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Curry Photos & Videos => Pictures of Your Curries => Topic started by: curryhell on January 01, 2014, 10:19 AM
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Having resisted the temptation to head to the pub to see in the New Year and thus avoiding the compulsory next day hangover, it seemed only proper to start as we mean to go on - with a curry ;D
Nothing special or complex, a nice tasty not overly hot phall made to spec as per the Zaal video using Az's base and mix powder. All details are contained in this thread which is a good starting point for any new to the BIR journey:
http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,7714.170.html (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,7714.170.html)
(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/9482e98363bc0706065b645becf1946e.jpg) (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/#9482e98363bc0706065b645becf1946e.jpg)
I added some left over bombay potato and saag aloo which i had cooked the night before, having used the little india base, both of which i was very impressed with :P
(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/8d41b27485fcd1c66d2cf2e032dbe7c1.jpg) (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/#8d41b27485fcd1c66d2cf2e032dbe7c1.jpg)
I was tempted to do some special fried rice but by this stage the Leffe was beginning to take effect :-\ so i ended up with simple pilau. Again, a cast off from the day before ::)
(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/24eed722c8ba4568c0e6f252b9922927.jpg) (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/#24eed722c8ba4568c0e6f252b9922927.jpg)
All in all, a satisfying supper which can be consistently produced :D
(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/e565309f3409393d1e0f20e24e42caf3.jpg) (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/#e565309f3409393d1e0f20e24e42caf3.jpg)
Looking forward to the curry challenges of 2014.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL PARTICIPATING MEMBERS ON CR0
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Happy New year! I'll be starting with Gammon joint, eggs and some potato wedges. No curry until I finish the Christmas leftovers :'(
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Looks lush CH. After a bit of argument this morning with the missus as i wanted to knock up some curried mushrooms on toast, some how its nearly lunch time and I'm having some Fray Bentos pie with beans. Is this really 2014 ??? :( :-\
Although we did stop in last night and I made a Chicken ceylon using Chewy's madras and some bombay potatoes with plain basmati. Then settled down to watch a great Hootenanny with a bottle of wine.
Happy New Year Everyone.
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Looks lush CH. After a bit of argument this morning with the missus as i wanted to knock up some curried mushrooms on toast, some how its nearly lunch time and I'm having some Fray Bentos pie with beans. Is this really 2014 ??? :( :-\
;D ;D ;D ;D That will just ensure you'll enjoy your next curry creation Gav. I'm having plain old bangers, mash, onions and mushy peas for tea for the very same reason. And then it's off to the pub to celebrate the New Year ;)
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Quality food CH. Within minutes of viewing I've set about prepping a new batch of base gravy. Chicken tonight! First curry for 2014. Happy New Year!
Rob :)
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Yes Happy New year everyone
Ohh my head
Sorry CH for got my manners love the curries
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Nice effort there CH. I had my own curry fest yesterday, but slightly different approach to before. Instead of pre cooking my chicken and making base gravy to freeze into portions, I batch cooked a whole load of curries from scatch and portioned them up for the freezer. So that means 4kg of chicken breast was cooked to the IFFU method, then about 7 litres of base gravy, then straight into cooking double portions of curry eight times. I was juggling two curry pans, each 26" with double portions on the go and I did this until I used up all my chicken and nearly all the base gravy - 16 curries in all.
All served up straight into takeaway tubs and into the fridge overnight and today they're into the freezer. The mess created around the cooker was biblical in proportions but I'm thinking I now have 2 months supply of curries I can microwave straight from the freezer (based on my current fairly conservative rate of consumption) and I only have to do the washing up once, and clean the kitchen once as opposed to 16 times. Downside is I spent about 7 hours yesterday cooking, but I'm thinking there are economies of scale at play here.
Sadly no photos or video. I did try to rig a camera but couldn't get a decent angle on the cooker and given the ridiculous amount of spluttering going on I would've been ashamed to post a video of such a dirty cooker anyway. For the record I cooked 4 Roshneys (Zaal of course), 6 Ceylon (my own), 2 dopiaza (C2Go from YouTube) and 4 Jafflongs (Manzil via YouTube Leviteish) (ex hot). Chunky onions and peppers to be added to the Jafflongs and Roshneys will be fried off fresh each time while the curries defrost in the microwave.
I've always avoided freezing complete curries because I was sure defrosting and reheating them destroyed the texture of the veggies, but have recently experimented based on good advice received elsewhere and found that as long as the bigger chunks of onion and pepper are fried fresh each time and added to the reheated curry, it works well. Furthermore the curries seem to improve from resting before consumption - maybe the oil infuses the spice flavours better, or simply your senses are clearer having not cooked from scratch on the day.
Adding up the totals of ingredient costs and cooking time and dividing by 16 I reckon I came in at around
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The first of many for 2014 CH and a tasty looking feast as ever. I had me a takeaway last night (Chicken Madras) ans it was absolutely terrible, no taste, loads of chilli that it was at least a Vindaloo and I could taste nothing else. Having spent 9 quid I've stuck it in the freezer and I will rescue it at the weekend.
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I think your right there NJ about frozen curries we make seemed to taste better
And echo those reason you suggested
I bet your glad that days over ;D
Bad luck SL buy some chips and dip it in :)
ooh my head anyone got a good cure
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I think your right there NJ about frozen curries we make seemed to taste better
And echo those reason you suggested
I bet your glad that days over ;D
Bad luck SL buy some chips and dip it in :)
ooh my head anyone got a good cure
You know what, it was quite fun actually. Maybe I was a squirrel in a former life as I seem to have a hoarding instinct and love to batch cook for the freezer. I do it with chilli con carne and lasagne meat sauce too. Can't beat getting home late from work and pulling out a portion of good tasty home cooked food to get it onto the table double quick,!
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I make you right again
Your freezer must be fully stocked :)
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Christ Natterjak, i need a rest after reading that post. The content has completely tired me out Chris coupled with the laughing ;D I have never tried freezing my curries and having them later. Something new for 2014 to try with a phall or madras then. I haven't tried the jafflong yet. There goes another one onto the radar :) I can see the time advantages for sure, one massive cooking session and a mega wash up afterward and job done. Simply pop in the ding after a hard day with no faffing at all involved. I would have loved to have seen a video. I can just imagine the mess. Probably just like a BIR kitchen after a busy Sat eve :D As for the cost, TA or a good home BIR curry? It's a no brainer as your sums confirm.
Can't beat getting home late from work and pulling out a portion of good tasty home cooked food to get it onto the table double quick,!
Ain't that the truth. Will be doing steak and kidney pud at the weekend which will be getting portioned up for the freezer. Nothing quite like it a hearty home cooked dish this time of the year with the worst of the weather probably yet to come :(
ooh my head anyone got a good cure
Yes Michael, it's called abstinence mate ;D ;D The alternative cure is moderation ;)
..........absolutely terrible, no taste, loads of chilli that it was at least a Vindaloo and I could taste nothing else.
You're just getting too fussy SL ;D Morel of the story, you should have done your own ;) It's bad enough the curry being crap but having parted with the best part of a tenner to find that out was probably more devastating :o :o I take it then that you won't be patronising that establishment in the near future if ever again ;D
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All in all, a satisfying supper which can be consistently produced :D
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL PARTICIPATING MEMBERS ON CR0
That looks very impressive, happy new year to you too
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That looks very impressive, happy new year to you too
Cheers SP. I certainly managed to impress myself with the bombay spud and saag aloo, that's for sure. And twice in one week ::) Anybody know how well such dishes would freeze ??? ???