Quote from: ELW on February 15, 2012, 10:22 AM
Do the guys who went to Zaal, think you or Az could turn out real bir quality from the recipe's on here like ca's, kd, etc, just by using better technique?
I'd be looking to revisit alot of recipe's if I notice a difference
ELW
Actually just as the base gravy,mix powder etc were not that much different to those here on the forum,the main dishes Az cooked were nothing unusual in their ingredients,and virtually identical to those listed on here.The amount of mix powder was varied for each main dish,nothing measured he just knew exactly how far to dip his chef's spoon
in.My bhuna contained the usual suspects but it was definitely the way Az and I cooked it.There were no special or secret ingredients laying about in his kitchen,I had a good look around,even peering in his fridge.
Curryhell makes a valid point.We're trying to replicate Bir by cooking one or two maybe a week if lucky,he's churning them out by the bucketload almost everynight of the week.I explained to Az that I had been fortunate enough to have an evening in a BIR takeaway kitchen,and indeed had about ten hours of of one to one tution with Abdul in my home.He said that was nowhere near enough to learn his trade which he's been crafting over the
years.So to answer your question yes I think the recipes on here can give quality results with the right technique.Some maybe different to Az's but that doesn't make them wrong.
Topic: Cooking Lessons with Az (read 328,863 times)
