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Title: Wanted: chicken naga recipe
Post by: natterjak on July 02, 2012, 09:28 PM
Does anyone have a good BIR chicken naga recipe please? I've tried adding a couple of spoons of Mr Naga to a plain chicken curry but there was something missing. Chicken naga, when I've ordered it from takeaways has been a delicious very hot dish with green peppers and green chillis and a distinctive naga flavour.
Title: Re: Wanted: chicken naga recipe
Post by: fishy on July 02, 2012, 10:24 PM
My local does naga chicken, i love it!, to me theirs is just a hot madras and yes they use lots of Mr naga, it is a tasty chilli without doubt, to most of my cooking I add naga even in my beans on toast.

Fishy
Title: Re: Wanted: chicken naga recipe
Post by: JerryM on July 03, 2012, 04:54 PM
would love to know more about naga dishes myself.

the Mr Naga has not really done it for me. it's a tad more hassle but well worth making it yourself (chewytikka inspired link http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=6005.msg60013#msg60013 (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=6005.msg60013#msg60013))
Title: Re: Wanted: chicken naga recipe
Post by: natterjak on July 04, 2012, 07:48 AM
Thanks Jerry but I really have zero interest in making my own naga paste :)
Title: Re: Wanted: chicken naga recipe
Post by: 976bar on July 04, 2012, 08:49 AM
For me, the hotter the dish the more it overpowers the other flavours of the dish.

I sometimes combat this by crumbling a little knorr chicken stock cube in the final curry. Maybe not BIR inspired, but certainly brings back some flavour to the dish rather than just heat.
Title: Re: Wanted: chicken naga recipe
Post by: madmatt on July 06, 2012, 05:37 PM
Great question though Nutterjack,

I know just what you mean-I love a Chicken Naga from my local BIR-Its the only curry I order now, as thanks to this site, I feel I make superior 'Standard' curries than they do.

Does anyone know where you can buy fresh nagas from?

Matt
Title: Re: Wanted: chicken naga recipe
Post by: chewytikka on July 06, 2012, 08:36 PM
Hi NJ
Chicken Naga can be made any which way, Chef, Restaurant, Region, but it really comes down to the product Mr. Naga pickle,
which arrived around here about Twenty years ago.

On any menu these days, you'll probably find 3 or 4 dishes which have Mr.Naga as an additive,
nobody will use fresh Green Naga as I'ts far too fierce and dangerous for customers - unless they use it in a gimmick/joke curry like a Curry Hell/Bombay Blaster etc...

To match your local, make a Bhuna style curry with plenty of spicing and add the Mr. Naga halfway through a 10min cook,
reducing down at least 3 lots of curry base to create the Bhuna.

My Achari video is an example of the technique. https://vimeo.com/24117518

I'll be cooking this later, as Friday night is curry night ;D

Comfort food for all this miserable weather  :'( issing down and even the Fog Horn droning on and on and on  >:(

cheers Chewy
Title: Re: Wanted: chicken naga recipe
Post by: curryhell on July 06, 2012, 08:51 PM
Do post us some pics CT.  I'm trying to decide whether to venture to the pub or  have an NIS delivered ???.  Busy week and too tired to cook tonight ::)
Title: Re: Wanted: chicken naga recipe
Post by: natterjak on July 06, 2012, 08:58 PM

To match your local, make a Bhuna style curry with plenty of spicing and add the Mr. Naga halfway through a 10min cook,
reducing down at least 3 lots of curry base to create the Bhuna.


Thanks CT I will definately try this, perhaps as soon as tomorrow. I've been cooking 976Bar's Bhuna recently which is lovely so will try it with some Mr Naga added. What would you reckon, couple of teaspoons?
Title: Re: Wanted: chicken naga recipe
Post by: chewytikka on July 06, 2012, 09:29 PM
Hi Nj
If your just going for the Naga flavour, 1 tsp would be enough in a single portion curry,
especially if you have chilli pdr and fresh green chillis in as well, depends how hot you like it.
But you will get the full on flavour, with 1 tsp.
cheers Chewy
Title: Re: Wanted: chicken naga recipe
Post by: chewytikka on July 07, 2012, 09:39 AM
A pic and vid of my supper last night
Chicken Naga with Alu Jeera/Okra on the side.
Went really well together, a hot and spicy Bhuna with nutty potatoes. ;D
http://www.southtyneside.com/sizzler/Naga.html

