Topic: Blending

[Vinda looo]

What do you find the best way to blend the base sauce. Would it be by taking small amounts out of the pot, put them in a blender then transfer to another pot or is it best to blend using hand blender in original pot. 

[Curry King]

Heres a good thread from a while back:

http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=321.10

Some disscussion as to who uses what for blending.

cK

[Vinda looo]

Thanks very much for that thread. Ive read it and looks like I,ll use the hand blender first and see how it goes.

[spicysarsy]

For ease Vinda looo, I always prefer to use my hand blender { a lot less messy too }

[Chilli Prawn]

I blend in small amounts but I use a Magimix with standard blade.  Do not use a jug (smoothie type blender) as they don't seem to get on with onions too well.  I usually half fill the Magimix bowl, any more and it goes into vortex and doesn't blend too well.  If you really want the best approach (a professional cheffy thing), use a mouli sieve, which is a conical sieve with a hand operated blade to grind and extrude the pulp.  You can get these for as low as 45 squid from Nisbets.

CP