a while back we had some interesting posts from an aussie chef, and some lessons and recipies. it may have been JB or mark, cant remember. Did anyone rate these as worth a go. i thought they looked promising. any feedback welcome

Hi Derek,

They did look a little different and interesting and I remember at the time asking the author to produce some pictures of the final product, but never heard anything more. So given all the info on here, I tend to go with people who have tried and tested recipes and have pictures to show for their efforts.

It's easy to post recipes and ideas, but a picture paints a thousand words......

Aussie curry is very much "authentic" Indian food. It's not what we'd call BIR...

As I recall JB paid for some lessons from a chef and it was Mark who did a similar thing in Australia. The JB recipes seemed very similar to a lot of the recipes on here - base, spice mix, main dishes. The Aus recipes had three different base/pastes and for that reason were a little unusual. I didn't get round to trying them as I was in my Bruce Edwards phase and am now in my Taz phase. I don't know what has happened to both members - maybe they have achieved their aims and are cooking away happily?

Still here guys,haven't cooked anything for a while mind...planning another curry feast very soon hopefully will post some pics when I do.Still spending far too much on takeaways than I should....wife says I spend more time actually analysing the dish trying to spot what's in it rather than enjoying it!! I do lurk on the forum quite a bit still hoping someone will come up with that magical secret ingredient(if there is one I suppose).Looking back on my lessons I thoroughly enjoyed them and I learned a hell of a lot.All I would say is that most of what I was taught confirmed that the techniques/recipes on this forum are spot on,indeed the tikka massala I had last night had EXACTLY the same flavour and consistency as my version.

nice to hear from you jb!