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Title: At Long last - Restaurant Saag Bhaji a la Spice
Post by: curryhell on December 10, 2012, 09:42 PM
 :P :P :P :D :D :D at long last the dish i've been waiting for

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Some of you may know of my quest to replicate jb's and my local's saag bhaji.  This has been on-going for  a little while with not particularly good results  >:(. 
On a good night they are able to produce a saag which boarders on dryish to just about moist, infused with a smokey garlic and onion flavour with a spicey curry note in the background and a slight cinnamon nose.  Sounds like a fine wine  ::) ;D A truly fantastic dish the like of which i've never had anywhere else  :(
However, after  a busy day in the kitchen yesterday I finally had chance to finish my attempt tonight with no danger of spice overload.
The spinach (all 1kg of it  ::) )was pre-cooked using Ali's Viceroy Brasserie method.  A stroke of pure genius :). The cooking method was as per Az at Zaal's - cooked hard, fast and high temp.  A touch of meethi, pinch of turmeric, half  tsp mix powder and a sprinkle of coriander.  I'm well happy to have finally achieved this.
Downside is that now i have to cook it for a confirmed saag eater who eats at the same restaurant as i do   :o :o
But i am quietly confident that this dish will pass muster  :D :D

The pan afterwards  :D  Not as dark as that of Little India, but then again i was thrashing the saag around like a raving lunatic to avoid it sticking  ;D ;D

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Title: Re: At Long last - Restaurant Saag Bhaji a la Spice
Post by: h4ppy-chris on December 11, 2012, 07:44 AM
nice 1 CH, it's a good feeling when something comes together.
Title: Re: At Long last - Restaurant Saag Bhaji a la Spice
Post by: StoneCut on December 11, 2012, 10:55 AM
Will we get the recipe once the recipe has been confirmed as good ? :)