Hi all, long time since Ive been on here, great to see some familiar names are still on and trying to acheive the goal we all set out to do. Anyway Ive just moved to Hartlepool and fisrt things first went to check out the local Indian Take aways. I came across what looked like a very run down part of town but it had 3 takeaways all on the same road. I went in to get the menus and found what I consider to be the cheapest take away in uk. 3.30 for chicken vindaloo. Im always a bit sceptical when prices are too low, however I ordered this meal along with rice and nan and it was the best I have ever tasted. Went to another one a few nights later and their chicken vindaloo was ?4.85. I ordered it to check it out and chucked it in the bin when I got home. All I could taste was salt and powder from the spices. The moral of this story is never to assume that the more you pay the better you get. You might only get what you pay for, but not in this game.   

Just been thinking more regards the cooling down and re heating. Here goes an example of what can happen.

boil your base sauce till its done
let it cool to blend
re heat/boil to cook through again
let it cool to put in freezer
de frost
then re heat again when ready for a curry
let curry cool if you want to freeze again
when ready to eat
let thaw out
then re heat again
and finally eat.


It seems to me that you must lose an awful lot of taste if doing this procedure which I have done myself, but it just goes to show how many times you could re heat, thaw, cool, freeze. It must have some effect on the final dish.

Well, KP. You cant leave us all like this surely.

Since Ive started trying to cook these recipes, Ive had nothing but grief from the wife at the amount of mess I'm making in the kitchen.
Curry stains everywhere. It has got to point where I have now ruined the wall tiles, looks like Ive permanently stained the worktops and floor tiles, had curry on the windows, ruined clothing, I constantly now smell of garlic, and everytime the loved one wants to cook something,  that curry whiff is constantly there. 
Just to make matters worse after every dish I produce I always ask for her to taste it and its always tasteless, can you believe this woman. I think the moral of the story is either women or curries, because they definitely dont mix in our house.

Sorry I do apologise I thought I was posting on a counselling site.

BTW, Im not blaming you for any of this Andy, long keep your recipes posted.

another find