Topic: British Indian 2go UK Style Indian Cuisine

[PaulP]

Nice one CA and W. 

Great to see Mick is making a success of things.

Paul

[Aussie Mick]

Wow.

Thanks fellas. I am glad that the food was acceptable.

It was great to briefly meet you both. Apologies for not really being "with it" I was very tired after a very busy saturday and Friday. I'd been working 14 hours per day for those two days. I'm not complaining though....i love it.

I wish you had made us aware of who you were first though, as you would not have been paying for the food. Next time.............

My night off is Tuesday, so if you fancy meeting up for a curry or beer or both somewhere, just say. I'd be well up for it, i can pick your brains further..lol

Thanks for trying us out, and hopefully see you both soon. Glad you liked the naan. This is the recipe that i posted on here a few weeks ago. I was always a garlic naan person, but now, I only have plain naan...it's fecking gorgeous. the garlic ruins it for me now....

This was my supper last Friday night.

Plain naan with chicken Punjabi Masala:

[Cory Ander]

Thanks fellas. I am glad that the food was acceptable

It was far more than "acceptable" Mick!  It was really, really, good!   

It was great to briefly meet you both. Apologies for not really being "with it" I was very tired after a very busy saturday and Friday. I'd been working 14 hours per day for those two days. I'm not complaining though....i love it.

I wish you had made us aware of who you were first though

We realised you'd be busy and we thought it might be a little unfair of us to "worry" you by announcing our intended visit beforehand!

My night off is Tuesday, so if you fancy meeting up for a curry or beer or both somewhere

I (I am sure "we") will certainly take you up on that!  It's really great to see someone, who is a member of this forum, actually give it a go and try and make something of it! 

Thanks for trying us out, and hopefully see you both soon

Thanks to you too.  I am sure that you will see us many more times in the future (poor you!)! 

Glad you liked the naan

And the rest!  It was all really, really, good, thanks! 

[Aussie Mick]

Thanks again CA.

Once again, as I've said before, if I can share ANY knowledge, i will. I did post the seekh kebab recipe as promised, but nobody seemed interested, so i haven't bothered since. Plus, i don't find this forum as easy to navigate as the old one, it's all a bit confusing.

I will get Raj to write down his tandoori chicken mix and post it. it's very nice, but maybe it needs a tandoor to get 'the taste".

Oh and I have an Aussie butter chicken recipe too if anyone is interested. TBH, I've had better butter chicken, but it is still pretty good.

[Cory Ander]

Don't worry Mick, they all seem preoccupied with discussing the virtues of Angus beef with dumplings, the ins and outs of weights on pressure cookers, the virtues of killing beasts and eating them, and where is best to purchase fine wines on line....etc, etc... :

But I am sure there are many others who are more than interested in your recipes and knowledge (as am I) and will very much take it all on board!

PS:  Like the rice, for instance, I couldn't detect the rose water, but it was nicely delicately flavoured.

PPS:  I am DEFINITELY interested in a good Butter Chicken recipe!  It's the one thing (in my opinion) that Aussie Indian Restaurants do well (and British don't seem to).

[DalPuri]

Mick, Have you cooked or been involved with AIR curries since you started your own BIR?
And if so, how would you best describe the difference, if any?

Cheers, Frank. 

p.s. That Naan looks perfect!

[Cory Ander]

That Naan looks perfect!

Doesn't it just! 

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That Naan looks perfect!

Doesn't it just! 

I agree, that looks spot-on

[Aussie Mick]

Mick, Have you cooked or been involved with AIR curries since you started your own BIR?
And if so, how would you best describe the difference, if any?

Cheers, Frank. 

p.s. That Naan looks perfect!

Hi Frank

My only "involvement' with AIR curries is the fact that I have lived down under since 1996. I was pretty upset with the standard of curries generally available down here. There are some good places around, but not like back home. i couldn't believe my luck when I stumbled across this forum, and couldn't believe the results that I was getting when cooking this food. we have fed it to LOADS of mates and they all said that we should open up a shop .............and well, basically, that is what we did.

I am not a chef, I'm a plumber, but I am really enjoying the change. We have massive debt, i work about 80 hours a week, and I haven't been paid since we opened in early November.

But, hopefully, it will all come good. Any profit we have made has all gone back into the business to buy things we need. We have had very quiet spells, which are worrying, but i'm sure we'll do OK. Word seems to be getting around.

On our night off (tuesday) we occesionally go and check out the competition, and we are still mostly disapointed.

So, to answer the question mate, I haven't really cooked AIR. I understand it is based on 3 or 4 base gravies, rather than our "one pot". There are some good places around, and some average ones.

Overall to my taste buds BIR wins hans down

[Aussie Mick]

PS:  Like the rice, for instance, I couldn't detect the rose water, but it was nicely delicately flavoured.

PPS:  I am DEFINITELY interested in a good Butter Chicken recipe!  It's the one thing (in my opinion) that Aussie Indian Restaurants do well (and British don't seem to).

And the Shan Pillau Biryani mix to. There was the best part of a packet in that rice we cooked for Saturday,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and it was white was it not? lol

Butter chicken recipe has been posted.