Topic: The 3rd Secret Recipe Group Test

[RubyDoo]

So the question for the purists is, Is this BIR?   

No gravy, No powdered spices, but cooked by a BIR chef in a British Indian Restaurant.  ;D

Many BI restaurants will do a plain fried chicken and chips. Same question? 

[DalPuri]

So the question for the purists is, Is this BIR?   

No gravy, No powdered spices, but cooked by a BIR chef in a British Indian Restaurant.  ;D

Many BI restaurants will do a plain fried chicken and chips. Same question? 

Not quite Indian though. 

[RubyDoo]

So the question for the purists is, Is this BIR?   

No gravy, No powdered spices, but cooked by a BIR chef in a British Indian Restaurant.  ;D

Many BI restaurants will do a plain fried chicken and chips. Same question? 

Not quite Indian though. 

Turn the question around. Is this traditional indian cuisine? If not then it must be something created for the British market and therefore would qualify as BIR curry?

[DalPuri]

So the question for the purists is, Is this BIR?   

Turn the question around. Is this traditional indian cuisine? If not then it must be something created for the British market and therefore would qualify as BIR curry?

Not sure whether you would call it traditional, but the origins do come from India, not the UK.

[fried]

One of the recipes I found on the web that looked interesting was written in Urdu and there was no translation.

[RubyDoo]

Did you seed the chillies?

[gazman1976]

use google translate tool - very handy

[fried]

Did you seed the chillies?

I did, I never have any problems eating hot curry if it's in powder form but chilli seeds can give me some unpleasant moments in the morning

[spiceyokooko]

So the question for the purists is, Is this BIR?

As far as I'm concerned, if it's cooked and eaten in a BIR, then it's BIR, regardless of where the recipe originated from.

After all, most BIR dishes have their origins in traditional Indian recipes and have been streamlined and tweaked for English taste and speed of production.

Rhogan Josh (Ghost?) is a typical example, a spicey lamb dish made with mild but deep red Kashmiri chillies goes through the BIR translation and comes out as a chicken or lamb dish cooked with tomatoes to make it look red.

[fried]

You could completely BIR this this dish by adding base instead of water and adding a tsp of mix but why bother then everything wouyld just end up as an ultimate curry.