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Lets Talk Curry / Re: BIR 1983
« Last post by Kashmiri Bob on May 07, 2025, 11:09 AM »
Another classic dish from memory lane. Grilled gammon, served with a tinned pineapple ring on top. A single grilled tomato cut in two. Chips and garden peas. White bread and butter. Salt and vinegar on the chips. I learned how to make my first chip butty with this one.

Rob
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Lets Talk Curry / Re: Al's Reviews
« Last post by Kashmiri Bob on May 07, 2025, 08:55 AM »
Had a couple of Kashmiri lamb chops as a starter myself last night.



No cutlery either.

Rob
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Lets Talk Curry / Re: Beyond Curry
« Last post by Kashmiri Bob on May 07, 2025, 08:34 AM »
Quote from: tempest63 on May 07, 2025, 02:56 AM
Lots of good stuff going on in that kitchen. Initially I thought it may be going down the Dishoom path but I believe it is trying to elevate the BIR curry to a higher level, after years of dumbing down it is something desperately needed.

If I had one near to me I would definitely give it a go.

Both places are local for me. Harborne menu looks a bit over the top. Contemplated the chicken curry with samphire fries in Hall Green. However, it's just up the road from the Balti Triangle. So I would be driving past the Shahi Nan Kebab on Stratford Road. Knowing me I would be straight in there for a balti instead. M&S have samphire. £2.20 for 90g. Never tried it. Sounds like it would be good with masala fish.

Nice kitchen though and the food looks great. "Hotel" style cooking, I guess.

Rob


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Lets Talk Curry / Re: Beyond Curry
« Last post by tempest63 on May 07, 2025, 02:56 AM »
Quote from: Kashmiri Bob on May 06, 2025, 10:49 AM
Interesting video by Steven Heap:

https://youtu.be/8IbzWuZPDUw?si=TnLjlDRWATgRJOhu

Rob

Lots of good stuff going on in that kitchen. Initially I thought it may be going down the Dishoom path but I believe it is trying to elevate the BIR curry to a higher level, after years of dumbing down it is something desperately needed.

If I had one near to me I would definitely give it a go.

We have an Indi-Go Rasoi opening within the Broadgate estate near to where I work. It claims to be street food place, and whilst I am sure it will likely be an improvement on the gunge served up by the local street food stalls, I think it will fall way short of the offerings shown in the video.
The outlets of this chain are London centred, based around busy shopping and commuter areas. I expect the food will be prepped in a central kitchen and shipped to the outlets daily. Prices appear to be way over the top, but the rents in theses prime locations likely make that a necessity.
I expect small portion sizes and if they are anything like the old Tiffin Tin take always that had several outlets in the City some years ago, they will ultimately go the same way and fail.
As it is Indian cuisine I will be compelled to give it a try when it opens.
https://www.indigostreetfood.com/menu-westfield/
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Lets Talk Curry / Re: Beyond Curry
« Last post by Kashmiri Bob on May 06, 2025, 11:39 AM »
Here are the menus. Two branches. Not cheap. £4 for chips. The TA link has pictures of most things. I am seeing some good ideas for presentation. The Harborne branch has a more extensive (and expensive) menu. I think we should send someone to check it out. Goat biryani for you Phil?

https://rajamonkey.co.uk/menus/

Rob



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Curry Base Chat / Re: Next base to try
« Last post by Peripatetic Phil on May 06, 2025, 11:24 AM »
No, the putative PNG simply does not exist — https://curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/5b26f5311fb20a039135b914bd743fac.png
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Lets Talk Curry / Re: Al's Reviews
« Last post by George on May 06, 2025, 10:52 AM »
He may be the most successful of the white British individuals trying to promote BIR recipes. His following on youtube is significant and still growing. It probably generates quite a high income but I bet it's hard work. How can you really relax and enjoy a meal if needing to concentrate on filming and talking the entire time? He even had a visit from Gary of the gary eats channel, treating Al's kitchen a bit like a restaurant. I'm not persuaded Al's home cooked dish was good enough to warrant Gary's high mark but how can we know?
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Lets Talk Curry / Beyond Curry
« Last post by Kashmiri Bob on May 06, 2025, 10:49 AM »
Interesting video by Steven Heap:

https://youtu.be/8IbzWuZPDUw?si=TnLjlDRWATgRJOhu

Rob
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Curry Base Chat / Re: Next base to try
« Last post by George on May 06, 2025, 09:21 AM »
Quote from: Peripatetic Phil on May 05, 2025, 10:00 PM
It's not expecting BB code between the [ IMG ] tags, George, just the URL.

Yes, the image host page also provides a direct URL. I tried looking up the image on my chrome browser. The web address came up blue, suggesting it's valid. The curry recipes image host page opened with a line saying 'loading image' but the photo never appeared. I fear the whole site is neglected with bugs all over the place.

Here is the web address if you can achieve anything with it, or perhaps the photo will appear here.

https://curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/#09ac36d4943c919de7cff56b00af346e.jpg
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Curry Base Chat / Re: Next base to try
« Last post by livo on May 06, 2025, 01:43 AM »
I agree that the ads are a frustration and quite a nuisance, however the fact that the site keeps disappearing for long periods is even more annoying with the last outage lasting 12 days for me.

Why can't we just post photos in the posting of comments, as attachments, as you do on any other forum, and how we used to be able to do it here?  Admin?  Why can't you fix this?
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