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Title: Lamb Madras and rice
Post by: Bobby Bhuna on December 24, 2009, 01:05 AM
Hi Guys

Tonight I made a custom 2 onion base, Madras and Pillau rice. It was very tasty indeed!

(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/55f5ae49c92c2bba5593a79b6af8affd.jpg)

(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/482138fe8f6068383f092203f600e5d0.jpg)

(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/7b7ba38b130aeafeda4a356bb92cd4c0.jpg)

Cheers

BB.
Title: Re: Lamb Madras and rice
Post by: joshallen2k on December 24, 2009, 01:26 AM
Lookin' good, BB!

Mmmm Lamb Madras...
Title: Re: Lamb Madras and rice
Post by: Willyeckerslike on December 24, 2009, 08:10 AM
That looks delicious 8)

n1 BB
Title: Re: Lamb Madras and rice
Post by: JerryM on December 24, 2009, 09:14 AM
Bobby,

rice is real impressive.

how long did the 2 onion base take - was it a std but small volume or a curry in hurry quick approach.
Title: Re: Lamb Madras and rice
Post by: Bobby Bhuna on December 24, 2009, 11:17 AM
Thanks guys  :)

I'm afraid this was just curry in a hurry and no base to hand / moving flat in a few weeks so didn't wan't to fill up the freezer. I just used 2 onions, 1 fresh tomato, bog standard spices in small quantities, a touch of creamed coconut, garlic, ginger, salt and msg. I was just playing around. It turned out well. Not quite as good as using E.g. BE's, SnS' or CA's base and recipe but not far off.
Title: Re: Lamb Madras and rice
Post by: Mikka1 on December 24, 2009, 12:42 PM
Bobby that looks really good pal.
I did the same sort of thing some time back with tom sauce in a tin. You know sometimes I do wonder myself if all of these processes we put ourselves through are worth it when you end up with something as good as this?

MSG? I've used it once. Do you think it makes any difference and how did you cook your meat please? Nice one.  ;D

Thanks guys  :)

I'm afraid this was just curry in a hurry and no base to hand / moving flat in a few weeks so didn't wan't to fill up the freezer. I just used 2 onions, 1 fresh tomato, bog standard spices in small quantities, a touch of creamed coconut, garlic, ginger, salt and msg. I was just playing around. It turned out well. Not quite as good as using E.g. BE's, SnS' or CA's base and recipe but not far off.
Title: Re: Lamb Madras and rice
Post by: Bobby Bhuna on December 24, 2009, 06:17 PM
Bobby that looks really good pal.
I did the same sort of thing some time back with tom sauce in a tin. You know sometimes I do wonder myself if all of these processes we put ourselves through are worth it when you end up with something as good as this?

MSG? I've used it once. Do you think it makes any difference and how did you cook your meat please? Nice one.  ;D

Hey Mikka

To be honest this didn't take me much less time than a full blown effort, it's just I didn't want lots of base as I'm moving soon. If that wasn't the case I'd have been better off making a normal sized base.

I cooked the lamb by gently simmering some rump steaks for an hour. I find they come out lovely and tender. I don't bother pre cooking in spices etc anymore as I don't think it needs it in a Madras.

I don't think MSG makes a huge difference. I was just having a play with one or two ingredients as I'd had a few tinnies! ;D
Title: Re: Lamb Madras and rice
Post by: Mikka1 on December 24, 2009, 07:05 PM
Steaks! There you go.
Impossible in a restaurant but this is one time I think that most people can get one over on them  ;D

Sounds and looks really good though Bobby. RICE.
Ok your rice looks more on a par with Restaurant rice because it looks oily. Did you use more than usual?

On the subject of oil.............
I'm going to add spice oil to Naan's and rice in future. It cannot be carcinogenic since its never been raised in heat to any level, so it should be good to go.

Like you I'm not convinced about MSG, there are many salts out there. The dryness "I need a bucket of water" in the evening or night after a meal could be a lot of things? It certainly is not salt that is for certain.   

Nice one again now what did you do with the rice please?  ;D

Hey Mikka

To be honest this didn't take me much less time than a full blown effort, it's just I didn't want lots of base as I'm moving soon. If that wasn't the case I'd have been better off making a normal sized base.

I cooked the lamb by gently simmering some rump steaks for an hour. I find they come out lovely and tender. I don't bother pre cooking in spices etc anymore as I don't think it needs it in a Madras.

I don't think MSG makes a huge difference. I was just having a play with one or two ingredients as I'd had a few tinnies! ;D
Title: Re: Lamb Madras and rice
Post by: Bobby Bhuna on December 24, 2009, 08:32 PM
Ok your rice looks more on a par with Restaurant rice because it looks oily. Did you use more than usual?

There's no oil, just one tsp of veg ghee at the start with the whole spices in the pan, gently fried for a min, in with washed rice, coated it and added the boiling water. Half cooked the rice then put the pan in the oven at 120 degrees for 15 mins.
Title: Re: Lamb Madras and rice
Post by: Cory Ander on December 26, 2009, 12:54 PM
Looks really good BB, particularly the rice  8)
Title: Re: Lamb Madras and rice
Post by: Mikka1 on December 26, 2009, 04:19 PM
Sorry this is late Bobby.
So you sort of oven steamed it then? Excellent idea, one I hadn't thought of too. Like Cory it looks amazing that rice.

There's no oil, just one tsp of veg ghee at the start with the whole spices in the pan, gently fried for a min, in with washed rice, coated it and added the boiling water. Half cooked the rice then put the pan in the oven at 120 degrees for 15 mins.
Title: Re: Lamb Madras and rice
Post by: Bobby Bhuna on December 26, 2009, 05:04 PM
Sorry this is late Bobby.
So you sort of oven steamed it then? Excellent idea, one I hadn't thought of too. Like Cory it looks amazing that rice.

That's bang on. It was CA and Gary who posts recipe's from the Rajver who put me on to this method and it's great!
Title: Re: Lamb Madras and rice
Post by: Stephen Lindsay on December 26, 2009, 07:39 PM
Bobby I hope you are still going to be able to give us the heads up on your favourite curry houses in Edinburgh when you move buddy!
Title: Re: Lamb Madras and rice
Post by: Mikka1 on December 26, 2009, 08:27 PM
Thought so.....
You know there is no reason apart from the frying in oils that it couldn't be done in a rice maker.  ;D

Every time I look at this rice image my mouth goes YUM!

That's bang on. It was CA and Gary who posts recipe's from the Rajver who put me on to this method and it's great!
Title: Re: Lamb Madras and rice
Post by: chinois on February 01, 2010, 02:26 PM
That looks beautiful  :o It's the kind of madras i hope to be served in a restaurant - just meat and dark spicy sauce. It puts me off when they're lightly coloured or not oily enough.
Madras works really well for variety too. You know when you're doing a curry night and you dont want people thinking the curries are too similar to each other?
When doing a curry night i always do a madras and a korma because they're so different . Then i do a dansak or pathia or jeera.

Rice looks bang on too!