Topic: Bruce Edwards Curry Sauce & Basic Curry - From The Man Himself

[hema.eshwar]

Can you give the recipe for Curry Powder or the brand that you recommend?

[joshallen2k]

The Bruce Edwards spice mix recipe is:

8 parts coriander powder
7 parts tumeric powder
5 parts cumin powder
4 parts curry powder
4 parts paprika (optional)

If its the curry power component of the mix you are asking about, most just use a commercial product. Rajah Gold, TRS and East End seem to be popular. The Rajah seems to be the most recommended.

-- Josh

[nai]

The spice mixture: 8, 7, 5, 4, 4 parts of what? How is he measuring these?
I'm confused...and probably quite dumb! 

[chriswg]

Hi Nai

The quantity isn't important only the ratio. You could use cups if you were making a big batch, or tsps if you ony want a small batch. It doesnt matter either way. Once you have mixed together your spice mix you use the required amount as per the recipe.

Hope this helps.

[nai]

Thanks Chriswg. I was confused because total spice mix using teaspoons was 24, and the required 4.5 tbls is only 13.5 teas. But like you said, as long as it's 4.5 level tbls that goes into the base, should be fine. Thanks again. 

[adriandavidb]

If you have measuring spoons:-

2 lev tps corriander
1 3/4 lev tps turmeric
1 1/4 lev tps cumin
1 lev tps paprika
1 lev tps 'curry'powder

'simples'!

[Domi]

Just made my standard madras using this base and spice mix. The curry is very nice, looks the business and I'm happy to say that the ajowan isn't as strong in the final dish as I had expected...though as I sit here five minutes after tasting I can still taste the ajwain round the sides and back of my tongue - it's not unpleasant, just different. Very nice curry, but it doesn't beat the same recipe and spice mix when used with Razor's base..Razor's base delivers deeper flavour and a nice hint of that old fashioned taste IMO.

I'll have to make more dishes with it - only used it for SL's chasni in which I didn't taste or rather aftertaste the ajowan like I can with the madras ....Perhaps the flavour has developed more through the base whilst it's been sitting...

All in all it's nice, but I've had better

[Stephen Lindsay]

I've never used the lovage in the recipe as it is optional and I felt OK about leaving it out as it is a bit unusual. Have you made the BE base without lovage Domi, and if so how did you find it?

[Domi]

Hi Stephen

Never made the base before at all but I've used the lovage before so I only added a scant 1/4 tsp. I don't know if I'd make it again without the lovage because.....well I don't know how to explain it really, the base is tasty yet somehow a bit bland in comparison to final dishes using Razor's. Bland is too strong a word and a bit negative which isn't my intention...it just lacks something for me and I think the lovage gets in the way of knowing what that is exactly

[Gazza63]

I tried this base a few months back but I found that it smelt and tasted very strong on spices and heat (chilli) and never achieved as good a result with the finished curries as some of the other bases on this site, though I have to admit I prefer medium to mild curries rather than vindaloo or phall's, it's interesting that everytime someone tastes a genuine bir base on this site they mention how sweet and mild it taste's, maybe I should have watered it down more.