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Title: this weekend's dinner
Post by: jb on November 01, 2010, 08:45 PM
Another curry feast....base sauce,balti,pre cooked potatoes and tikka massala from the Curry Crunch book.Everything else my own invention!!!!!

Chicken tikka balti...

(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/4519a069348da7b4f948796a7ce3d597.JPG)

Chicken tikka massala...

(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/76203d82f85f1fccc2eb9e824648c25f.JPG)

Tandoori chicken...

(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/26acdc27f4d61c43955e904af6b3aa30.JPG)

Chicken tikka precooked ready for main dishes....

(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/0b0508dd37a33e3f1938637eca90c3ae.JPG)

sag aloo....

(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/c5076f25e29a7a8a341b267a84e833b2.JPG)

bombay potato.....

(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/a1a5c36210cacb5523de38b1b9650c7b.JPG)

mushroom bhaji.....

(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/5f65cd8fa84fad6fd82a6f8393167977.JPG)

The finished result...a bonus you can all see my ugly mug as well!!!!

(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/7bcfeb06bb35c349d9bacfd5837ee7e0.JPG)
Title: Re: this weekend's dinner
Post by: jamieb728 on November 01, 2010, 09:06 PM
Hi jb

Now that's a meal is all that just for 2 people i struggle with just a main meal good work though

Jamie
Title: Re: this weekend's dinner
Post by: Willyeckerslike on November 01, 2010, 09:44 PM
Hi,
That looks superb jb, must have been a lot of hard work  :o but looks worth it ;D
Title: Re: this weekend's dinner
Post by: moonster on November 02, 2010, 08:00 AM
Good work JB,

everything looks spot on, good set up as well.

But mate no way is all that for two, where's the rest of the party lol

looking at that I have got too be making some tandoori chicken very soon.

What method did you use to cook the chicken JB?

Good work

Alan
Title: Re: this weekend's dinner
Post by: solarsplace on November 02, 2010, 08:56 AM
Hi JB

Looks absolutely stunning. Great effort, hope it tastes as good as it looks.

You don't look very happy though :(

cheers
Title: Re: this weekend's dinner
Post by: Unclefrank on November 02, 2010, 09:17 AM
Hi jb that looks like a feast fit for a king.
Title: Re: this weekend's dinner
Post by: matt3333 on November 02, 2010, 09:23 AM
Great work jb
Glad to see you are enjoying a well earned liquid reward. ;D
Matt
Title: Re: this weekend's dinner
Post by: Ramirez on November 02, 2010, 09:25 AM

You don't look very happy though :(


I think it looks like he's had a few!  ;D

Food looks lovely.
Title: Re: this weekend's dinner
Post by: jb on November 02, 2010, 11:35 AM
Thanks guys originally a couple of friends were coming over but they let us down so it was just me and the wife in the end...there was plenty of leftovers for the next day!!!  It took all day to prepare and cook and by the end of it I was so blooming hot from the kitchen I thought I was going to melt.Trouble is I must have drunk about five stellas during the afternoon while I was cooking I was a bit worse for wear by the end of it as you can see!!!

The tandoori chicken was cooked in a high oven but not for too long otherwise it tends to dry out.The best method I found for cooking chicken tikka is under a low grill,this blackens the outside a little whilst keeping the inside moist.I've tried cooking that it an oven as well but I found it makes it go dry if you're not careful..You never know my wife might get me a tandoor for Xmas!!!
Title: Re: this weekend's dinner
Post by: George on November 02, 2010, 11:48 AM
JB - well done. Both the individual dishes and the table setting look great. I think all your efforts are paying off!
Title: Re: this weekend's dinner
Post by: subj on November 02, 2010, 03:26 PM
hiya jb

great work.your friends must be crazy not to turn out for that ;D what  do you think to the curry crunch recipes,is the book worth buying.

                                   regards
                                          subj
Title: Re: this weekend's dinner
Post by: jb on November 02, 2010, 04:25 PM
Yep they certainly missed out...and it was all for free for them as well!!

