Quote from: hotstuff09 on February 22, 2011, 06:42 PM
Hi Jerry
I do have the KD1 book but not KD2, I was just wondering what the changes were in the two bases,
And yes Jerry, could you please sum up the changes for me,
Thanks
HS

i have not made KD2 base and have not made KD1 since joining the site - bases here are significantly more developed.

KD2 ingredient changes. 4 tbsp olive oil (KD1 8 tbsp veg oil), 1kg onion (900g)

KD2 method changes:

step 1 onions cooked "fried gently" with salt and oil for 30 mins before adding ginger/garlic (just chopped not blended) cooked 2mins, then water simmer 25 mins.

step 2 same
step 3 same

i think in the book the idea of the changes is stop that smell of the ginger and onion cooking.

if you need more detail then pm me email and i will type out full instructions.

fyi: i know each of us needs to follow their instinct and try things new. having tried many base methods i just put everything into the pot at the start - there is no discernible difference.

Quote from: hotstuff09 on February 25, 2011, 09:31 AM
The reports on here are not good though, but as always it's down to personal taste

hotstuff09,

i made KD1 for a long time and know it rates pretty good against the competition. there is a threshold which a base needs to pass and KD1 certainly does.

when you start adding other ingredients in like pepper, fresh coriander and for me carrot you can certainly detect a difference in the final curry.

admins base is one of the few that i've not made but can see from the recipe that it passes the threshold for sure.

Phil,

i've not made admins base but having looked at the recipe in the past i've felt it was good and would pass threshold. KD1 is a base i've made a lot - it certainly passes threshold ie you can make a very good curry from it.

after joining this site the 1st thing that struck me (from KD1) was that various "other" bulk veg were added to the site bases. these i feel make a significant difference to the resulting curry ie improve it well beyond the threshold a good example would be CA's or Razors base. there are many others that sit in this top slot and much depends on personal preference.

there is of course more to it than just bulk veg as the ashoka base proves. the amount of oil, onion, whole spice and general spicing are equally important

the important thing is to try a selection of bases until you find one that suits. i like the rajver as an example as it contains coconut milk. i also like the saffron for the bulk veg effect. i like the ifindforu base as it's very different to most. i make the mytake when i want a small batch.

at the end of the day the base only gets you so far and the rest of the jigsaw needs to be in place to make that final 5% leap.

I'm biased and would recommend the Zaal base or Little India base  ;D

Also consider the up to date Glasgow (3.5Kg) base by BigBoaby1.