Topic: Darth's Base and Madras

[CurryLover_NZ]

Just to prove I had a go....see piccies below !

Tried DarthPhals base - surprisingly easy, although my pot only just took all the ingredients !!  I didn't add the chilli powder to the base (wanted to though) 'cos the wife and daughter don't like it too hot.

Turned one batch (1.5 ltrs) into a Madras for the whole family that night. It went down very, very well and there was plenty left for another time. It was the best I've made, but as usual my rice let it down - I just can't make a decent pilau. I'm gonna eat it on its own with some naan next time - balti-style.

One thing (sad hat on), someone on here asked if the onion weight could be included in Darth's base recipe. Well, as the onions we get from the market here are generally huge - I found one that measured up to Darth's 80mm x 90mm example. It was 1/2 lb (226g). So, I just weighed up 7.5 lbs (3.4kg) - the equivalent of 15 onions.

So, two successes in one week. I now have a good curry, sheek kebabs and mint sauce to a good standard. I'm so glad I found this site !

[DARTHPHALL]

Thats it mate, as all the pics of my base are done with mobile phone cameras they aren't very good but you have got the colour exactly right, thanks.

[Yousef]

Good work CurryLover_NZ,

The colour looks great, hope it tasted as good as it looks!

Stew