Topic: Ordered a Restaurant Gravy/Base

[Mike hunt]

My money would be 100 % on the mix powder, All onion base mixtures are much the same but without the proper mix powder you will not get the elusive flavour in the base to begin, Ive been in few kitchens and tasted the base gravy and thats where the elusive taste already begins.

[curryhell]

Will be interesting to hear of your progress as you chase the "magic" mix powder then Mike.  It may shorten your journey a bit if you read up on the many posts written here over the years on mix powder by good cooks, including the use of samples of BIR mix powders.  I can't remenber reading of any breakthroughs though  :  Maybe they were just using the wrong mix powder perhaps  ;D ;D

[Secret Santa]

My money would be 100 % on the mix powder, All onion base mixtures are much the same but without the proper mix powder you will not get the elusive flavour in the base to begin, Ive been in few kitchens and tasted the base gravy and thats where the elusive taste already begins.

Yeah, complete (moderated).

The art of the base is not so much in the ingredients as in the method of cooking.

What a hunt!  :

[curryhell]

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[livo]

Referring back to the OP, I would say that you point out exactly what I've been finding as my main frustration for years.  As I wrote recently in a different thread, you can smell and feel the aroma of the Indian Joint before you see it normally.  My bases, gravies and dishes smell and taste good.

But it just is missing something, and so are the naans.  There are still "secrets" in my opinion.

[Secret Santa]

But it just is missing something, and so are the naans.  There are still "secrets" in my opinion.

Jeez. Join the club..it's a biggun!

[livo]

But it just is missing something, and so are the naans.  There are still "secrets" in my opinion.

Jeez. Join the club..it's a biggun!

I agree it is a big club.  The thing is Santa, that the "secret" or "5%", or whatever you wish to call it, is supposedly not a secret anymore.  This site, and others like it, plus the multitude of Youtube revealers, are all meant to have revealed the "Secret".  How many posts I've read from people who have worked for X amount of years in the kitchens I can't remember, but if all was revealed we wouldn't still be scratching our heads at what is missing from our otherwise well cooked and tasty dishes.

The secret revealed?  Obviously not yet.

[haldi]

I reckon if someone else comes up with another "secret" book, we should take legal action

[noble ox]

Secrets potions are there still believers out there ? ;D
Are they the same ones who still believe ghosts exist ? ;D
I believe its a cop out rather than taking the blame for iffy cooking methods ;D

[George]

The secret revealed?  Obviously not yet.

I'm sure the "5% missing" figure was mentioned about 10 years ago on this forum. Yet despite all the books - many of which seem to be quite highly regarded, you may be right that in some ways there's been zero progress.  I never did accept the 5% figure. It should be more like 10% or 20% missing - 10 years ago, and still missing today, based on various comments.