.

SecretSanta generously replied:

Ah, you must be one of the "if it doesn't taste only of lemon it ain't a madras" brigade. The lemon is so overpowering it makes it unpalatable for me.

For Madras, Dave Loyden adds ONE slice of lemon at the gravy stage. I suspect you're talking hyperbolese. If not, I'm concerned.

On a side note: are you sure you're not a character from League of Gentlemen/Psychoville?

With respect,

SgtP

[George]

...Bhuna and Madras. both up to BIR quality.
SecretSanta generously replied:
Ah, you must be one of the "if it doesn't taste only of lemon it ain't a madras" brigade. The lemon is so overpowering it makes it unpalatable for me.

For Madras, Dave Loyden adds ONE slice of lemon at the gravy stage. I suspect you're talking hyperbolese. If not, I'm concerned.
On a side note: are you sure you're not a character from League of Gentlemen/Psychoville?

What rock have you crawled out from under? With just three posts, are you really a new member, a long time lurker, a trouble maker from another camp, or another member here who chooses to launch a new (duplicate) identity, in order to stir up trouble?

SS was quite right to challenge the points he did. That's what debate is about, even if you disagree with him.  Rather than answer in a civilised manner, T445 took offence and now you've joined in. Shame on you both.

[Ramirez]

I've made the madras from this book and it produces a reasonable curry, although I didn't use his base. Much better recipes can be had on this site, I reckon.

SS was quite right to challenge the points he did.

Sigh. Is that how you really interpret SS's reply? To me it comes across as him dismissing someone's post because it is inconsistent with his opinion. Why he feels the need to be so negative, I don't know.

[Peripatetic Phil]

... in view of the discussions in this thread, added one teaspoon fenugreek

Was this ground fenugreek seeds?

Yes, although pre-ground rather than ground by myself.  There are just five ground spices in my basic repertoire, although the spice cupboard contains many many more : ground chillies (or Bassar Curry Masala), ground cumin, ground fenugreek, ground coriander, and garam masala.  These are listed in decreasing order of quantity required (something like 3:2:1:1/2:1/4).

** Phil.

[Secret Santa]

Sigh. Is that how you really interpret SS's reply? To me it comes across as him dismissing someone's post because it is inconsistent with his opinion. Why he feels the need to be so negative, I don't know.

Why Ramirez? Because of statements like this:

I've made the madras from this book and it produces a reasonable curry, although I didn't use his base

 :

[Secret Santa]

You miss the point Secret Ranta.  This curry thing, it's getting you all agitated. Go out more, enjoy life! Take pleasure in discussion and debate, but try it in a kind of supportive sort of way!

On a side note: are you sure you're not a character from League of Gentlemen/Psychoville?

With respect,

SgtP

Yaaaaaaaaaaawn!  ;D

[sgtpepper]

Why Ramirez? Because of statements like this:

I've made the madras from this book and it produces a reasonable curry, although I didn't use his base

So you reply to T445's reasonable comments regarding the book in quite a dismissive and arrogant manner, and then justify this by quoting a comment from someone else!

I'm all for reasoned and passionate debate - but if I'm honest your tone through a number of threads has been less than exemplary. However, I will of course apologise for my comments regarding Psychoville  ;D

New members to this site should be welcomed; I think T445's earlier post was a reasonable sharing of knowledge regarding this new book. You don't have to agree with his comments (it's obvious you don't), but I found your response to be a touch arrogant.

I'll now crawl back under my rock........

SgtP

[JerryM]

if it was so undesirable to have flames, then I'm quite sure the BIR chefs would avoid it.

George,

the type of pan may come into this - i don't know for sure. i do know that at the temperature i cook i can set fire to the oil instantly and the resulting dish in terms of BIR "oil" characteristic is far less than norm. i suppose if there is value in the flames (i am confident there is none) then addition of extra oil would make good.

the subject is something i don't feel we know enough about.

i may have to buy one of those ali pans to put my mind at rest. my local TA hardly ever set fire to their ali pan yet their heat is certainly ballpark or even higher than mine. i am either lacking in skill (very probable) or my steel pan has this slight deficiency. with care i can avoid the flames but i have to work at it.