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Now that spam is off the menu for a while time to post up what i got up to at the weekend. I eventually made Stephen Lindsey's Punjabi Masala and very nice it was too. Recipe and review posted here:
http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=8947.0 (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=8947.0)
I would strongly recommend it for a nice change particularly if you like a tandoori dish with a tomato background. Of course i took the necessary porn pics just to bring a smile to those who were equally p*****d off as i was due to a severe dose of dross the entire weekend which has for now been addressed :D
The Punjabi ingredients:
(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/20c7830bd34a5992ec181b0c67bd9297.jpg) (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/#20c7830bd34a5992ec181b0c67bd9297.jpg)
Next up the finished dish:
(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/98dff3f4edf3d1854dd82efb44a16d19.jpg) (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/#98dff3f4edf3d1854dd82efb44a16d19.jpg)
And a little close up to show the texture. Not quite as red as SL's but i was a bit frugal with the colouring ::)
(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/c6ea4e2ed91368ac53d44e3c9a8dc1f1.jpg) (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/#c6ea4e2ed91368ac53d44e3c9a8dc1f1.jpg)
This dish of course deserved to be accompanied by a good rice so i chose my keema rice, just like my local make it:
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Having had great success with the mushroom bhaji as per the little india vids this seemed a natural side :P
(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/b2e65796149455410237812b1e395054.jpg) (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/#b2e65796149455410237812b1e395054.jpg)
The whole ensemble together:
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Dished up and ready to be devoured after a few leffes down the local ::) ;D :P
(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/44928c7d9383f155a62c7629a288d7b2.jpg) (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/#44928c7d9383f155a62c7629a288d7b2.jpg)
But the weekend didn't stop there. Last night i fancied something a little hotter so i opted for a chicken vindaloo with some freshly chopped green chillis added towards the end to give the dish a bit of attitude. Main reason for this was that i wanted to try something to modify the texture of the sauce slightly in an attempt to replicate the sauce from a local take away that i have patronised for the last 25 years or so. More about that in another thread at some point. The then chef now owns the restuarant and i must take him up on his offer of spending a day in the kitchen.
Anyway, less waffle. I make no apologies for the mushroom bhaji appearing yet again. I really am impressed with this dish. Last night i added extra fresh garlic while frying the onions and added garlic puree towards the end of the fry. This gave a totally different finish and the garlic flavour came through really strongly, just like another local BIR who do a garlic mushroom dish. I'm sure jb knows the one to which i refer and I recommend he try this little trick :)
The main event, very pleased with the texture change and in line with what i suspected
(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/4fab0ac6b6e424ed1ac93da0fb4a6412.jpg) (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/#4fab0ac6b6e424ed1ac93da0fb4a6412.jpg)
The ubiquotus "garlic" mushroom bhaji AGAIN. I nearly went and bought more mushrooms tonight ??? ::)
(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/9a30490bb5d7c6dcf51549df12061f3a.jpg) (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/#9a30490bb5d7c6dcf51549df12061f3a.jpg)
A different rice tonight. Special rice relyiing on the onions and peas to provide sweetness with a hint of coconut and a lovely egg flavour
(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/90c88ca09728d4b0e95606ec041ba27c.jpg) (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/#90c88ca09728d4b0e95606ec041ba27c.jpg)
Supper last night before i tucked into to it ;D :P
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Have made an Elaichi NIS tonight and i'll be warming that up in a mo just to polish off the pre-cooked onions and peppers and the left over rice. Mustn't waste food now, must we?? ;D I may just tag that on the end once i've eaten it ::)
Now the week wouldn't be complete without this now, would it?
(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/0f8eaa49fc65cc41af103acee131641f.jpg) (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/#0f8eaa49fc65cc41af103acee131641f.jpg)
(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/a674baad74be28917ffb31dd43bcfadf.jpg) (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/#a674baad74be28917ffb31dd43bcfadf.jpg)
And i do so love keema rice ;D :P
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Looks great CH - glad you liked the Punjabi Masala!
