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Title: Olly's curry attempts
Post by: tehmeh on March 26, 2015, 11:34 PM

Hey all, this is my first post and I plan to keep this thread updated with my BIR curry attempts.
I've just discovered this forum by chance, and what a great amount of resources and passion!

I grew up on BIR and have developed a huge taste for it, and I've gone all over Europe tasting hundreds of curryhouses.. eventually travelling up and down India to sample everything from street food and home cooking to 5 star restaurants - even taking cookery classes there!
Anyway, I have never been happy with any kind of recipes I found in books or online, but this place looked just the ticket, so I'm approaching the information here with a complete beginner's mind.

Here's my first attempt using the recipes on here.. Taz's base (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=4163.0) with this passanda recipe (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,8175.0.html), made in bulk by 10x and a few modifications (no sultanas!) and served with this simple pulao rice. (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=5891.0) :)


Preparing the breasts (marinaded for 3 days in the fridge)

(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/191e2e2ac22280bf63c9a34e1e013a81.jpg)
(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/33a558c11900661f72eca57cbe55e88c.jpg)




Making the base! This was really fun, I picked up a nice immersion blender and this really made things easier. Still gave the onions a good chop before just in case.  There's a huge amount of this base leftover, which is wonderful :).

(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/7c6301c7feb5226af94ccc5ad6a459a7.jpg)
(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/a38c63d5aa0b734625cd392883bcc328.jpg)





Cooking the passanda - I made the recipe a little more creamier, more savoury than the one in the link, but it was very good. I used much more of the marinade in the end which turned it more yellow then I'd have liked though.

(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/112584cb8125c569186f1cb752acbb90.jpg)
(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/8559fce7e347592888cba2a2fcb53dd4.jpg)


The final result. Amazing amazing taste. Thanks so much to the guys here for all the info.
(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/0c2e561a36337cc9ba5caf4973e20774.jpg)

Next up I'm reading the Bruce Edwards pdfs, and going to attempt some more dishes soon :D
Thanks for looking.

Title: Re: Olly's curry attempts
Post by: curryhell on March 27, 2015, 12:06 AM

A very warm welcome to the forum.  You have certainly entered the spirit of things with all guns blazing.  I can hardly wait for the next installment or your curry journey.  Keep up the good work  ;)

Title: Re: Olly's curry attempts
Post by: Naga on March 27, 2015, 06:54 AM

No messing with preparing that curry - head down and right into it! You won't want for passanda for a few weeks! :)

Title: Re: Olly's curry attempts
Post by: Madrasandy on March 28, 2015, 12:32 PM

Welcome to the forum, what a great way to introduce yourself  :)

Title: Re: Olly's curry attempts
Post by: littlechilie on March 28, 2015, 08:31 PM

Big welcome from me, great looking prep you have going on there.