Author Topic: CA's Curry Base (aka "gravy"/"sauce") (read 393,794 times)

Edwin Catflap · « **Reply #270 on:** May 02, 2012, 11:19 AM »

Hi Cory

Had my first attempt last night at a Chicken Vindaloo and Prawn Korma using your base....... Great!! Mrs said it was the best Korma she'd ever had and my Vindaloo was spot on (although i added extra chillies at the end which weren't actually needed). By the way does celery ever get used in bases?

Edwin

PaulP · « **Reply #271 on:** May 02, 2012, 11:57 AM »

Hi Edwin,

I made a base once containing a stick of celery and have seen base sauce recipes including it.
To be honest it didn't seem to make much difference and I haven't used it again. For a savoury vegetable in my base sauces I'm quite happy with some cabbage.

Cheers,

Paul

Cory Ander · « **Reply #272 on:** May 02, 2012, 12:09 PM »

Hi Edwin,

Thanks for trying my recipes and reporting back.

Darth's base uses celery (celery seeds might be a viable option), and I can see why. Celery, certainly, has a distinctive savoury smell and taste (i.e. BIR like), in my opinion. I don't think it would be out of place in a BIR base.

Having said that, I have never seen a pukka BIR base that uses celery.....

Currymonster3194 · « **Reply #273 on:** May 10, 2012, 10:26 PM »

And I am. massive fan of CA's base sauce and Vindaloo now on my 12 th CA base sauce curry Vindaloo and have to say best curry I have ever tasted and iVe been trying to get that taste for 30 odd years!

colin grigson · « **Reply #274 on:** May 25, 2012, 08:23 AM »

Couldn't agree more Currymonster ... I love his base and vindaloo ... quite possibly my favourite !!

Tommy Timebomb · « **Reply #275 on:** May 25, 2012, 06:13 PM »

I'm in the process of making my first CA base.
I've looked all day for methi powder but no one has it.
I only now realise I could of bought seeds and crushed them.
Will the omitance of this ruin the outcome or wiil it still be resonable.

I am talking of the mix powder to be added.
TIA.
Tom

PaulP · « **Reply #276 on:** May 25, 2012, 06:48 PM »

Hi Tommy, from memory there is some methi leaf powder in CA's base.
I wouldn't substitute the ground seeds for the ground leaves, I would just leave it out.

Normally I wouldn't put any methi in a base sauce and prefer to add it to the dishes if I want it in there.

Cheers,

Paul

Tommy Timebomb · « **Reply #277 on:** May 25, 2012, 07:17 PM »

That's whats confused me Paul, the powder mix contains both leaves and powder.
Seeing this is my first at CA's base I would of like to of done it to the letter for comparisons etc.

Never mind I'm just waiting for it to cool before I put it to blend so the job is as good as done now.
It smells great so I'm sure I won't be disappointed anyway.
I tracked down some Kashmiri chillies and although I want to do it to the letter as I said, I'm going to do a Madras and throw a couple in for good measure.
Cheers!

Cory Ander · « **Reply #278 on:** May 26, 2012, 02:37 AM »

Quote from: Tommy Timebomb on May 25, 2012, 06:13 PM
I've looked all day for methi powder but no one has it.
I only now realise I could of bought seeds and crushed them.
Will the omitance of this ruin the outcome or wiil it still be resonable.

I am talking of the mix powder to be added.

Hi Tom,

Yes, you can buy fenugreek seeds and grind them to fenugreek powder (it's what I am currently doing).

As Paul says, you can't substitute fenugreek seeds (or fenugreek powder) for dried fenugreek leaves. They are different animals.

I wouldn't worry about not having added it to the spice mix used in the base; the effect of its omission will be subtle (you could grind some seeds and add a little when making your final curry e.g. madras, vindaloo, etc.....not too much though; maybe 0.25tsp a serving).

PS: Thanks for attempting to reproduce my recipes in their entirety before embarking upon changes

Tommy Timebomb · « **Reply #279 on:** May 26, 2012, 10:30 AM »

I can see why your recipes comes so highly recommended Cory.
The Madras was an absolute stunner infact the Leonard Cohen tune "Hallelujah" was running through my mind whilst I was eating it and I felt like breaking out into full song.

The only other ones I have tried is CBM's which was over a year ago and very recently C2go.
They all have there own merits but I was concerned about the 500ml of oil in Julians base as I presently live on my own and therefore don't have to concern myself about the "other half" and I can and sometimes will polish of a whole batch of something until it's all gone.
Not exactly a good idea when my cholesterol happens to be sky high.

I had garlic powder and also ginger powder in the cupboard and thought for once I have found something they go into "IE the mix" as since I have had them there's not been much call for their use.

Also I'm off out to get the coriander and cumin seeds as I did substitute them for powder instead as it was all I had at hand.
One confession, this amount fitted into my p/cooker spot on so I gave it a 30min blast in that on a very low flame but I don't believe it would of done it much harm... The base that is!

All in all I had a good evening on this project mate.
Thanks very much.

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