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Title: Hello from Sunderland
Post by: honey on September 02, 2013, 06:17 PM

Hi everyone,

I am new to this forum so just thought I would say hello and introduce myself. I am a 25 year old psychology graduate from Sunderland with a love for all things curry related.

I have joined this forum for cooking hints and tips to help broaden my culinary skills.

I am looking forward to trying many, many new recipes!

Title: Re: Hello from Sunderland
Post by: Gav Iscon on September 02, 2013, 06:22 PM

Welcome Honey, you'll need plenty psychology on here but for all things curry related, you've come to the right place. Don't be frightened to ask if you get stuck.

Title: Re: Hello from Sunderland
Post by: honey on September 02, 2013, 06:33 PM

Haha I will hopefully be able to put my degree to good use!  :D

Thanks Gav, I am looking forward to experimenting and learning some tricks!

Title: Re: Hello from Sunderland
Post by: Gav Iscon on September 02, 2013, 06:45 PM

If you're new to BIR, as I am, you can't go wrong with starting with either  Dipurajas, Cory Anders or Chewy Tikkas bases and recipes to start out with.

Title: Re: Hello from Sunderland
Post by: chewytikka on September 02, 2013, 07:34 PM

Hi Honey,

Welcome to the forum.
Sometimes its a bit like Grandads Army, sitting on a park bench, discussing all things trivial.

But don't let that put you off. ;)

What is your favourite Restaurant Curry, that you would like to make at home?

cheers ChewyTikka
I'm local, South Shields and I do talk to Maccams ;D

Title: Re: Hello from Sunderland
Post by: honey on September 02, 2013, 07:41 PM

Thanks Gav, I will have a browse through the recipes and pick some to try out.  :)

Haha Chewy, that definitely won't put me off. My favourite restuarant curry is madras, I'd love to learn to make it 'restuarant style' at home. I love side dishes such as saag aloo too. Ooh a 'sand dancer' hmm? Haha well why wouldn't you speak to us mackems? Rumour has it that we are the nicest people in the North East!  ;D

Title: Re: Hello from Sunderland
Post by: chewytikka on September 02, 2013, 08:11 PM

Rumours, Rumours  ;D

I've made a few video recipes, of me knocking up my supper.
Theres a couple on Madras, you might one to look at.
https://vimeo.com/mikestyne/videos
Making a good Madras has a technique/method, which is the opposite
to your usual text book recipes and even goes beyond culinary logic somewhat. ;)

cheers ChewyTikka

Title: Re: Hello from Sunderland
Post by: honey on September 02, 2013, 08:42 PM

Thank you very much, I will have to try this! It looks amazing!

This might sound like a stupid question but what do you mean by 'spice mixture'? I am guessing it means a mixture of spices ha but which spices?

Thanks again!

Title: Re: Hello from Sunderland
Post by: chewytikka on September 02, 2013, 09:26 PM

Hi Honey
No stupid questions when you starting off.

The restaurants use what they call a Mix Powder, Instead of just a straight forward bought Curry Powder.

Every cook does a slightly different mix. Which leads to discussion on which is the best etc

Title: Re: Hello from Sunderland
Post by: Stephen Lindsay on September 02, 2013, 09:30 PM

welcome from Scotland honey, my brother used to live in South Shields but has been in Seaburn Dene for ages - good curry country.

Title: Re: Hello from Sunderland
Post by: curryhell on September 02, 2013, 10:11 PM

Welcome Honey.  You couldn't have come to a better place to learn about BIR curry, especially madras, nor could you have found a better place to do some phsyco analysis  ;D  There a few on here close to going off the rails, and some have long since left the track  :) :) :)

Title: Re: Hello from Sunderland
Post by: Gav Iscon on September 03, 2013, 12:31 AM

Quote from: honey on September 02, 2013, 07:41 PM

Rumour has it that we are the nicest people in the North East!  ;D

No, its just the ones from Whitley Bay.  ::) ;D

Title: Re: Hello from Sunderland
Post by: honey on September 03, 2013, 07:43 PM

Thanks Chewy, I think I will try your mixture. I have quite a lot of spices, I usually get them from Chester road in Sunderland, but I will have a look in Castletown too because I always like to add to my collection  ;D

Hi Stephen, Seaburn is a lovely area of Sunderland. I haven't had the pleasure of spending much time in Scotland yet but I have visited Edinburgh and absolutely loved it!

Haha curryhell, well maybe in return for some amazing curry recipes I can offer some psychoanalysis?  ;)

Another local lad Gav! Seems to be a few North-Easterners on here!

Title: Re: Hello from Sunderland
Post by: Stephen Lindsay on September 03, 2013, 09:52 PM

enjoy the forum honey

Title: Re: Hello from Sunderland
Post by: steevee00 on September 06, 2013, 06:36 PM

HI
Hutchinsons on Chester road have all the ingredients you will need

its a fruit n veg shop on one side .
spices and powders on the other side

fresh ocra ,chillies coriander etc etc  at the back of the shop ,plus halal butcher ,good prices

check it out,its  just a little way up from the Chester's pub .on the left as you leave Sunderland City centre.

Title: Re: Hello from Sunderland
Post by: honey on September 11, 2013, 07:37 PM

Hi Steevee00,

Thank you. That's where I usually get my spices, vegetables etc from. It's really handy, just around the corner from me! I will definitely have to stock up, now just need a weekend to dedicate to curries!

Title: Re: Hello from Sunderland
Post by: acrabat on September 11, 2013, 08:00 PM

Welcome to the form Honey. I hope you find it as useful as I have.

Title: Re: Hello from Sunderland
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Title: Re: Hello from Sunderland
Post by: Peripatetic Phil on October 24, 2013, 09:52 AM

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Title: Re: Hello from Sunderland
Post by: loveitspicy on October 24, 2013, 02:46 PM

not being a perv Honey( and in Thailand )  but great looking pic i clicked on it like any normal male would do and it came up with a pic the same size - very small - where is the enlargement!! would be great to have a ganders

best, Rich