BB1 has asked me to post this updated version of his base sauce:

THE NEW UPDATED GLASGOW BASE SAUCE

5KG of onions
2 LITRES OF WATER..COULD VARY
1 TBLS  CORIANDER SEEDS
1 TBLS CUMIN SEEDS
1 TBLS METHI LEAVES
3 TBLS turmeric (HALDI)
1 TBLS GARAM MASALA
1 TBLS CHILLI POWDER
2 TBLS SALT
2 TBLS SUGAR
2 TBLS GARLIC GINGER PASTE
3 TBLS TOMATO PUREE
BLOCK COCONUT CREAM 200 GRAMS
1 LITRE VEGY OIL

METHOD

STEP 1.. FINELY CHOP ONIONS AND ADD TO THE POT
STEP 2..ADD CORIANDER SEEDS AND CUMIN SEEDS
STEP 3. ADD ENOUGH WATER TO COVER HALF THE ONION'S..DO NOT COVER ONIONS WITH WATER
STEP 4..ONCE REDUCED ADD 1 LITRE OF VEGETABLE OIL ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER INGREDIENTS
COOK ON A SIMMER FOR ABOUT HOUR AND HALF
STEP 5...BLEND AND THEN SIMMER FOR 1 HOUR UNTIL YOU HAVE A NICE THICK SAUCE

THIS IS FINISHED A CURRY SAUCE NO NEED TO REDUCE WHEN COOKED

FOR A SIMPLE MADRAS



CURRY SAUCE
1 TBLS OIL
1/2 TSP GARLIC GINGER PASTE
1/2 TSP METHI
1/2TSP TOMATO PUREE
1/2  CHILLI POWDER


HEAT OIL AND THEN ADD INGREDIENTS AND ENOUGH OF THE BASE SAUCE FOR A PORTION SIZE


NO NEED FOR MIX POWDER OR SALT...THE MIX POWDER AND SALT IS ALREADY IN THE BASE SAUCE
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I think you would just add coconut and cream. At least, having used the base, that's what I would do. The slight extra spicing comes from the masala that the chicken is cooked in.

Edit: actually ifindforu I've just remembered that BB1 has already posted a Korma recipe here: https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,11410.msg86970.html#msg86970

He didn't say but I think it's mostly to address the oil problem.

Hi all

Be interesting to hear what the people who had success with the original recipe find with this recipe.    this was quite an overestimation on the oil content originally from someone who should have made it a few times??

May give this a try if any of the original users of the base report success.

Just my thoughts

Regards

Barry

mr.mojorisin what is your thoughts on this base? is it good? does it taste like a glasgow curry? how do you rate it? not many people giving their thoughts so far apart from SteveJet

Garry