It was my pleasure  everyone . As I keep telling the wife giving is better than receiving ( she disagrees)
IF you feel must  I'm sure Donations would appreciate it

Collected my package from the local post office this morning!!!

I can

Quote from: hampshire hog on November 23, 2011, 08:36 PM

Sorry I'm loosing the plot with this site - what right have you to quote - 'he's not a chef but the owner' - 'thats not a bhuna' - when you don't actually know anything about him or his T/A or Resturant or what the food tastes like

Whats wrong with you lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Someone posts interesting and new informative videos about cooking BIR curry - which you all are passionate about and want to achive - then slag the living **** out of it - is it me

Relax Mr, to be fair no ones said he recipes are shite? just that his naan, bhuna, madras [ok madras looks ok to me] just don't look 'all that' which they don't. high standards nowadays mate high standards.

Sorry UB - Im not raising my blood pressure over it but it just seems like the standard CRO welcome for new comers too me

Good review, HH; I think you are the first to comment after trying it.  However : what recipes did you use for base, curry masala, and tandoori masala ?

** Phil.

Hi Phil

Its my own base - developed over the last 2 years - been tweeking tweeking etc - but as a newbee here I've not posted as TBH as you know new comers seem to get shot down in flames here on CRO by the more established members - having said that if tonights results are anything to go on it seems to blow alot of the theory into the weeds - technique/method is key

Spice mix again its my own - been a massive fan of CA's spice mix but tweeked it to suit my base & main dish - treid vitually every one here now

Tandoori - well I'm afraid that was straight out of big Tesco's in a Natco bag - seems good too me

Spiced oil - using Chalice mild curry oil for the main dish at the moment - got loads of CA's spiced oil which I use in the base

So all in all I'm closer now in the last week thanks to the video's than in the last 25 years of eating/cooking curry

I will post my base/spice mix shortly though - but I will hold fire as I've a Sunday buffet session in a local resturant where I will go in and cook with BIR chef's so might pick up a few more tips - so watch this space

Encona West Indian Hot Pepper Sauces is one of my firm fav's

Amen to that !! They were one of the first real heat experiences !!
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Yeah funny me too - went to a BBQ and was challenged to a chiili heat contest - someone bought a bottle of it - so gauntlet thown down - first guy had a tablespoon full - - so not to be outdone I drank the remaining bottle in one go - twas a bit hot to say the least - but one thing I learnt from that was eat/drink the offending chilli sauce - then no one else can win

I've been using Rice Bran Oil with good results - base and final dish

Heres some blurb - I found it in Tesco's

http://www.californiariceoil.com/