Hope everyone has a great time!
Rob :)
Merry Christmas everyone, and remember that roast turkey counts as "precooked protein" for your curries :lol:
Merry Christmas everyone. I just made a batch of Steven Heap's base and pre-cooked chicken and tomato masala and am ready to go! Strange here in the US they don't have turkey at Christmas but any excuse to try a little winter BIR is good for me.
Drink responsibly. And enjoyably. And other 'ly's....
Cheers Robbo
Merry Christmas all
Quote from: Robbo141 on December 23, 2025, 11:06 PM
Merry Christmas everyone. I just made a batch of Steven Heap's base and pre-cooked chicken and tomato masala and am ready to go! Strange here in the US they don't have turkey at Christmas but any excuse to try a little winter BIR is good for me.
Drink responsibly. And enjoyably. And other 'ly's....
Cheers Robbo
the big turkey meal is a month before, probably why so many eat ham or beef at Christmas.
Merry Christmas everyone.
I hope you all have a great time with family and friends.
BAJ
My Christmas day dinner. :umy:
Would have posted earlier, but I have just this morning come out of cryostasis. Hope everyone is keeping well.
Tell us about your Christmas dinner Martin. Is that soup? What were the mains? Any good?
How did your Christmas BIR cooking go Robbo?
Rob :)
Hi Rob
The choice was a Christmas dinner, hence the soup for 3 of them, or anything off the menu.
I had a sheek kebab starter and a lamb Dhansak, pilau rice and a keema naan.
Followed by a choice of cake for desert, which I took home as too full up. :smiling eyes:
It was bloody lovely. :umy:
Good to hear Martin. Were you not given any Christmas crackers though? I used to like wearing the paper hats :) It looks like a few of your party brought their own.
Rob
Yep we were given crackers Rob. Guess most of us didn't want to mess our hair up. :wink:
Brought our own booze though.
Happy New Year folks. I made Steven Heap's base, pre-cooked chicken, tomato paste and onions and knocked out a few curries in recent weeks. Very nice dishes but still not quite the real BIR thing I remember from my UK days.
Going to be 0 degrees this weekend. And that's Fahrenheit not Celsius. Look it up. 😂
On a business trip last weekend, found myself in St.Louis Missouri and on my own one night so found a local Indian place and for once decided NOT to have vindaloo.
Found this place a short drive from the hotel and ordered takeout.
https://www.hhstlouis.com/
I found a Karaikudi Curry on the menu, had never heard of it so in for a penny (or $16.99)
I ordered it 'spicy' as here in the US it seems hot curries are milder than I'm used to.
Absolutely fantastic dish, great heat level and full of flavor. A definite repeat to order when on the road again and also to try making it at home. Seriously good curry.
A bit like a Chettinad, fiery and right up my alley.
If you like heat, seek it out. Not often I'm blown away by traditional Indian food in the US but this was outstanding.
Robbo
Quote from: martinvic on January 16, 2026, 01:40 PM
Guess most of us didn't want to mess our hair up. :wink:
:cool:
Rob