Cheers Ray,

much clearer now.  Wednesday is C-Day.  i'll let you know how it goes.

Ian

Ray,

my apologies for labouring this point but I getting a wee bit confused with the 2 or 4 tbsp, too much alcohol over the weekend I guess!!!!!

How much oil should I use and how much onion paste??

Ian

Ray,

in your recipe you mention a chef spoon.  What is that in real money?

Been up a couple of times to see us get our usual pasting at Old Trafford, but I thought the Tevez game a few years ago was a bit special.

Just a bit of local history but my Nan's dad i.e. my great-granddad (name of Hines) was the fire chief of Manchester when he drove the first motorised fire engine in England.  My Nan gave me the press cuttings from the local papers.

Just on a another point, I lived at my grandparents house in Dagenham until I was seven so was surrounded by three out of four adults speaking with a Manchester accent.  None of them are with us now (God bless 'em) but they spoke like Betty behind the bar at the Rovers in Corrie.  Now when I hear the accent, like the way the Oassis bros speak, it seems different.  Has it changed or is it just my memory?

Cheers Ray,

crystal clear now.  Best site I've ever been on.

Hope you don't  mind me asking what part of Manchester do you come from.

I'm half Manc myself.  My Mum and my grandparents came from Peel Green/Eccles area.  They moved down to Dagenham when Ford's moved the motor plant from Trafford Park to Essex in the 30's.

Ray,

thanks for your speedy reply.

Sorry to labour the point but what you're saying is the 300 ml is per individual portion.  Does that means that the ingredients shown on various recipes are also per individual portion?

Many thanks Ian

Raymondo,

may I commend you on your base. You've managed to turn a beans-on-toast merchant into a curry master !!!!!

Complete success.  the colours, textures, aroma - just right, and so easy.  The only dodgy bit is not overcooking the spices.

My next quandry is which recipe to use, It'll have to be one of Madras ones - but which one I don't know.

I have two questions, as I've ended up with about 3 litres of gravy, obviously too much for one, two portion meal.  (1) apart from leaving enough to cook a curry mid-week I'll be freezing the rest - will this be OK? and (2) how much gravy do you use for each individual portion?

Once again thanks mate.

PS not a bad side Albion 

Cheers Ray for your speedy reply.

I'll be toiling away tomorrow in the kitchen with one ear cocked towards Sky to see how our boys are doing at Molineux.

I'll report back next week, no matter what the results is (the base that is !!!!).

Thanks Ian

Hi Ray,

I am going to make your base over the weekend (fingers crossed).
I've confused myself when do I put the coriander in?


Cheers Ian

Many thanks Chaa006 for your help and research, it's much appreciated.