Topic: What would you do if, you held the secret to BIR?

[_Jon_]

h4ppy-chris, thanks for the reply

"Put it this way, you can mildly taste coconut in the base but, there isn't any in there."
Intriguing. For a while now I've been pondering whether certain spices produced vastly different tastes if cooked in the right, and difficult to achieve way, and whether there was a simpler technique that could be used at home, your comment leaves open that possibility. I won't push for any more information, I'll just wait for you to publish The title suggested by Rob is good get cracking

George,
I'm a new poster but not a new comer, I've been registered here for over 3 years. Long enough to try several recipes (mainly CA's, which have all been fantastic in my opinion) and get frustrated at trying to find valuable information in threads clogged with pointless disputes, nonconstructive criticism and personal insults. I mentioned no names so if you've managed to deduce some from the comments I made then obviously there's some truth in what I said; if I was in error then no one should have been offended anyway. I don't equate people making an understandable misjudgement when first trying a base with them talking BS, they're accurately reporting their current view and acknowledging when it changes. BTW, if for some reason you think my comments were directed at you then you are quite, quite wrong. Please PM me if you have any further issues with me, I don't want to side track this thread any more than I have already.

[Kashmiri Bob]

[Secret Santa]

Or, sticking with the precious metal comparison,

[h4ppy-chris]

I don't think i will be going with "Liquid Gold"  ;D

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101029135721AAjwrCl

[Kashmiri Bob]

Or, sticking with the precious metal comparison,

[Salvador Dhali]

Finding the right book title is a nightmare!

There have been some great suggestions already, but it's always worth checking that the title you go for hasn't been used before. Many have, and often a number of times.

For instance, a search for 'Pot of Gold' in Amazon books yields over 2,000 hits:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=the+pot+of+gold&rh=n%3A266239%2Ck%3Athe+pot+of+gold 

Using an already common existing title isn't a problem if you're just going to stick to a PDF based eBook release, but if you have any plans at all to take it to the next level and launch it as a Kindle, or even a print version, then you need a title that makes it easy to find in searches.

In this regard it always helps massively if there is something in your title that relates to what the book is about - hence we have Julian's 'Secret to that Takeaway Curry Taste', Mick Crawford's 'British Indian Restaurant (BIR) Style Cooking', etc.

The titles may not be particularly imaginative, but type 'BIR', or 'curry secret' into Amazon books and see what comes up.

You can, of course, elect to call your book 'Pot of Gold', but add a subtitle containing some keywords (such as 'Pot of Gold - The Real Secret to BIR Cookery at Home', or something.)

Anyway, something to think about...

[George]

George, I'm a new poster but not a new comer, 

Jon - I should have welcomed you to the forum as a new poster, even if you'v been lurking for over 3 years. If you have read some of my recent comments on another page, you'll know I personally rate people like you highly, in that you appear to have some very good ideas, even if you also make some comments that might not be to everyone's liking. These comments of mine, as with 99.9% of what I say, are my personal opinions by the way, and certainly not me talking in my moderator role. 

[_Jon_]

George,

Thanks, I'm glad this won't escalate to an argument

[George]

Finding the right book title is a nightmare!

I fell into that trap ages ago - spending more time on a business name and logo than the core business idea itself. The book title has to be the least important issue. What strikes me as a lot more important is having tried and tested recipes which are good enough to warrant publication - easier said than done!

[DalPuri]

How about,
Notes from a BIR Chef,  or
Notes from a BIR Kitchen,  or
A BIR Chefs Notebook.

The clever thing about using the word notes is that people wont expect a big coffee table style book and also it can be written informally with scribbles and margin notes. 
Handy if you dont have enough material to fill a complete recipe book. 

or how about "Old School BIR"

Cheers, Frank.