Topic: Help! I have to cook a curry lunch for 60!

[Peripatetic Phil]

Have you any idea what MarkJ meant by this item, Unclefrank ?

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** Phil.

[Unclefrank]

Coconut Phil.
I have amended the post.

I have had great results with this recipe after a little tweak here and there, it's a big seller.
I can't find the original post on here for some reason or i would have posted a link but the recipe for Korma posted is mine it's enough for two servings, i tried to reduce the amount of sugar used.

[chewytikka]

See 976Bar's thread on preparing BIR food at Royal Holloway for catering-sized portions and recipes, Moodymare.

Hi MM, not really a golden ticket on here for bulk curries

I've searched all 976Bars threads just to see if I missed anything, but I don't think I have.
We were waiting even longer than the H4ppy book, for even one complete bulk recipe from 976Bar.

My understanding of what he was doing working in Uni kitchens was adding a Taz base and spicing
to already established Knorr/Pataks based commercial catering curries.
It would have been good if he had shared even one recipe for a catering size curry. not much help for Moodymare.


MM for your Dad's party, I would go for Wetherspoons style family curries. (Medium Spiced)

An old member, Tomdip, who used to run successful curry nights at his own pub,
freely shared his recipes on cR0, you could search his threads and gain tips from his experience.
http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,6208.msg61824.html#msg61824
http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,5398.msg53362.html#msg53362

Active Member Michael.T, also had a catering experience, it may be worth giving him a PM.
http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,8953.msg80199.html#msg80199

good luck with it.
cheers Chewy

[Moodymare]

Thank you for all your replies/pm - very helpful. I have some serious thinking/cooking to do!

[chewytikka]

Hi MM
Just to follow on my post, I found this New Zealand companies site.
They make spice pastes for bulk catering, similar idea to Knorr/Pataks commercial pastes.
They have some interesting bulk cooking videos, in school kitchens etc

[Moodymare]

Well I did it! Big thanks for all the help. I ended up making a veg curry, a meat curry, dhall, raita, rice, chutney and poppadoms. Not bad for a madly busy, middle aged mother of three even if I do say so myself! 

[chewytikka]

Very well done MM,  ;D Did you take any photos?

A report on how you did it, would be good for members wishing to do the same.
cheers Chewy

[goncalo]

Very well done MM,  ;D Did you take any photos?

A report on how you did it, would be good for members wishing to do the same.
cheers Chewy

I agree. I have no idea where to even begin...

[Moodymare]

Thank you! I will definitely report back when I have recovered 

[Graeme]

Well done :-) Its hard work.