Hi all, Not been on here for a while due to a close family member having a heart attack here in France.

Anyway, been in Paris visiting the hospital with my mother and staying in a hotel.  Looked in one restaurant and saw the prices were high so didn't go in but found this one on Rue du Moulin des Pr?s, just off Place du Italie in the 13th arrondissment.  I was a bit apprehensive before we went in as I know what French Indian food can be like.

Ordered, my mother having Aubergine bahji (slices in a gram flour batter) and me having Vadai (a bit like Indian Falafel), which were both great.  The waiter warned me about the vegetable pickle that came with it as it was 'spicey', but just what I expected (pataks or rajah I think).

I ordered a chicken Vindaloo and my mother a prawn korma, both with Pillau and naan breads.  Both gorgeous, the vindaloo had just the right amount of vinegar in it and was just the right side of spicey.  My mothers Korma looked great, and I know she enjoyed it massively.

The naans over here are not massive, but very tasty (don't get cheese naans in France because it is normally primula triangles not paneer).

desert was great home made kulfi, and followed by coffee and Indian cigarettes.

Oh, and they served great cumin poppodums at the beggining of the meal which is very unusual in France.

So, if you come over the channel for a weekend then get to this place, well worth the walk etc. if you are not in the area.


Rich

Not a restaurant recipe request really but couldn't think where else to put it.

30yrs ago when I was just a wee lad the family were invited to a sikh wedding and as part of the 2day banquet, we were served a sweet yellow rice (not to have as a desert but with the main courses - of which there were loads).

I have tried to recreate the flavour which I can still taste to this day but never had any luck.  It was a dry rice, yellow, sweet and had some sort of spicing to it.

Anyone know what it might have been and have a recipe?

Thanks and a merry Christmas and New Year to all. 

Richard

Hi all,

It's my sons 16th birthday and he wants me to make a curry.  He wants something like a korma in texture (ie creamy) but with a bit more flavour and a bit of a kick.

Any one got any ideas/recipes for me.  I will be making a new batch of base sauce tonight, possibly Darth's or I might try the Bruce Edwards one for the first time.

Going to be a busy day with naan and pakoras to do too (must clean the fryer)

Thanks,

Rich

Hi all,

I'm new to this board after looking for decent restaurant recipes all over the place.  Living in the South of France means that it is hard to get a decent curry in the restaurants and this coupled with 5yrs in Italy where decent curry just didn't exist has lead me on the search for a good way of making my own.  I'm certainly looking forward to trying out the various recipes on the site!

One thing I would love to get is decent bombay mix.  It just doesn't seem to exist over here and My wife and I get fed up having to wait for someone to bring it back from the UK.

So, does anyone know where I would be able to order one of the sev machines to make the gram flour noodles that go into bombay mix.  I have searched the internet to no avail.  I know that when we lived in Newcastle the local asian shops sold them but of course there was no reason to buy one with all the shops selling bags of it.

Thanks,

Richard