Topic: Greetings from an Expat in Asia

[Davegrc]

Garp  please excuse spelling ! Some iPad auto correction ! I constantly fight with that ! Some colonial education !    and I knew if I joined this group I would have to take the heat on this one !!!

Expat because it's a term used by foreigners living in Asia of course the Asians have there own names for us

No not trying to sell anything it's more a purist pursuit ! But living in the third world I have had to learn how to grow my own ! Make my own and buy things online !

Curry making and spice has been a life time thing for my me !  I read every recipe I can and have learned to put aside any that include the words " add a teaspoon of curry powder " 

And  like the matrix can see through the list f spices in a recipe and methods of perpetration to know if it's the real thing   

I know enough to know that most the curry pastes recipe online are not even close to commercial pastes in there construction irrespective  of how fresh the spices and condiments in them are .

Comments on commercial pastes you make may be true but thy would not have started out that way I am sure !  How many great boutique brands end up that way as thy buckle to commercialism ! I see even Pataks is now sold to a multi national

What I would like to do is render down those points that commercial pasts have that home made pasts do not have , into something that those experienced enough can repeat in our own kitchens !

I am a hole fresh spice person ! I roast and grind from fresh hole spice and I do not follow any recipe any more ! But I also appreciate what Pataks did for me over the years when I did not have the time  ! And I think that good pastes can help some one who dose not have the knowledge and spice  to make very
expectable curries !

I will post what I have and where I am up to and hope that you all can help take this forward

I was a cook in the Air Force  and have a background in chemistry ! So I will get to the bottom of this ! But for sure it will be easier with this curry group on my side !

 

[Garp]

Lots of points there, Dave, but I have a Lamb Lal Toffan on order so not a lot if time.

What I would say is that this is, predominately a British Indian Restaurant forum
My understanding, from your posts, is that you have never lived in Britain, so there may be some issues with your opinions.

However, have fun 

[Onions]

WTF

[loveitspicy]

Hi and welcome Dave - would be nice to see some of your takes on pastes - there is indeed a huge part to play with pastes in the kitchen.


best, Rich