hi spook the raj huh? u must know rupon raj's brother then he used to run mouchak in st michaels before it was taken over! rupon gave me the recipe for their base and mixed powder too.  i cooked a chicken tikka madras for them and they offered me a partnership if i could find somewhere suitable. you should check out the post of mouchak base and recipes and and mixed powder too. i have also seen my vindaloo being cooked in mouchak kitchen too. their base has carrot in too and before u question that i have seen it cooking in their kitchen! and yes i too have tasted their base sauce too. but the smell of the takeaway in my car on the short drive back to biddenden was mmmm unmistakabley Mouchak/raj! :-P did u know raj owns the raj of kent in maidstone ( the largest in kent ) and also a restaurant in dartford too!
regards
gary

hi guys this is James Martins' grand mothers recipe check it out! http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1581636/james-martins-yorkshire-puds
cheers
gary

so what is the recipe for the big mac special sauce? lol

hi garp I think that's a little unfair as I have been here since the beginning of cr0! and have posted when I have some useful input to help newbies in their quest! and I think if you look at some of jerrys' post it is the recipes I posted that he uses! I'm a little upset at being forgotten that's all not blowing my own trumpet! have you tried any of bruces' recipes? remember he got in there before anyone on this forum did and before cr0 was a twinkle in stu's eye! respect your cr0 elders lol that are still around! I mean how many peeps on this site have actually cooked their recipes for a restaurant and been offered to go into to partnership with you???
 kind regards
gary   

hi KC impressed that you have added 9 curries to your BIR repertoire :-) and I know that they are your take on these dishes! but I never seen or had a Bhuna without onions and pepper? or a korma without either ground almonds and or coconut powder and sugar, as cashews I would consider a luxury and I'm sure too expensive unless in one of Bir chefs special or a garnish at the end of cooking  !?! have you checked out the work of  Bruce Edwards on cr0 and is where my curries changed for the better lol or my wife thought so! and that inspired me to get into BIR kitchens ( the maharaja, Rajver and Mouchak of which the recipes are posted on here) and even end up cooking my own curries in there  LOL this is only my humble opinion and is not meant cause offence by any means  I do use star anise in my chicken chilli masala which is the same recipe from Bruce Edwards curryhouse cookery the smell of it cooking with the onions, green pepper and green chillies is amazing and yummy too!

kind regards
gary