Last night's effort:

CA's Perfect Pilau Rice
https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,1383.0.html
and
Blade's Chicken Tikka
https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,874.0.html

Turned into Dipuraja's Chicken Tikka Biriani
https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,4518.0.html

With Dipuraja's Mint Sauce
https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,5428.0.html

And some ad hoc spinach curry using my Kushi base
https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,4283.0.html

(And some shop bought naans)

Thanks both, I like cooking and I'm one of those "not too keen on strict recipe" types. So hopefully I'll get to a stage where I can experiment a bit and add some stuff myself. For now, I'm happy to learn.

Hi all, currently have some of this marinating in the fridge. I too was uneasy about using the pre-made paste so I've substituted with tamarind paste as this seems to be the main reason for it.

I'll cook it tonight and eat some. The rest is heading for a biryani I think.

Below is the Kushi Chicken Dopiaza I made. Plain, boiled rice and a shop-bought garlic and coriander naan for ease. Currently have some of Blade's Chicken Tikka marinating in the fridge. Yummy.

https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,4340.0.html

Hi,

I joined the forum recently. The gf was away on holiday and I planned to have a proper stab at a BIR style curry. Was amazed to stumble across this brilliant resource.

Typically I order Chicken Dopiaza from the local TA so that was the aim. I was fairly proud of my first effort too. Ingredients like mace and fenugreek that I had never used before instantly smelt like winners and the end result was a decent replica.

Cooking with electric causes some pain (temperature control is very difficult) but hey ho.

Anyway thanks to all that contribute. This forum is a great read.