morrisons also do them , they have the nuts which u can grind and also the powder as i bought sum last week for a korma i made

Thanks guys went to Asdas,Morrisons and Tesco all no good-I had to get mustard oil as well so I ended up walking about 10 minutes into town to the asian corner-shop who had everything.Just finished clearing up(again),I now have the first couple of lessons' notes typed up now so maybe tommorow if I have time I will start posting away.I have to say the chicken tikka I made was fantastic,better than most take aways round here.

Well I hope you're not going to be disappointed with my posts (I feel like I'm getting 'all curried out' to be honest it is hard work and the wife's fed up with the curry fumes).I've got loads of base sauce left and my freezers full up!!I have to make another base at the weekend for the last of my lessons next week.It has been enjoyable although I'm still not sure I can replicate the madras that my local take-away does for me.Some of the techniques/recipes I learnt are near identical to those on this site,for me it confirms that we are on the right track and it's just down to technique and practice.

Hi JB,

I think your doing a very selfless and fantastic job here!  I can imagine that it's a bit like a bit of a whirlwind, all this cooking.

It's interesting that you feel that you still may not be able to produce you favourate Madras though.  I'm sure that you will get there in the end.  It's probably just 'spice overload' that's affecting your taste buds at the moment.

What does the chef think of your efforts?  I know he will probably say that you're doing fine, afterall, he is teaching you his methods.

It's good to know that the techniques that are describe on the forum are close to what the chef is teaching you.  I always suspected that we were all quite close, and only our own self belief, or lack of, is where the doubt creeps in.

Keep up the good work Jb, you're doing a sterling job mate.

Ray

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