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Trainee Chefs / Beginners Questions / Re: Identifying chillies
« on: September 10, 2011, 11:54 PM »
I must thank you for your replies, and apologize for the delay in answering.  I am a little more educated about chillies now.  I'm afraid the summer was very busy with visitors and our own vacation, hence the tardy reply. 

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Just Joined? Introduce Yourself / Re: Hello eveyone
« on: July 08, 2011, 10:10 PM »
I used Mick's base and it turned out great.  I am all fired up now.  I must try to remember to take photo's, but mind, I don't have all those fancy dishes to display mine in, just plain old crockery. 

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Trainee Chefs / Beginners Questions / Re: Identifying chillies
« on: July 08, 2011, 06:37 PM »
Thanks for the quick reply, that looks interesting.  Of course, I'd have to have it shipped in.  :'(

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Trainee Chefs / Beginners Questions / Identifying chillies
« on: July 08, 2011, 05:42 PM »
Hi all,

I'm having a little trouble identifying different chillies.  Those of you lucky people who have access to lots of places to buy your ingredients may not appreciate how difficult it can be living on an island with limited choice.  I do ok with dried spices, but fresh is a problem. 
My local 'supermarket' has a variety of chillies and peppers, but they are not individually named, they have a picture and a price and that's it.  When asked about the produce, the level of knowledge is a bit like a 'take your pick and see' attitude.  They just sell the stuff. Can anyone out there help me decide which chillies to buy from a description of how it looks, how hot it will be etc. 
A tall order, I'm sure, but I need some sort of guide from experienced users.

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Trainee Chefs / Beginners Questions / Re: Reliable BIR Dhansak recipe?
« on: July 08, 2011, 05:18 PM »
As stated in the introduce yourself section, I made Mick's dhansak as my first attempt, having just found this forum, and it was excellent.  I will definitely have this again, and again.

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Just Joined? Introduce Yourself / Re: My first attempt.
« on: July 08, 2011, 01:49 PM »
Thanks for the encourage everyone.  I have been able to get a fair selection of the ingredients here, but as my sister is coming out to visit from the UK next month, I'm going to check out the recipes over and over to see what I may need her to bring for me.  I know I'll need her to bring Fenugreek at least.

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Just Joined? Introduce Yourself / My first attempt.
« on: July 08, 2011, 04:13 AM »
Hi all,

Made my first two curries tonight, a Dhansak and a Jalfrezi, both using Mick's recipes.  I have to say, I was delighted with the results, as were my hubby and two invited 'guinea pig' friends.  The compliments were flying.
I am so pleased I found this site, there is so much information, and so much to learn, that I didn't have a clue about before
Biggest surprise?  the base gravy.  Never heard of that, never read about it anywhere, a complete mystery to me.  What a revelation.  It is not in the old book I have, nor have I seen it anywhere in recipes on the internet, but thanks to one of those browsing searches, I found this site, and need search no further.
I made the base yesterday, and completed the two dishes tonight, with such a feeling of accomplishment, I even wanted to pat my own back.
Got the bug now, only trouble is deciding what to try next, with all there is on here, I could happily be busy for years.   :)

P.S.  Is this the right place for this post?

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Just Joined? Introduce Yourself / Re: Hello eveyone
« on: July 05, 2011, 03:20 PM »
Hi again.  I'm delighted to find a huge selection of bases here.  That is something not mentioned in the book I have, and of course, it makes so much sense now.  I'm off to the shops to get loads of onions etc and make my first base. 
I'll let you know how it went tomorrow.

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Just Joined? Introduce Yourself / Re: Hello eveyone
« on: July 04, 2011, 10:40 PM »
Thank you curryhell, I already feel right at home.  I'm going to start on my first venture tomorrow, when I've browsed about on here a bit.  I'll let you know how it goes and the feedback from my guy.

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Just Joined? Introduce Yourself / Re: Hello eveyone
« on: July 04, 2011, 10:37 PM »
Thanks razor, that's an excellent guide.  I'm afraid I don't have much knowledge of what the types of curry are, but that's a help.  We can't get Indian food here, so it's a good reason for me to learn.

I'm temporarily in the Bahamas, probably for another year at least. I only have access to one shop that sells international foods, but I have been able to get a good range of spices there.  I suppose I would say Korma - Plain chicken curry is about right for me, but I'd like to experiment.  I know that my husband will eat whatever I put in front of him, he's so easy to feed.  I don't mind the idea of making two curries at the same time, to suit us both.

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