Layne,

If in doubt try it and see.

I have to admit that I haven't yet done a curry with olive oil because of what I have read in books on the subject.

That notwithstanding, I will not rule it out until I have tried it in a few different dishes and see what the result is. Might not be this year though! ;D

Personally I prefer full unhealthy butter ghee. It tastes great! I know my arteries are getting furred up, but then we all have to die of something!

KP(V)

Quote from: Cory Ander on February 22, 2007, 02:58 AM
I also presume that ghee is used primarily for its flavour and NOT for its high smoke point (as I certainly previously thought!). 

And, after all of that, I shall be sticking with cheap vegetable oil....as the BIRs do...using butter ghee on naans and as a late addition (for flavour) to CTMs, etc 

I think that this is correct about adding flavour. Some dishes need to be cooked in ghee but a lot of restaurants will cook with the cheapest stuff and add a tsp of ghee at the end to enhance (disguise?) the flavour.

Birs I know use a lot of both. Some things benefit from cooking in ghee, others not so. They need a lot of cheap oils for the curry gravy and especially to fill thier deep fat friers.

KP(V)

Sorry guys, but here is a video of a restaurant chef using olive oil to cook CTM! ;D

http://ifood.tv/node/1543

KP(V)

I agree, it's healthy and the flavour in most dishes won't be affected (maybe on milder ones but worht a try for the health concious)

KP(V)

Welcome Sniffer (won't ask what you sniff though)

KP(V)

Quote from: Cory Ander on February 16, 2007, 11:59 PM

• it doesn't get hot enough...the main reason
• it has a very distinctive (maybe overpowering) taste

Point 1 would be true for a commercial cooker, not sure about a domestic one. I would have thought it would be identical to other oils over a domestic heat source.

Point 2 is true but the other ingredients and spices would make it hard to tell if it was cooked properly from the start and not added into the dish at a later stage (as with mediterranean cooking).

KP(V)

Olive oil is a very healthy alternative to the cheap stuff.
KP(V)

What are the photos trying to show? I think you need to read the section on posting photos and try again. 

KP(V)

Yup, CK is right, but note that it should be the consistency of thick porridge.

KP(V)

Hi rai. what's the secret?

KP(V)