Topic: Lamb Basanti

[Garp]

An attempt to reproduce one of my favourite TA dishes at the moment. Not perfect but getting close



Will post recipe if anyone is interested and I can decipher my scribbled notes 

[Madrasandy]

I'd eat it , needs a sprinkle of CA mind, keep up your experiments garp , I'll look forward to your final recipe

[Garp]

There is fresh CA in there, bud, cooked out. If you choose to ruin it with fresh on top then so be it 

[Donald Brasco]

I must be living a sheltered life, every curry I see on here tonight is new to me. What's a basanti when it's at home? I mean what are the defining characteristics?  And is this a new creation or a house special from somewhere, or have I simply had my head in my arse and missed it on every menu I've looked at the past 30 yrs?

[Madrasandy]

I believe it is a Scottish dish Don

[Garp]

Donald, I believe that Andy is correct in saying that it seems to be a dish favoured by Punjabi BIR's/TA's in Scotland.

Here are a few descriptions:

The New Serena, Dunfermline : Selected pieces of meat, poultry or king prawns treated tandoori style, cooked in a special curry sauce, cooked with onions, tomatoes, green peppers, touch of achari masala and almond flakes.

The Alishan Restaurant, Glasgow : Selected pieces of meat, poultry or king prawn treated Tandoori style. Cooked in special curry sauce with onions, tomatoes and green peppers, touch of achaari masala and almond flakes.

Do I detect a trend?

Tikka-Way, Kilmarnock : cooked in a special curry sauce with onions, mushrooms, peppers, a touch of mixed pickle and topped with almond flakes.

Mmmm! - don't like mushrooms in curry.

Gurkha's, Crieff :Selected pieces of meat treated tandoori style cooked in a special curry sauce, topped with onions, tomatoes, green peppers and a touch of Achari Massala.

And my own local TA,

India Palms, Dumfries : Cooked in special curry sauce, topped with onion, tomatoes, green peppers and touch of achari masala & almond flakes.

Now I have to say I have never found any evidence of the topping, particularly no almond flakes or green pepper, as per the attached pic from the Palms:



Anyway, have to go make Cottage Pie, so will post recipe later. I would really appreciate anyone trying it out and giving comments, positive or negative

[Madrasandy]

Hi Garp am I correct in thinking that this dish is made using onions, green peppers, tomatoes, almond flakes and achari masala? 

[littlechilie]

The photos are looking very decent Garp, would like to try them both.

[Garp]

Hi Garp am I correct in thinking that this dish is made using onions, green peppers, tomatoes, almond flakes and achari masala? 

Well spotted Sherlock Andy. Although I have never come across green peppers or almond flakes in the dish.

The photos are looking very decent Garp, would like to try them both.

Thanks LC - I'm about to attempt to post recipe

[Madrasandy]

What heat level is the curry Garp?