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All looking great as usual,I must try the punjabi massala next time I get my curry pans out.Those garlic mushrooms you described are superb,I always have them madras strength from the restaurant,my wife moans I stink for days!!
Glad the spam seems to be over,I've never seen anything like it,all credit to the guys who cleaned it up.
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a true feast there CH.
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You've been very busy! The special rice and garlic mushroom bhaji look very tasty indeed. I love keema rice but get my local to do keema peas rice. It's almost a complete meal for one but goes especially well with either mushroom or brinjal bhaji. :)
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That looks just awesome, its amazing what a bit of spam can do! :P
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Thanks for all the comments guys. As you can see, the kitchen was definitely spam free, unlike the forum >:( >:(
Hopefully it's all sorted now though
All looking great as usual,I must try the punjabi massala next time I get my curry pans out.Those garlic mushrooms you described are superb,I always have them madras strength from the restaurant,my wife moans I stink for days!!
A dish most definitely worth trying jb. Try adding a tsp of garlic puree part way through cooking the mushrooms and see what a difference to the garlic flavour it makes on top of the fried garlic slices :) You'll love it, but i doubt the wife will ;D . And add a bit of chilli powder with the mix powder and you'll be somewhere in the area of the spices garlic madras mushrooms :P
I love keema rice but get my local to do keema peas rice. It's almost a complete meal for one but goes especially well with either mushroom or brinjal bhaji. :)
Now there's a thought ::) Peas in with my keema rice! A good portion of this plus a good portion of mushroom bhaji or my brinjal bhaji will indeed be a meal on its own :P. Add a good main and that's BIR todays running with minimal cooking time = more browsing time ;D ;D
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Great CH
Pure CURRY Love your enthusiasm
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Great CH
Pure CURRY Love your enthusiasm
That's the trouble with the forum Michael, the quality of the cooking on here and the enthusiasm is simply infectious ;D
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Dammit, CH - that is pure mouthwatering class.
Just the look of those dishes puts the local BIR I dined in last week to shame, and I have no doubt that the taste does too.
Had I not just consumed a lamb vindaloo and vegetable side I constructed earlier, I'd be banging away at the stove right now on the strength of that porn!
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Why thank you SD. Nice of you to say so. I'm glad i managed to get your juices flowing and you're now suitably moist ;D ;D
I was happy with all of them and would have paid for them so they couldn't have been too bad :) Why an earth would you banging pans since you'd already satisfied your curry habit with a lamb vindaloo and side which i'm sure would have been up to the normal high CR0 standard ;)
Just having the left overs from the vindaloo, sf rice and garlic mushroom bhaji :P :P
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I must have a dig around the search facility and get these recipes. I've got the Punjabi Masala recipe, but the keema rice, special rice and mushroom bhaji look fantastic too!
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Thanks for the heads up on the mushroom bhaji - haven't made that before, and I like the idea of stinking for three days aftewards ;D - local supermarket has mushies on special for AUD 7 a kilo at the moment - they aren't the big white tasteless ones, much smaller and browner and flavoursome so probably ideal for the task.
I did a search and downloaded a brilliant recipe from 2006 from Fat Les, any thoughts on a more up to date one? Looks fine to me. ;)
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CH where did you get the recipe for mushroom bhaji please.
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I must have a dig around the search facility and get these recipes. I've got the Punjabi Masala recipe, but the keema rice, special rice and mushroom bhaji look fantastic too!
Sorry I didn't think there would be to much interest in them so i haven't posted the recipes. I will do so in the next day or so. They're simple but effective and quite tasty too, but no doubt there are better ;)
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I make a mushroom bhaji but always up for trying another variation ;)
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...I didn't think there would be to much interest in them...
No interest? I think you underestimate yourself, mate! If the dishes taste anyway as good as they look, they'll be delicious! :)
And, Stephen, I'll be trying your Punjabi Masala very soon! I'd be interested in your Mushroom Bhaji recipe too.