Has anyone got a really good biryani recipe? Together with one for the vegetable curry that comes with it please 😀. I have been looking through the site for over an hour, many thanks 😃

Thanks rob just what I was looking for  ;D

Sandy

Well I should pay more attention then! 
I actually would of if alcohol had been mentioned from the get go!  ha ha, as for velout? soups? I was then totally lost! Thanks for the replies they are much appreciated, And alls I am trying to do is understand the basics from the start. Following other people's recipes is one thing, but I'd like to understand the workings of a curry so I can make my own  ;D

Don't let me make you feel you the odd one, I'm certainly odd lol :-)

Whilst being a newbie, I can't judge! But I do go with experts, and I'm guessing they have tried all things oil wise, hence I asked the question.

I guess not all opinions are welcome, on a male oriented site! I asked a simple question, and the testosterone came out! Such a shame, it's such a good site to. Waiting for the fall out to this statement!

Well that's me told from my scientist hubby, the spices are fat soluble not water soluble hence the oil is important! And he lives on protien shakes! But knows his stuff!

Thanks to all who replied for the advice, having made 5 bases now and to many curries I prefer the first one I made which had hardly any oil in. (Only because I had none, and it had cardamom seeds in) but for the life of me can I remember the exact ingredients? Nope! My family loved it to. I can't bring myself to put that much oil in, but I'm going to just to see what the difference is. I can understand butter and ghee as they are a flavour, so trying is a must you are mostly experts so ill give it a go. I've seen 3 e books, anybody recommend one? Thanks again

Sandy 

Well like I said, I'm no expert which is why I'm asking! So all indian takeaways are Bangladeshi? Really? Well see you taught me something I didn't know. All the bases I have seen have quite a lot of oil in, which is why I was curious. I've tried c2g and 2 others off an other site. Best get some oust for the next bought of cooking!

Did I say something? Lol. Love it, guys that are passionate about something other than football :-) I'm not sure I agree that pouring that much oil into a base mix is necessary, but time and experiment will tell and I certainly bow to all your knowledge and experience (don't shout be nice)  ;D
I have noticed something else about this and another BIR curry site, why is it mainly men? And thinking about it, I've never seen a woman cooking in an indian. Now I'm very curious about this as mostly all of the cooking is done by women in asian households? After having a curry weekend, my family are now moaning about the smell, anybody got any tips how to de stink my house?