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I thought this might be helpful for the real beginners (or anybody actually). It has really helped kick me along a bit after my absence,  There is so much brilliant information on this site that no longer sees much, if any, attention and this is the nature of a chat forum. I suppose some guests or the many members who don't say much, might stumble across it in searches.  To expose this resource try doing as I have over the last couple of weeks.

Select a well respected, long time member and click on their name to go to their profile page. Select "Show Posts" and then where it shows the page numbers at the top, select the highest number.  Scrolling to the bottom of this page will arrive you at the members very first post on the forum. Interesting enough in itself? It gets much better.

Now having done that simply work chronologically back up through the posts and then go to the bottom of the next page, and repeat. As you work through, branch off into the different threads and go to links provided as you see something of interest, but always go back to the selected member's post sequence. Not all of the links will work because the source material is gone, but you can really learn a lot.  It is time consuming and if you get lost it isn't easy to navigate back to the page numbers in the middle but it is well worth the effort and time.  I have gained so much from only doing this with 2 member profiles so far because it connects you with others in the process.

In addition to the Search facility, this is a powerful way to access great information that would otherwise have remained hidden.  It has for me anyway. It is also a potent reminder of the cooperative demeanour that did and can exist.

Here is a little example. If you think technique isn't important wait till the end of this video clip.

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I thought this link may be of some interest http://gu.com/p/2gvye
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I'm pretty pleased with the outcome here. A few more dishes to add later for dinner tonight.

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I wonder if anybody would share their own blend of Tandoori Masala or which is their preferred bought variety.

I'll use this quote to illustrate the reason for my question.

1 tsp tandoori masala powder (I mix my own nowadays but any will do)

I examined a dozen different powder formulae today and they are wildly different in both ingredients actually included and proportional ratios of any common elements.  Rajah, Shan, MDH, Mothers Recipe, Herbies, Epicurios, Seasoned Pioneers to name a few plus a couple out of Curry books as well.

I  know I can buy a packet of Rajah or Shan or MDH but I'd much rather blend my own Masala powders and make my own pastes from whole spices at home.  Rajah seems to contain a large number of listed spices compared to most others.  It's like the Kitchen King of Tandoori Powders.

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Cooking Methods / Dry Pre-cooked chicken breast. Any advice?
« on: March 02, 2018, 11:19 PM »
I know that chicken white or breast meat is drier than red meat like thigh or drumsticks.  I also think there is a big difference in meat today with massively grown meat birds.   I recently did Misty Ricardo's pre-cooked chicken following the instructions to the letter including the sauce covering and additional oil.  I thought it was fine but the only criticism from anybody after our banquet last night was that most of my (very fussy chicken eating) family, thought the breast meat was a little bit dry.  Mind you there was nothing left.

Maybe I cut the pieces too big. I do like large pieces. Maybe I over-cooked but it is a moisture cooking process. I'm not sure.  Perhaps I should arrest the initial process when the meat is only 75% done and finish it in the actual dish assembly.

I did see a video on Chicken 65 by Chef Harpal Singh, where he is quite emphatic that chicken breast must be cut on the diagonal to the meat fibres in order to obtain tenderness.

Any thoughts or advice would be gladly welcomed.

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I was wondering what others do with the amazingly intense stock left over from a batch of pre-cooked lamb. I can skim the oil off for spiced oil but it seems such a waste to tip the remaining liquid down the sink.

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Lets Talk Curry / Pretty quiet on board.
« on: March 01, 2018, 07:40 AM »
Wow, this forum has dropped off since I last frequented.  Anyhow I have some photos to put up later once I've resized them. 2 days in the kitchen.
2-Way Tikka.  A CTM.
A Lamb Madras.
The new improved Mango Chicken.
My own spin on CT's Malai Mahkoni / green chili korma and a
Cumin Chicken.
Experimenting with the Base Gravy, etc .  A small dinner tonight but a banquet tomorrow.

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Curry base gravies have been done to death. Nevertheless, they do invoke a lot of passion and as the fundamental principle of the BIR method they will always be the topic of discussion.  There are several reasons for performing my own personal analysis but mainly I was searching for a very neutral base.  I didn

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Talk About Anything Other Than Curry / 3 hour Plum Pudding
« on: July 17, 2015, 12:00 AM »
Due to supermarket chain product deletion tactics I have been unable to purchase a family favourite tinned plum pudding lately. I've always been unprepared to go to the trouble of the week long process of soaking fruit, mixing, boiling and hanging a pudding like my mother in law does every year for Christmas. Yesterday I thought of the pressure cooker and so, after a bit of googling around I'd come up with 3 sites that explained different methods but it was enough to ensure me that it was probably possible, so I set about looking at different recipes for ingredients and quantities.  I then adapted all of this to come up with my first attempt and it is an immediate winner.

This is a very basic pudding and if any of you are pudding experts you will be able to adapt this to your own tastes by using additional ingredients or substitution. 
For example:
I used no alcohol so Brandy or Sherry can be substituted for the Orange Juice. Interestingly, I found that cold strong tea is sometimes used in plum pudding.
Suet or dripping can be used instead of butter and vegetable fat.
I don't like peel but you can add it with the mixed fruit. Cherry and chopped nuts could be added as well.
Of course you can do the traditional soaking technique after it is cooked as well.

This procedure was so simple and the preparation time was about 10 - 15 minutes followed by 2 - 2.5 hours of the pressure cooking doing it's thing.  The result was a delicious and moist plum pudding as good as anything I've ever eaten.  This produced a 1kg pudding approximately, or enough for about 8 servings or 10 if you are prepared to stretch it.  Sorry I didn't get a picture as it didn't last.

Pressure cooker Plum Pudding   
1 Greased or sprayed 1 litre pudding bowl.
(Cut a small circle of greaseproof paper to fit over flat bottom)
Ingredients
500g Fruit (sultanas, raisins, currents, chopped dates)

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Lets Talk Curry / British Beef Raj Curry
« on: June 28, 2015, 10:42 AM »
Well there was a replay of Rick Stein on last night and I have realised that I never ever saw episode 1.  I have to try the hole in the wall Prawn Cutlets pretty soon, and the Curried Boiled Eggs, but the BBRC simply couldn't wait.

I have the impression that it's a bit over - done up there, but I'd never tried it so I made it pretty much to spec this afternoon, 50/50 Garam Masala / Kitchen King Masala instead of all GM and reduced quantity of sultanas.  I did all the prep using my pressure cooker on saut

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I've found a place where I can obtain these pastes here in Oz by mail order.  I'm just wondering if anybody has any experience with using them.

http://www.bolstsindiancondiments.com/curry-paste.html

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