Haldi,

i'm wanting to go along the same lines - ie buy big tin, measure out curry portions (3 tbsp for me at mo) and then freeze on clingfilm in bulk and perhaps bag afterwards.

i'm also thinking along the same lines for panpots cooked garlic/ginger paste and probably the onion paste.

question is does the freezing still work for u - ie is the taste the same

If you want to freeze puree, use ice cube trays. That way you only hve to get out what you need (about a tablespoon for every cube) ;D

According to my local Asian supermarket guy, White Tower is a GREEK make, doesn't matter where it comes from of course provided it gives the BIR flavour.  He does not stock it but he does carry 'KYKNOS' tomarto puree.  I buy this in big tins and freeze it all in ice cube trays, 'pop' them out and store in a bag in the freezer.

It tastes a little different to the supermarket 'double concentrate' stuff, but not a great deal different.

Brill for bhunas and CTMs!

i dont think there's any point in buying white tower. It's no different to average stuff. They just buy it because it's big and cheap.
Freezing puree sounds like a less than ideal method considering the availability and cost of it. Surely using as few frozen ingredients as possible is what you want for a curry

hi guys had to reply to this. i bought a tin of white tower tomato paste in a gurkha shop in ashford the weight on the side says 10lbs and it cost 4.29gbps. haven't opened it but may do soon as keeping fresh has been playing on my mind. recently have been using passata in place of tom puree from tin or tube has made a difference!
regards
gary

Hi everyone, ive been using just normal italian tom puree out of a tin, is there a certain type i should look out for?

Quote from: SKAZE on December 08, 2008, 11:01 PM
Hi everyone, ive been using just normal italian tom puree out of a tin, is there a certain type i should look out for?

NO. any will do. the white tower for example is clearly a premium brand and tastes spot on. it's very hard to distinguish if at all any difference in the final dish though. i just use asda or sainsbury own brand.

Quote from: JerryM on December 09, 2008, 07:13 AM

Quote from: SKAZE on December 08, 2008, 11:01 PM
Hi everyone, ive been using just normal italian tom puree out of a tin, is there a certain type i should look out for?

NO. any will do. the white tower for example is clearly a premium brand and tastes spot on. it's very hard to distinguish if at all any difference in the final dish though. i just use asda or sainsbury own brand.

I find sainsburys as good/the same as white tower as are other supermarket brands i imagine. I avoid tomato products from poland and ones in convenience shops as the quality is disastrous.
A small tin from sainsburys makes about 10 curries and costs 24p.

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A small tin from sainsburys makes about 10 curries and costs 24p.
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Really, 10 curries from one of those small tins, I must be using way too much...

White Tower seems to be popular in BIRs and I found medium sized catering tins of it in a Chinese supermarket in the Posil/Hamiltonhill area of Glasgow on my last visit but had too much other stuff to bring back. but will humph it next visit.

I have had real success freezing the G/G Paste and Bunjarra from The Ashoka Kit and would do the same with the White Tower Tomato Puree in cling film or to be honest small freezer bags as I tend to want to cook three curries each time so an appropriate portions would be frosen for use.

Currently I use typical tubes of the Italian stuff double concentrated. With regards to my experience at The Ashoka he used White Tower and separately used blended tins of Plum Tomatoes presumably to do what those of you who are using Passata do,making Madras. Cheers Panpot