Topic: Some questions about CA's recipes (and some pics)

[mtrueman]

Howdy,

Ive got a couple of pics of my base sauce from yesterday. It's CA's sauce using his spice mix.

I've also got a couple of questions about his madras 

Do i need to use his spiced oil or not?

If im making the madras for 6 people this weekend, should i do it in one pot at the same time, or is it better to follow the recipe and do it in 3 smaller batches?

Pre-blending base sauce....



Base sauce after blending....


All tubbed up - 5 300ml portions for freezing and one ice cream tub with 900ml in it for this weekend.

[Peripatetic Phil]

3 x 2 is definitely better than 1 x 6, and while you don't /need/ to use the spiced oil, it will (a) do no harm, and (b) may well add something to the flavour.

** Phil.

[natterjak]

You don't need to use spiced oil. Better if you're new to BIR cooking to focus your time and attention on getting the basics sorted. It's likely to take you a good few tries before you're happy with the results (certainly did for me!) and after that you can start chasing the mythical final 5%!

Cook your curries in no more than double portion sizes, to ensure you can get the spices cooked correctly.

[mtrueman]

Thanks guys, i'll take your advice on board and see how i get on later. Pics to follow.

[fried]

Treat it as an experiment. Cook four double portions and compare the results, it's interesting how much the taste can vary even with simple ingredients.

Watch a couple of videos and try to get your technique down, I'd also be wary of the spiced oil until you know what the basic recipe tastes like.