Excuse me if this has been discussed before but i couldn't find any relevant info - has anyone tried bulk up by ratio ie; if you want to make 30 madras has anyone increased the recipe by 30 and got good results or do the spices etc not increase by ratio?

best, Rich

Quote from: loveitspicy on November 18, 2011, 11:06 AM
Excuse me if this has been discussed before but i couldn't find any relevant info - has anyone tried bulk up by ratio ie; if you want to make 30 madras has anyone increased the recipe by 30 and got good results or do the spices etc not increase by ratio?

It /has/ been discussed before, Rich, but I am a bit tied up at the moment and cannot spent time researching the links.  All I can say from personal observation is that (a) 30 Madrases is going to need one hell of a wok, and (b) I personally would not increase the chilli content by a factor of 30 based on smaller-scale experiments.  What I found (and there is by no means universal agreement on this) is that if I cook three Madrases instead of one, I would increase the chilli content by a factor of 1.5, not 3.  Some agreed, others didn't.  But the general spice content, yes, needs to be scaled /pro rata/, otherwise it will end up very watery and bland.

** Phil.

Hi Rich,

Yakmandoo asked a similar question but not to the extent of 30 Madrases

I never have much joy when I try to up ratio.  I just never seem to produce an end dish that is as consistant as my one portion curries. However, I know that some members do have success this way and I remember this conversation a while back where Mick (CBM) produce some photos of an actual BIR cooking quite a large portion of Korma.

Me personally, I would stick with one portion at a time but, I guess I'm not looking to make a 30 portion madras ;D

Just a thought, Tomdip often cooks large quantities that he serves up in his pub, maybe he's your man for this one mate?

Good luck,

Ray

Thanks for the info at the moment boys

cheers

best, Rich

Hi loveitspicy

A poster called Coogan also posted some multi-portion recipes that look the business, here are a couple below. Perhaps that will give you some ideas?

Coogans Chicken Tikka Masala - Madras Hot to die for: https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=5835.msg57831#msg57831

Coogans Chicken Tikka Dhansak to die for: https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=5822.0

Cheers