I know Haldi made the madras from the Curry Crunch book and wasn't impressed,I have to say the balti was superb,not far off from my local curry house.Obviously the addition of the Patak balti paste gave it extra flavour but to me the important thing flavour/texture wise was the bhuna onion recipe,it was lovely.The tikka masala was also good,although I feel I'd already cracked that one already.
Title: Re: this weekend's dinner
Post by: Unclebuck on November 02, 2010, 04:31 PM
Jb awesome well done mate, liking the stella to good man!! but those plates you have  :o
boy i reckon reckon your plate is big as my table

good effort to looks great.
Title: Re: this weekend's dinner
Post by: Razor on November 02, 2010, 05:27 PM
Hi JB,

Absolutely bloody marvelous mate, top notch grub by the looks, very well done.

I also had a curry party this weekend, wish I'd have took pics now :(

I cooked for 10 adults and 5 kids;

4 Madras's
3 CTM's,
3 Bhuna's
10 CWG onion bhajis,
20 Razor's meat samosa's
16 Razor's Seekh kebabs
Massive bowl of plain rice,
Massive bowl of Pilau rice,
And a load of salad.

My mate, fat Paul, had the cheek to ask "where's the poppadoms?" :-\

Like you JB, by the time everyone had arrived, I'd already had 5 cans of Bud ;D

There's wasn't a morsel of grub left at the end of the night, which hopefully, means that everyone enjoyed themselves.

Ray :)
Title: Re: this weekend's dinner
Post by: jb on November 02, 2010, 06:53 PM
Blimey that was a feast...Ray can I ask what madras recipe you use???? How do you rate it compared to your T/A??  Nine times out of ten I always order a madras...it seems such a simple dish but it's one thing that still eludes me
Title: Re: this weekend's dinner
Post by: JerryM on November 02, 2010, 07:47 PM
jb,

a real reminder of why we are all hear - absolute magic and well impressed.

ps if the come dine ever gets going put me down for your group.
Title: Re: this weekend's dinner
Post by: 976bar on November 02, 2010, 08:34 PM
And several pints of wife beater!!!! lol :)

Looks Great!!!!! :)
Title: Re: this weekend's dinner
Post by: solarsplace on November 03, 2010, 10:33 AM
Hi JB

Please can you tell me which CTM recipe you use?

Many thanks

Russell
Title: Re: this weekend's dinner
Post by: canicant on November 03, 2010, 06:03 PM
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That looks superb JB, a man after my own heart get the curry right then relax and enjoy a few beers, brilliant ;D and I hope santa (the wife) gets you that tandoor you so obviously deserve ;)

Rob.
Title: Re: this weekend's dinner
Post by: chinois on November 03, 2010, 11:30 PM
The best method I found for cooking chicken tikka is under a low grill,this blackens the outside a little whilst keeping the inside moist.

I find i need a v hot grill when i cook it this way. With metal skewers the chicken cooks so quickly that i find by the time it's coloured on 2 sides it's cooked through. It seems to take less than 10 mins i suppose.
I want to let it colour more but then it overcooks so i have to restrain myself.

Really good effort there on the meal, that's champion stuff!  ;D
Title: Re: this weekend's dinner
Post by: jb on November 04, 2010, 08:31 PM
Hi JB

Please can you tell me which CTM recipe you use?

Many thanks

Russell

It's a mix and match recipe really from what I've learnt on this site over the years and from what I've learnt on my recent lessons.Basically the usual suspects mixed into a thick  paste....tandoori paste,tikka paste,kashmiri paste,Rajah tandoori masala powder,ginger/garlic,methi,mix powder colour and yogurt.Put into a low pan with some oil and cook the spice mix out.Add coconut powder,sugar,almond powder and base gravy.Leave to thicken and end with a swirl of cream and some sultanas.

Although not strictly a genuine BIR recipe I've cooked this a few times now and I think it's actually better than some of the takeaways near where I live.Usually they give you a fairly runny sauce overpowered with coconut.I'm pretty certain they must all use the same ingredients,they all produce very similar dishes.If my old memory serves me right I'm sure the CTM  from days gone by was far more tastier and had a distinctive flavour.