Topic: Why so much oil?

[Simplysandy]

Having been here a few days now, and looked over a lot of the questions. I may have missed it if anyone else asked it before in sorry, in adavancev ;D
Why is there so much oil in the base gravy?

[Peripatetic Phil]

Why is there so much oil in the base gravy?

There is not much oil in some bases, and a great deal in others.  In general, those that contain a lot of oil require less oil when cooking the final dish.

** Phil.

[Simplysandy]

Thanks for that,   as I hardly put any in mine.  ;D

[spiceyokooko]

Why is there so much oil in the base gravy?

It's a very good question.

In my opinion it's because oil is the primary flavour carrier for spice essential oils to dissolve into. Not much point putting spices into a base sauce if there's no carrier for them or anything for them to dissolve into.

This is why (in my opinion) BIR style curry nearly always uses a lot of oil and why the resultant takeaway dishes are often swimming in it.

BIR style cookery and dishes aren't exactly the the most healthy out there. But it's because of all that oil the dishes taste so yummy!

[h4ppy-chris]

Why is there so much oil in the base gravy?

It's a very good question.

In my opinion it's because oil is the primary flavour carrier for spice essential oils to dissolve into. Not much point putting spices into a base sauce if there's no carrier for them or anything for them to dissolve into.

This is why (in my opinion) BIR style curry nearly always uses a lot of oil and why the resultant takeaway dishes are often swimming in it.

BIR style cookery and dishes aren't exactly the the most healthy out there. But it's because of all that oil the dishes taste so yummy!

Rubbish

[uclown2002]

Why is there so much oil in the base gravy?

It's a very good question.

In my opinion it's because oil is the primary flavour carrier for spice essential oils to dissolve into. Not much point putting spices into a base sauce if there's no carrier for them or anything for them to dissolve into.

This is why (in my opinion) BIR style curry nearly always uses a lot of oil and why the resultant takeaway dishes are often swimming in it.

BIR style cookery and dishes aren't exactly the the most healthy out there. But it's because of all that oil the dishes taste so yummy!

Rubbish

 ;D I'll just go get my popcorn!

[Peripatetic Phil]

Rubbish

Would that be "All four of your statements are rubbish", or is it just one of them with which you disagree Chris, and if the latter, which ?

** Phil.

[h4ppy-chris]

Rubbish

Would that be "All four of your statements are rubbish", or is it just one of them with which you disagree Chris, and if the latter, which ?

** Phil.

Make yourself clear Phil !

[curryhell]

;D I'll just go get my popcorn!

;D
I'm struggling to disagree with what spicey has said, which is rare I know but.............

Seconds out, round one   :

[spiceyokooko]

Would that be "All four of your statements are rubbish", or is it just one of them with which you disagree Chris, and if the latter, which ?

Don't confuse him, he's confused enough.