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Pictures of Your Curries / Re: tonight's jalfrezi
« on: February 22, 2013, 12:07 AM »
Well done, that looks the jobby :)

Maybe if you like a garlic hit, also try adding a second batch of chopped/slices of garlic half way through the main cooking course, it makes for a v nice addition IMHO

best

Paul

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Curry Base Chat / Re: No Oil
« on: February 15, 2013, 12:16 AM »
Surely frying  GG paste at a v high temp kills it?

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Lets Talk Curry / Re: It's that oil again ! A different spin
« on: January 29, 2013, 11:32 PM »
does this stack up?

Not 100%.  Because while your sourdough is augmented each day (or each whatever) and then gets consistenly better and better, for some reason that is unclear you seem to be suggesting that when the base gets to a certain age, any leftovers are binned and they start again (this is inherent in your suggestion that "that's why some members have found a  curry bought and made from prob a fresh new base on a Monday tastes pretty crap compared to what they are used to from the same BIR or takeaway over the weekend)".  Why do you think they start a new batch of base on Monday (or whenever) rather than following the sourdough methodology and simply consistently keep augmenting it ?

** Phil.
Not suggesting leftover base is binned rather that when busy and maybe their pot is down to the last litre or 2, the new batch is added on top

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Lets Talk Curry / Re: It's that oil again ! A different spin
« on: January 29, 2013, 01:05 AM »
emin-j I'm probably one who has yet to be convinced that the oil issue is so significant but nevertheless I like your post, not least I love next day curries! I remain open minded and therefore open to persuasion that flavoured oil is definitely the way to go.

I recall a good while back that CA made spiced oil from scratch and I can't remember what the outcome was.  How do you think you would be able to create such oil in sufficient quantities (and I suppose in such intensity of flavour) to be used in your curries?

Hi Stephen hi all

my take on old oil / my take also as a baker of bread using a  bread yeast/sour dough starter which can be anything up to YEARS old in actual real time age

In bread making the easiest way to implant the greatest depth of flavour is involving the use of the most basic component in bread making, the initial yeast/starter mixture. if you have access to an AGED culture/starter dough, the resultant bread is simply on a different planet taste wise and smell wise. The best bakeries use a starter dough of many years of age but constantly being replenished with fresh starter dough to keep the mixture going

skip forward to a busy BIR

they are already using a base prob made the day before or earlier that morning

ok they are busy, base is getting low, what do they do?

Answer - before they run out they add the latest fresh cooking next base to TOP UP the remainder of whats left in the earlier base pot till its full again.
RESULT - an intensified base for day 1

Day 2 same thing happens again and so forth and so on all week long

by the end of week 1 a VERY different base both taste wise and smell wise is on the go, now automatically you have the results of old oil/reused oil/marinading, happening

( thats why some members have found a  curry bought and made from prob a fresh new base on a Monday tastes pretty crap compared to what they are used to from the same BIR or takeaway over the weekend)

Almost the same reason a curry tastes better a day later, but purely marinading is the main reason in that case

does this stack up?

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Talk About Anything Other Than Curry / Re: I'm going to Delhi
« on: January 17, 2013, 10:21 PM »
It will be my first time out of europe.
Got myself booked in for jabs (tetanus, polio, Hep A, Typhoid & Diptheria)

I'll be stopping at The Claridges hotel and will most likely be having dinner at The Imperial one night.

I just want to reduce the risk of Delhi Belly and still see a bit of culture while i'm out there.

Delhi belly and same in Egypt, a wise old local over there told me that it is not generally not caught by eating dodgy food, although salads are a no no because of the bugs in the water they are washed in, but rather the primary culprit is handling money and failing to not wash your hands everytime before eating food or just even rubbing your eye with hands that are infected from the filth that is carried by money particularly notes.

otherwise have a good one

Paul

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Talk About Anything Other Than Curry / Help needed with a DINGOO
« on: January 13, 2013, 06:56 PM »
Hi all.

my young son got a Dingoo A320 for Xmas.

However it has frozen on the screen showing the bear print and will not boot up any further.

I am NOT tech minded but have tried all the solutions I could find on the internet eg. reset button plus B, Dingoo recovery tool, letting battery drain out completely etc etc.

As I am living in Turkey I can find no one who can repair it or has knowledge of it.

So I am hoping I could post it over to any forum member who knows something about these things or knows someone who can carry out a repair please?

Naturally I will reimburse all associated costs

Cheers

Paul

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Lets Talk Curry / Re: You have just run out of your base.....
« on: January 08, 2013, 12:08 AM »
yes I have had to make a fast one off base and curry with limited available ingredients whilst on holiday with no access to a blender or my usual stock of spices etc and it turned out a very reasonable curry btw

using a grater, grate a whole onion on the finest side of a grater into a pan
add a heaped teaspoon tom puree
add tsp garlic/ginger
add tsp curry powder
add quarter tsp chill powder
1 clove
a little salt
dash of oil
some water

fry the whole lot in oil and water mixture until onion has melted away and you have a soup like consistency adding more water if need be as you cook, 10 mins should do it.

result - a rudimentary usable base for 1 curry

after add whatever you have spice wise and meat wise to produce a final curry

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Lets Talk Curry / Re: Can anyone help out with this please?
« on: January 03, 2013, 07:13 PM »
I want to thank all who offered to help with this I am impressed and grateful to you all ;D

It goes to show the quality of this Forum and the many decent folk who inhabit it.

Cheers ALL

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Lets Talk Curry / Can anyone help out with this please?
« on: January 02, 2013, 11:43 PM »
Hi Guys & Gals

As you can see, I am an expat living in Turkey.

Believe it or not I cannot access the following spices/additives here

MSG
ASIAN BAY LEAVES  (european bay it grows everywhere here but I need Asian ::))
METHI LEAF

I can of course source them individually on ebay but I cannot find a single seller who has all 3 items in stock and willing to post to Turkey and to order each from 3 different sellers then postage costs becomes ridiculous.

So can any good member help out please?

I can Paypal you the necessary funds or post you a UK cheque, which ever suits.


If so I need

150g MSG
150g Fenugreek leaves/Methi
Bag of Asian bay

Postage is to Marmaris, Turkey.
I am in no rush so cheapest registered service is fine.

Hoping someone can help!

I can return the favour by sending you something special you might need from Turkey maybe? Sumac for your salad for example ;)

or

a Bellydancer :o

Best

Paul

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Talk About Anything Other Than Curry / Re: new forum
« on: December 30, 2012, 01:26 PM »
CurryHell,

Please can you try this fix which for somereason works, please can you change your deafult language to ENGLISH BRITISH and see if this fixes for you.

Goto your profile and select the dropdown preferred language as English Britishs as follows;

Quote
Profile -> Account Settings -> Preferred Language -> English British
Can you tell me if this works?

Stew


Thanks Stew

that fixed it for me in Chrome

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