Looks good BMB

Just to try and clear up some of your confusion (which you justifiably have):
Quote from: bmouthboyo on November 28, 2011, 08:30 PM
I am a little confused regarding paste etc. I have tomato paste in a jar now that does not say it is concentrated etc so I double the amount to match CA's Double concentrated paste he says he uses. Or has he already converted this to standard paste in his recipe's? (i.e. he states 3tbs of normal puree as he uses 1 tbs of triple concentrated for example)
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I generally use
double concentrated tomato paste. When I specify "
1.5 tbsp tomato paste (diluted to a puree with 5 tbsp water)", as in this recipe, I mean "
take 1.5 tbsp of double concentrated tomato paste and add 5 tbsp of water to it to make a puree".
If you have
single concentrated tomato paste, add
twice as much (i.e. 3 tbsp in this case).
Ultimately, you will pretty soon be able to determine how much (of either) you want to use to get the tomato taste you desire in your curry.
Quote from: bmb
The recipe does not state when the peppercorns go in so added with the spices
That's correct BMB. I accidentally omitted this from the method (and can no longer edit the recipe). Nerdgas pointed out the omission and I answered him in this post, in this thread, here:
https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=3953.msg56815#msg56815Quote from: BMB
It came out a little thick so added a little water. I think this was I had the base on a high heat and probably evaporated a fair bit
Nothing wrong with doing that. High heat is good. Evaporation (i.e. concentration/reduction) is good. Add sufficient base (or water) to reduce, on high heat, to the sauce consistency you desire.
I hope this helps?
Thanks for trying it and posting your findings BMB