(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/be26f1ab919d338e6b8d39da6aa078c4.jpg) (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/#be26f1ab919d338e6b8d39da6aa078c4.jpg)

cheers Chewy
Title: Re: Wanted: chicken naga recipe
Post by: curryhell on July 07, 2012, 10:25 AM
Thanks for posting.  Very nice looking supper there CT.  May give your achari dish a go tonight.  I'll pass on the okra though ::)
Title: Re: Wanted: chicken naga recipe
Post by: Salvador Dhali on July 07, 2012, 08:33 PM
would love to know more about naga dishes myself.

the Mr Naga has not really done it for me.

I'm a huge fan of Mr Naga and experience cold turkey-like withdrawal symptoms if I can't get my fix, but when it comes to naga taste and strength, Mr Vikki's wins hands down for me...

Well worth a punt:

http://www.mrvikkis.co.uk/ (http://www.mrvikkis.co.uk/)
Title: Re: Wanted: chicken naga recipe
Post by: JerryM on July 08, 2012, 11:27 AM
is there anyother way of viewing the video if you've not got quicktime (and don't want to download).

Salvador Dhali,

i'll keep eye out for the brand. it's an important item to me "nagga" (piece of the jigsaw).

the making of nagga sauce is dangerous and rubber gloves and eye protectors are not to be laughed at (if you give them respect you don't need of course). as Chewytikka say's you do not want to use pieces of the chilli in the curry either (too hot).

for a long time i'd never been able to produce lip burn at home (true test of vindaloo strength for me). also by taking the seeds out the curry does not have any hard bits.

it's easy to decide on which approach suits you're own needs - as a starting point just try tasting a spoon tip out of the Mr Nagga jar (mine says Hot Pepper Pickle Very Hot)

the key thing is many thanks to Chewytikka for once again posting which e already know will be an invaluable video (will have to view on relatives machine).

www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/dc0fab1bc76a4e4d6725fa37b134e8a5.JPG (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/dc0fab1bc76a4e4d6725fa37b134e8a5.JPG)

ref link http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=6005.msg60013#msg60013 (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=6005.msg60013#msg60013)
Title: Re: Wanted: chicken naga recipe
Post by: parker21 on July 08, 2012, 03:08 PM
hi guys i get this from 1 of the gurkha shops in ashford kent (remember phil?) it will give you want you want in a naga i'm sure  ;)

regards
gary

(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/df92da20844c803596d5bc9a088aae46.jpg) (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/#df92da20844c803596d5bc9a088aae46.jpg)
Title: Re: Wanted: chicken naga recipe
Post by: curryhell on July 08, 2012, 03:53 PM
Now that is right up my street :P ::) ;D  Must see if i can track some of this down ???
Title: Re: Wanted: chicken naga recipe
Post by: Peripatetic Phil on July 08, 2012, 05:48 PM
hi guys i get this from 1 of the gurkha shops in ashford kent (remember phil?)

I do indeed, Gary, and it is definitely time I went there again.  But on my previous trips I have not succeeded in locating a supplier of MDH spices (Kasmiri mirch, degghi mirch), so I am still dependent on Tunbridge Wells for them.  Do you know if any of the Gurkha shops in Ashford carry the MDH range ?

** Phil.
Title: Re: Wanted: chicken naga recipe
Post by: parker21 on July 09, 2012, 08:04 PM
"I have not succeeded in locating a supplier of MDH spices (Kasmiri mirch, degghi mirch), " 
hi phil i mite know of a place in ashford that sells MDH spices, if my mind serves correctly...( pmsl i've been a postman in ashford for 25 years and i lived there for 23 years of my life) .... there is a chemist on the corner of beaver road 200yards from 2 of the gurkha shops you visited its called ashdown chemist, but is run by mr & mrs shah! they also do spices, whole aswell! will take a look tomorrow i know they sell methi leaves a small box costs just 50p :D and they do sell MDH  8)

regards
gary

btw ch if you pm yours address i'll get one or 2 for you mate!!!!!!!!! up for a phall anytime hehehehe! or a real naga use daves insanity ghost pepper sauce! i was lucky enough to pick 3 of these for 3gbp in asda before the stopped doing them! pmsl they sell a sorching hot vindaloo pmsl! and i tried their findaloo ..... korma lol!

