Topic: Pataks Korma sauce

[George]

Also one of the better tasting bought curry's is a Chicken Bhuna from Morrisons, (own make) believe it or not.

I can believe it. Were you here or do you recall, I mentioned a liking for the Safeway/Morrisons Chicken Dhansak a few years ago and then - even better, their Chicken Saag. People who say supermarket curries never taste good, must have something wrong with their taste buds.

But c2012 they revamped the chilled food range and a chilled korma I tried was almost as bad as the Pataks one. I think I tried something else, later, and that was a disappointment, also, so I gave up. Perhaps I'll try the bhuna, as you recommend it.

[Ramirez]

As for chilled food curries, I know many people on here write them off but I continue to enjoy selected examples. It's not fair to generalise. Some are excellent and almost certainly taste better than many of the home made curries featured on this site, however good the photos look.

Perhaps, but I would probably argue otherwise. I would imagine the curries cooked by folks on here are significantly better than anything bought in-store.

Why suggest to anyone that they shouldn't enjoy something like korma, if that's what they like, together with hundreds of other food types? The last thing I was working on was shepherd's pie, made with lamb. Is it OK, and socially acceptable, to like the taste of shepherd's pie?

Nothing wrong with Korma, or CTM for that matter. I would happily eat both, assuming they're BIR.

[Malc.]

I've tasted sauces from jars that were a lot better than the Patak's version, so there's really no  excuse.

That is a fair point to make as a comparison, but I struggle to understand your palate. I have never found a single jar of sauce that was truly enjoyable. Some have been so awful they were confined to the bin after the first mouthful others have been ok.

[Les]

 Were you here or do you recall, I mentioned a liking for the Safeway/Morrisons Chicken Dhansak a few years ago and then - even better, their Chicken Saag. People who say supermarket curries never taste good, must have something wrong with their taste buds.

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I do seem to recall your post, did you not get a few negative comments about it? (what's New) 
The Bhuna is quite hot and spicy George, So steady as you go if you don't like it to hot and spicy 

Les

[DalPuri]

I can believe it. Were you here or do you recall, I mentioned a liking for the Safeway/Morrisons Chicken Dhansak a few years ago and then - even better, their Chicken Saag. People who say supermarket curries never taste good, must have something wrong with their taste buds.

People who say supermarket curries never taste good, must have something wrong with their taste buds.  ;D

Sorry George, couldn't resist that one. I was expecting good things from Atul Kochhar's morrisons Korma, but again, no difference in taste from a bog standard supermarket curry. Looked pretty with the flowers on top though. 

[Les]

I was expecting good things from Atul Kochhar's morrisons Korma, but again, no difference in taste from a bog standard supermarket curry. Looked pretty with the flowers on top though. 

Agree with you there DP, Atul's range of curry's are quite bad to say the least.

les

[DalPuri]

I think perhaps the supermarket testers dont give the public the respect they deserve when it comes to flavour. Assuming that if they keep things bland, they cater for all palates?
(I dont believe its down to packaging and preservatives.)
But we KNOW our curries in the UK and its about time they upped their game! 

[Les]

But we KNOW our curries in the UK and its about time they upped their game! 

Here-Here, well said that man ;D

[PaulP]

I think a korma is one of the easiest curries to make yourself BIR style.
Not my cup of tea and probably one of the unhealthiest curries, but surely easy to replicate at home if you have some base sauce handy?

Paul

[Secret Santa]

I think a korma is one of the easiest curries to make yourself BIR style.

Not one of the easiest, the easiest, by a long way.

I don't even consider it a curry in its BIR form, and it almost put me off curries for life, but there's no denying its popularity.