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Title: Chicken Bengali Mirch
Post by: Kashmiri Bob on June 19, 2013, 10:07 AM
First go at CBM's recipe from British Indian Restaurant Style Cooking Vol. 2.

Nearly ready.  For the tamarind sauce went with the mighty Naga Raja pickle:


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Looking very tasty:

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Got this yesterday from Sainsbury's, half price. 


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The instructions reckon you should take the red ones off and more will grow.  Pinched a few and took them to my local TA:


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Chicken Bengali Mirch served with red/green chilli, garlic, and coriander naan. Re-heated in the oven.  Apols for fuzzy photo. Auto-focus liked the naan best.


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Very delicious.  Would be happy to pay 10 sheets for this at a restaurant, including the naan. Possibly a bit more lemon juice next time, or even a splosh of white vinegar for even more zing. Thanks Mick!  Excellent recipe.

Rob  :)
Title: Re: Chicken Bengali Mirch
Post by: goncalo on June 19, 2013, 12:25 PM
Wow, simply wow! how would you rate the bengali tamarind sauce?
Title: Re: Chicken Bengali Mirch
Post by: Stephen Lindsay on June 19, 2013, 05:35 PM
Looks great Rob!
Title: Re: Chicken Bengali Mirch
Post by: meggeth on June 19, 2013, 06:32 PM
That Nan looks good enough to eat! What recipe is it? Struggle doing a decent nan.
Title: Re: Chicken Bengali Mirch
Post by: Whandsy on June 19, 2013, 07:22 PM
Well done mate, looks very good!!
Title: Re: Chicken Bengali Mirch
Post by: curryhell on June 19, 2013, 10:09 PM
Superb looking meal there Rob.  If it tastes half as good as it looks it'll equal to and better than many a TA.  Naan is first class.  Home made ?  ::)
Title: Re: Chicken Bengali Mirch
Post by: Kashmiri Bob on June 20, 2013, 09:31 AM
Cheers all.  Was top notch curry and the naan was just out-of-this world.  I
Title: Re: Chicken Bengali Mirch
Post by: goncalo on June 20, 2013, 11:22 AM
Found this one, but the author claims it's not there yet
http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,7897.msg69584.html#msg69584 (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,7897.msg69584.html#msg69584)

There's this video, but I didn't watch fully.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ujw82lBg3Cg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ujw82lBg3Cg)
Title: Re: Chicken Bengali Mirch
Post by: Kashmiri Bob on June 20, 2013, 12:08 PM
Thanks Goncalo.  The forum link recipe looks very interesting.  Adey's pathia recipe looks a lot like a chicken tikka madras to me, with sugar.  I think this must reflect regional differences.  A pathia (for me) has more going on than a squirt of lemon juice for the sourness, and the dish should also be an unmistakable deep red colour.

Rob  :)   
Title: Re: Chicken Bengali Mirch
Post by: DalPuri on June 20, 2013, 04:00 PM
A pathia (for me) has more going on than a squirt of lemon juice for the sourness, and the dish should also be an unmistakable deep red colour.



You should lighten up a bit with that food colouring Rob, you'll be showing us a red Korma before too long.  :P

Once upon a time there was only one red curry on a menu....CTM   ;)
Title: Re: Chicken Bengali Mirch
Post by: Peripatetic Phil on June 20, 2013, 05:21 PM
Once upon a time there was only one red curry on a menu....CTM   ;)
Rogan josh ?
** Phil.
Title: Re: Chicken Bengali Mirch
Post by: DalPuri on June 20, 2013, 05:40 PM
Once upon a time there was only one red curry on a menu....CTM   ;)
Rogan josh ?
** Phil.

Dont ever remember seeing red sauce but do remember seeing it full of lots of very soft cooked down tomatoes.
I do however remember it very well as it was my old mans favourite dish when i was a kid. (hated tomatoes back then! )
Title: Re: Chicken Bengali Mirch
Post by: Kashmiri Bob on June 22, 2013, 12:12 PM
You should lighten up a bit with that food colouring Rob, you'll be showing us a red Korma before too long.  :P

Don't use a lot to be honest Frank. Often the colour in my efforts is down to the paprika in the mix powder, kashmiri chilli powder, and tomato puree.  Some BIR recipes do, however, call for a touch of food colouring. Recently started using red in the tomato puree for the Ex hot range, for an added "fiery" appearance.  A pinch of orange also looks nice in some dishes.  I guess it works for some dishes and not for others. I made a keema saag earlier this week with no additional colouring and that looked mighty fine.

I do like a bit of red though ;)

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Rob  :)
Title: Re: Chicken Bengali Mirch
Post by: DalPuri on June 22, 2013, 03:24 PM
Recently started using red in the tomato puree for the Ex hot range, for an added "fiery" appearance.

Ahhh, that'll be it then.  ;)

I suppose with me coming from the old school, i would automatically associate a red curry being sweet rather than hot.
How times have changed.  :)