regards ch
gary ;)
Title: Re: Wanted: chicken naga recipe
Post by: curryhell on July 09, 2012, 09:09 PM
btw ch if you pm yours address i'll get one or 2 for you mate!!!!!!!!! up for a phall anytime hehehehe! or a real naga use daves insanity ghost pepper sauce! i was lucky enough to pick 3 of these for 3gbp in asda before the stopped doing them! pmsl they sell a sorching hot vindaloo pmsl! and i tried their findaloo ..... korma lol!

Cheers for that Gary.  Certainly none of it round my neck of the woods although i can lay my hands on Mr Naga easily and features regularly in my phalls ;D.  Although lately i've found myself cooking other dishes instead ??? How do you think this one compares to Mr Naga?  You got yourself a bargain in Asda.  I haven't tried that particular sauce.  However, i do have bottles of Da Bom and Hotter Than Hell extracts in the fridge for emergencies  ::). I'm sure there are a few BIR's where these do feature in the kitchen and are used for customers who like their phall exceptionally hot :o :o  I think i was a victim of this the other week when i visited Rochester for the Dicken's fesival.  Having eaten incendiary curries for over 25 years I can only put the intense heat down to an additive other than extrahot chilli powder or fresh chillis.  In the end i had to have  a doggy bag :-\.  I put my inability to tolerate it down to too much beer but when i tried the remains the next evening, it was every bit as hot and after two mouthfull's my eyes were streaming :'(  The buggers had done me good and proper >:( 
Title: Re: Wanted: chicken naga recipe
Post by: JerryM on July 13, 2012, 07:13 PM
To match your local, make a Bhuna style curry with plenty of spicing and add the Mr. Naga halfway through a 10min cook,
reducing down at least 3 lots of curry base to create the Bhuna.

My Achari video is an example of the technique. https://vimeo.com/24117518 (https://vimeo.com/24117518)

For anyone who can access the video "http://www.southtyneside.com/sizzler/Naga.html". is the above it so to speak or is there anything more in the video.

i'd love to make this and can go on the quote but want to make it to spec.
Title: Re: Wanted: chicken naga recipe
Post by: Peripatetic Phil on July 13, 2012, 11:22 PM
For anyone who can access the video "http://www.southtyneside.com/sizzler/Naga.html". is the above it so to speak or is there anything more in the video.

As far as I can tell from poking about inside, the video is nothing more than this :

http://www.southtyneside.com/sizzler/Naga_Alu.mp4 (http://www.southtyneside.com/sizzler/Naga_Alu.mp4)

It certainly doesn't require Quicktime, which I refuse to install on principle.
** Phil.
Title: Re: Wanted: chicken naga recipe
Post by: ligs on July 13, 2012, 11:37 PM
I always have naga chicken from my local takeaway which is very good, to me it looks like jalfrezi with spinach ,potato with a little mix veg bhagi and the taste of mr naga.
Title: Re: Wanted: chicken naga recipe
Post by: JerryM on July 15, 2012, 10:01 AM
Phil,

you're a star many thanks for the link - i could download and use media player.

that was the good news - the video is moving pic of the finished dish so you need to work off Chewytikka's original spec.

going to give it a go on next base which i'm aiming for soon.
Title: Re: Wanted: chicken naga recipe
Post by: loveitspicy on July 19, 2012, 02:06 PM
A pic and vid of my supper last night
Chicken Naga with Alu Jeera/Okra on the side.
Went really well together, a hot and spicy Bhuna with nutty potatoes. ;D
http://www.southtyneside.com/sizzler/Naga.html

(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/be26f1ab919d338e6b8d39da6aa078c4.jpg) (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/#be26f1ab919d338e6b8d39da6aa078c4.jpg)

cheers Chewy

This looks just great - i'm sorry i missed this but i was in hospital when this was posted im glad pointed out to someone else

lovely

best, Rich