Topic: the secret ingrediant

[plugsy]

hi guys
 i recently read the discussion on the SECRET INGREDIANT and i have to say that this reduction of ingrediants seem to make some kind of sense(so ive just made a batch)
OMG i think ive got it perfect FIRST TIME EVER---thick toffee caramel smell & taste ---very rich in flavour

[plugsy]

sorry guys cant get image up!!!

[Curry King]

Hi plugsy,

Do you mean you added water and reduced down while making the curry, how much water and how many times did you do it?

Cheers
cK

[joshallen2k]

Do you mean the onion paste???

[plugsy]

yes the onion paste it was made on its own ready for saturday nights curry.

[joshallen2k]

I'm confused on this one.

Jerry says it improved his curry. Plugsy gave it an OMG. Panpot has seen them adding this (or something presumed to be onion paste)

On the other hand, CK and others have tried it and given poor reviews.

Any other strong opinions one way or the other, while I'm contemplating trying it???

-- Josh

[plugsy]

josh..give it a go but be patient and dont leave the pan !
it all starts to come together at the final stages ,
GO ON YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO ..... :

[plugsy]

I have to say guys that i added two spoons (tbl) of onion paste (secret ingrediant) to my madrass last night and in my opinion this must be the closest thing i have acheived to a bir taste and smell so far,
Even this morning i had a good smell of the - now empty - pan and the smell was there .
This is definately the next step for me..Apparently it was the best curry the outlaws......SORRY......inlaws have tasted for ages.......thank you guys for a fantastic website,
plugsy. ;D

[JerryM]

Plugsy,

well pleased u've had the determination to try it out.

how did u find the Cinnamon - i notice u used 2 tbsp per portion whereas i homed in on 1 tbsp mainly due to the Cinnamon which i think i put just a tad too much in (1 tsp).

i've made another batch of base yesterday and intend trying it out (the onion paste) for a 2nd time to confirm it was no fluke.

Josh,

i hope i did not undersell the onion paste - i was trying to make it clear that it's not a single fix all or BIR convertion ingredient. the rest has to be in place but when they are - the onion paste definitely adds that extra. i will make it for sure going fwd's to use all the time (in madras - i do feel at the mo it's a selective ingredient but i could be wrong as i've not tried it in anything else - yet).

[Panpot]

Plugsy,well done for having a go and for pointing out how it all comes together at the end. I suspect many who have failed with it in the past gave up or compromised  after the length of time it takes and it is no wonder they don't wish to waste time again if it doesn't work for them. I do feel as I have pointed out so often now that it is important. In my post re "When is a Bhuna not a Bhuna" I point out that the red paste was put in later on and way after the tomato paste. It was there and as I pointed out it seemed to have a dye in it that coloured the rest of the dish.

Onion Paste is well worth a go.