I must have missed the 'vag' oil joke, what's all that about?

a dipuraja spelling.

will have to give peterandjen's idea a go - it's sort of what i was thinking in using it in base - it's very strong/potent stuff and u don't want much. based on 4 tbsp for cooking this gives a 1:12 based on 1 tsp. it might be tad too much for me as i'm only looking for a sort of hint. it's certainly a good starting point and better than mucking up a base.

Aaa, I see, thanks Jerry.

I'm looking forward to trying this now.

If you get the chance, have a look at the last part 6 of Rick Steins Far Eastern videos here: https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=3684.0

At 4m30s a pork dish is being made using pork and black sesame paste. The point being, look how much Mustard Oil is in the Korai prior to cooking the onions.

Quote from: peterandjen on April 16, 2010, 10:15 PM
Ive been told and i believe that mustard oil brings out a lot more flavour from your spices when you fry them.

I don't think mustard oil brings out the flavour in spices so much as actually adds flavour to the ingredients as it is a very strong oil. It is not a "neutral" oil like say, sunflower oil, but imparts its own flavour like, say olive oil.

Harvey Day recommends the use of mustard oil in cooking curries and he his books were the first I used to cook curries way back in the 1970s. However he wrote his books in the 50s and 80s and they are not representative of current custom in cooking curries and certainly a fair bit removed from BIR cuisine.

http://www.indiaparenting.com/nutrition/data/nutrition033.shtml

Very interesting little piece on mustard oil. It might be banned in the EU, but it's not in Bradford. I am now not sure whether to cook with it or rub it on my feet.

Though to be honest, a tsp of black mustard seed in to hot vegetable oil seems equally good especially in a home-style non-BIR curry.

Axe,

episode 6 no longer available. i'm ok on mustard oil - no real niggles (unknowns).

i will try at dish frying though just as peterandjen suggests.

Jerry:

Episode 6:

Rick Steins's visit to Bangladesh - Part 6

Axe,

many thanks - got it on (i am sure i saw it on the TV a while too)

Listen out to the Ginger Garlic Paste comment too.

Axe,

it must be a cut down vid - i did not pick up on the mustard oil or g/g.