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British Indian Restaurant Recipes - Starters & Side Dishes => Starters and Side Dishes Chat => Topic started by: Derek Dansak on September 04, 2008, 04:32 PM
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Hi, can some kind person advise on the best chicken tikka recipies on this site? i thought its about time i made one of these. it will make a nice change from my last few months efforts trying to crack the madras recipe. cheers DD
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Hi, can some kind person advise on the best chicken tikka recipies on this site? i thought its about time i made one of these. it will make a nice change from my last few months efforts trying to crack the madras recipe. cheers DD
Yes, it's Blades recipe as found here:
http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=874.0
I think I've posted enthusiastic feedback on that thread months/years ago. If anyone knows a better-tasting tikka recipe I'd like to try it. There may already have been some 'spin-offs' / derivatives of that recipe but for me it's the original real-deal!
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The proof's in the pudding..check the photos http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=2889.0
Stew
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Agreed with the above that Blade's is the best tikka recipe here.
I do replace the Patak's Tandoori paste with their Patak's Tikka paste. I just feel the tikka paste gets the taste closer to BIR. Personal opinion.
-- Josh
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i can't say on Blades as i've only made CA's
http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=1555.msg13736#msg13736 (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=1555.msg13736#msg13736)
i have added a couple of tweaks which i seem to like but honestly the as spec is brill.
i'll add the tweaks under the original recipe
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i can't say on Blades as i've only made CA's
I think I'm correct in guessing that:
CA tikka = Blade tikka + tweaks
Therefore:
JerryM tikka = Blade tikka + 2 lots of tweaks!
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these look great, ta. :D
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CA tikka = Blade tikka + tweaks
The big difference is the use of yogurt, or lack thereof.
I've found that since deleting the yogurt from my tikka (a la Blade) the result is "better than BIR". I realize that yogurt in tikka is standard practice, but I feel 100% sure it tastes better without.
-- Josh
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I think I'm correct in guessing that:
CA tikka = Blade tikka + tweaks
A curious comment George :-\
If you actually compared the two recipes (rather than guessing) you would see that this is clearly not the case. There are significant differences between the two recipes:
- Blade's uses Pataks Tandoori Paste whereas mine uses a made up tandoori masala
- Mine uses yoghurt whereas Blade's doesn't
- Mine uses fresh coriander whereas Blade's doesn't
- Mine uses tomato paste whereas Blade's doesn't
- Mine uses milk whereas Blade's uses water
- Blade's uses ginger whereas mine doesn't
- Blade's uses fenugreek whereas mine doesn't
In fact, the two recipes probably couldn't be more dissimilar if you tried! :P
I don't think anyone can justifiably say which tikka recipe is "the best" unless they have tried them all. I suspect very few members have. I've tried mine and Blade's only.
George, Stew and Josh - please can you put your comments into context by telling us which other recipes you have tried besides Blade's?
Yes, Blade's recipe has had many rave reviews, from those that have tried it, and is clearly worth a try. But I'd caution against dismissing any of the other tikka recipes as a consequence.
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Blade's uses Pataks Tandoori Paste
i'm afraid that's the end of the contest for me.
i flirted with pataks a few months ago. i was getting so many CA tikka requests that i looked for a short cut and pataks seemed worth a try. interestingly on the jar it says don't taste it - of course i did - awful.
the family rebelled saying they were being sold short on quality for speed.
fresh is best for sure.
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Blade's uses Pataks Tandoori Paste
i'm afraid that's the end of the contest for me.
i flirted with pataks a few months ago.... - of course i did - awful.
That's a bit like me deciding Victoria Sponge Cake must taste bad because I tasted a bit of baking powder and didn't like the flavour! Or raw egg or raw flour for that matter! It's the end result which counts. I've tried tikka mixes as per the recipes on Pataks and other jars, which generally comprise the bottled mix plus yoghurt and often nothing else. The end results are OK but nowhere near as good as Blade's recipe which adds many additional ingredients.
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I'm another of Blade's fans :D
I've tried loads of tikka recipes over the years and his beats the rest into a cocked hat.....Pataks or no Pataks ;)
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Yep its got to be blades for me too :) - its the business.. smells right, tastes right as its says better then BIR!
I started out on traditional recipes which were seriously lacking the taste... then i moved onto CA'S [much better] then Pete's [better still] then Blades and never looked back.
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I have yet to try Blades's, and I shall get 'round to it, but I still SO sold od CAs which I think is FANTASTIC, it might have to wait!
CA said on the previous page of this thread that he has tried Blade's, Now I am conscious that he didn't express an opinion about which he thought was better, his or Blade's, maybe he felt it would sound sound like self-justification if he said his? Either way I would be interested your opinion CA?