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In this discussion, Ritchie seeks advice on whether to remove whole spices like cassia bark, cloves, and bay leaves before blending his curry base. Responses vary, with some members suggesting it's fine to blend them if they are soft enough, while others recommend removing them to avoid a gritty texture. Ultimately, there is no clear consensus, as opinions differ on the best approach to handling whole spices in the blending process.

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Offline ritchie

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CP's UCB
« on: February 24, 2007, 08:02 PM »
CP's UCB

CP's UCB

still 30 mins of simmering to go.......mmmmmmmmm smells damn good already
quick question. should i remove the cassia bark and cloves and bay leaves before i blend it?
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Offline Cory Ander

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Re: CP's UCB
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2007, 12:21 AM »
Hello Ritchie,

As far as I'm aware, Chilli Prawn (and Andy) advocate leaving the whole spices in his base and blending them.

Regards,
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Re: CP's UCB
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2007, 10:52 AM »
cheers for that CA
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Re: CP's UCB
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2007, 11:18 AM »
You're welcome Ritchie,

It seems to me that this is sound provided that the whole spices are soft enough to be blended fine enough.

Regards,
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Re: CP's UCB
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2007, 12:03 PM »
Cory, I diasgree. Chances are the wood will still be wood so I recommend removing the Cassia and cloves before  blending.

I've made the mistake before and almost runined my base - had to strain the lot which took forever.
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Re: CP's UCB
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2007, 12:23 PM »
Good point Jeera,

If in doubt, fish 'em out!  :P

I reckon it would be a good idea to fish out any cassia bark or cinnamon sticks.

But, as I said, if the whole spices are otherwise soft enough to blend fine enough, I think they are ok to be left in.  I have just made Andy's curry base.  I left all of the whole spices in and they were soft enough to be blended into indiscernible oblivion!  Just to recap, this included:


  • 10 cardamom pods
  • 2 tsp fennel seeds
  • 1 tsp cloves
  • 1 tsp ajwain seeds

But I think I'm right in saying that CP and Andy advocate leaving them all in (rightly or wrongly)?

Regards,
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Re: CP's UCB
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2007, 02:19 PM »
Many thanks to you both for the advice, i found a lot more than the 20 cloves i put in to the sauce, i guess cloves shed layers when cooked, also the bark was more like a small digeridoo, so that went a journey. as did most of the bay leaves.The sauce is looking a treat, with a nice layer of spice oil on the top.

before the spice-mix
CP's UCB

after adding the spice-mix
CP's UCB
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Re: CP's UCB
« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2007, 09:17 AM »
I have not tried this base yet, but the finished result seems to look very good.

This could be teh next one to try for me.

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