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I may be wrong, or not quite remembering correctly, but in my heyday of curry eating (late 70's early 80's) I am sure the curries had loads more garlic.Martin
I may be wrong, or not quite remembering correctly, but in my heyday of curry eating (late 70's early 80's) I am sure the curries had loads more garlic.I remember you would smell of it for a day or two after, sweating garlic was term we used then, so people would often ask on a Monday, at work, if you'd had a curry the weekend
Many thanks for all your helpful comments!PHIL - enjoyed the really useful links, especially the quick peel method that I've never seen before!RAZOR - yes, there was a very strong smell and taste from the garlic. Like you, my suspicion was that it was in the spice mix.......but it was one of the 'closed door' takeaway places so I couldn't see into the kitchen! But thenHALDI's observation on the lack of garlic powder in restaurant kitchens seems to knock that idea sideways.JERRYM - I used to watch the Wolves(the Dougan/Richards era), but am a Newcastle man from birth! UNCLEFRANK - another excellent tip!Overall, I go with JERRYM's comment on this - getting the garlic in there is what counts. Maybe HALDI's right and it is largely used in Takeaway cooking. I have it in my spice masala as Razor suggests - I'm using Cory Ander's version - rather than the base mix. That taste still haunts me, and I'll keep trying. Thanks again for the ideas!
are you saying cory anders version dosnt hit the taste that haunts you mmm interesting maybe he dosnt know everything
And now you've made me f*ck up me rice! :
It could well be that they used loads of garlic powder rather than (or in addition to) fresh garlic.
If the "secret is "gor" (or "gur", or "palm sugar") in the base, to sweeten it, then fair enough.
Quote from: Cory Ander on October 25, 2011, 01:13 AMIt could well be that they used loads of garlic powder rather than (or in addition to) fresh garlic.Heya CoryIt was always my understanding (and I may be wrong here, as I can't remember where I read or heard this) that, that garlic pong people get, and you smell on the train when standing next to someone, comes from powdered garlic and that eating fresh garlic doesn't have the same effect ie it doesn't make you pong of garlic after eating it.I think it's also true that eating food with powdered garlic in dehydrates you and makes you thirsty. Ever woken up in the middle of the night after a BIR blowout with a raging thirst? Mind you it could have been the 10 pints of lager that went with it!Cheers and good Karma.