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Lets Talk Curry / Re: Been away for a while - have i missed anything interesting?
« on: October 22, 2013, 10:56 AM »
Of all your comments , I was certainly surprised that CA has his own site ! 

that must be a scary web site to stumble across !   :)

Is the ratio of trolls to regular users about 9:1  lol     only joking







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Lets Talk Curry / Been away for a while - have i missed anything interesting?
« on: October 17, 2013, 02:43 PM »
Hello spice devils ! glad to see everyone is still here and on the quest for the 100% curry

I have been on a quest to learn pizza and Italian food for a few months and had a lot of fun doing so!

However the old habits die hard and it wasn't long before the aroma of boiling onions filled the house as I made some base gravy ! 

Have I missed much this year?, such as good new curry books, or new recipies or techniques?
Cheers
 

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Lets Talk Curry / rick steins curries look disappointing !
« on: August 06, 2013, 02:41 PM »
Having watched the series with mixed interest, and a niggling doubt that splashing a bit of bbc cash around wont lead to any amazing discoveries, I feel the posted recipies prove me right.

I could be wrong, but some of those recipies posted on the rick stein  bbc site look pretty disappointing.

any members tried any of the rick stein  recipies? 


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Talk About Anything Other Than Curry / Re: spicy pizza topping recipe for a spicy fellow
« on: June 30, 2013, 12:37 PM »
cheers whandsy

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Talk About Anything Other Than Curry / spicy pizza topping recipe for a spicy fellow
« on: June 26, 2013, 11:24 AM »
hi curry kings and queens,
having a break from curry and making pizza , but the old habits die hard !

hence the need for a spicy hit !  I am new to the art of making dough and pizza, and would like a decent
spicy pizza topping recipe if anyone knows one. 

cheers guys and gals , have a good one


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Lets Talk Curry / Re: one thing missing - that burnt smokey taste !
« on: May 19, 2013, 01:35 PM »
interesting idea chonk. 

 




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Lets Talk Curry / Re: Is anbody here at curry nirvana?
« on: May 19, 2013, 01:25 PM »
Whandsy

try ordering a madras from 4 or 5 local bir , and you will learn more than simply trying one madras from 1 bir.  Its a great way to learn what a good madras should taste like.

report back your findings too so we can all enjoy the curry porn !  lol

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Lets Talk Curry / decent prawn marinade advice please
« on: May 18, 2013, 05:16 PM »
started using prawns fresh from the local fishing fleet, but not much good at knowing how to marinade them. any advice welcome, cheers DD

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Lets Talk Curry / Re: Is anbody here at curry nirvana?
« on: May 18, 2013, 03:16 PM »
hi phil

well its similar to many of the thin plain bases on this site, e.g saffron base,  its my own base , and is high in onion, low in tomato,  a modest amount of oil, very low on spicing,  thin and soup like, and tastes unremarkable on its own, but the texture is good. The texture is gained from a nice blend of vegetables and onion. its worth experimenting with the veg onion ratio

after a year of use I found it is ideal as it ticks all the boxes, as follows.

produces good Bombay potato,
perfect dansak
ta quality madras (replicates a London madras I used to buy)
good at rogan josh, and balti.
works well with nearly all the major spice mixes on this site.

I used to like the kris dillon base, but it just did not tick all the boxes for me so I discontinued using that base.
after a period of limbo I arrived where I am know.
 



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Lets Talk Curry / Re: Is anbody here at curry nirvana?
« on: May 18, 2013, 01:56 PM »
Is curry nirvana just off junction 6 of the m25 ?    ;)

Totally agree with Stephen lindsays comments.

About a year ago I really do find comparison with local ta's is no longer a source of misery.

This took 5 years to arrive at this point.

Settling into your own style is the key.

For what its worth I would try the following if you are not at curry nirvana yet.

try and choose one base and then stick to it always. (very small adjustments are ok now and then, but record them and note what works)

regulary practice the madras, as its a great way to assess how good your skills are, and also see where they are lacking.  I still do this, as a learning exercise.

if you cant make a good madras sauce then its time to get back to basics, and ask the following
1) is the base sauce somehow too over powering and ruining the madras. If answer = yes try a plainer base.
2) is the madras lacking taste? if answer = yes, try lots of other madras recipes, spice mixes etc.
This approach will teach you to incrementally change the taste, which is important part of learning curve.

When making base sauce pay attention to how much water you add, and base spicing etc. The base is so important as a madras contains mainly base sauce, a little meat and a touch of spice, garlic and lemon.
 etc.  If the madras tastes disappointing I found the base is usually a culpritt.  Try a new base and never return to that old base, even if other people at cr0 swear by that base!! don't be a sheep !

Once you have experimented for a year or 2 you should have a decent madras sauce. Then stick to it and make tiny incremental changes each month, for example what happens if I add some adjawin spice to the base, does this add or detract to the taste of the madras.  Or what happens if I use 100% garlic paste instead of 70/30 garlic ginger paste. Or what happens if I use ghee instead of rapeseed oil? Or what happens if I make the base with white onions instead of brown onions? 

Once you begin to answer these questions the madras will really begin to shine !

Hope this helps , you wont learn this in any e book ! 


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