Quote from: Unclefrank on December 10, 2011, 04:05 PM
we dont have indian restaurants cooking chips in a big huge fryer like in a chip shop
All the fryers I have seen are just little ones
They probably hold no more than 3 litres
They use the fryer oil for 3 days or so
Obviously the oil in the fryers is kept warm all the time
I guess this permanently slow fries all the impurities in the oil
Bhajees and pakora goes through the fryer but nowhere near the quantity you might suspect
The majority of use, comes from frying frozen chips
A couple of weeks ago I was in the takeaway as they prepared pre cooked veg and the curry gravy
This "seasoned" oil was used for both
When heated, the aroma from it wasn't horrible
It just smelt like a bag of chips
Hardly any spice is in the base either
That all goes into the dish when it's cooked
All their curries have a georgeous aroma
At all the places I have seen, they use KTC oil from a large drum
If you are using old oil for your curry base, it has to be oil
Some fast food places use a vegetable lard
This stuff is disgusting