I was so impressed with Whandsey's Pictures of his Chicken Tikka Vindaloo last night, that I wanted to make that today. Unfortunately, when I went to make the Tikka Marinade I found that I didn't have any "Pataks Tikka Curry Paste" left

I alaways use blades recipe with a few twists of my own.
I thought for a while and then realised I had some "Pataks Madras Paste" which I had bought specifically for CH's Curry Puffs, but to date have forgotten to buy the Corned beef

Having seen Chewy's Madras video which is so similar to the way I make madras anyway, I thought I would make the same marinade as I would for a Tikka, but used the Madras paste instead, which in effect gave me a "Pre cooked Madras Chicken".
I then went on to make the madras as per Chewy's video, but have to admit over the years my tolerance to chilli has changed, and I find it strange really. I found that using 1 tbsp of Kashmiri chilli powder did not give me the kick I would expect, so I also added 1 heaped tsp of Rajah extra hot chilli powder, and yet sometimes if I add this amount of chilli I get the hiccups for about 45 minutes... and as I like lemon so much in my madras I added an extra tsp of Lemon juice as well.
So, I ended up with a wonderful madras tonight, albeit I set out for a Vindaloo...



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