Topic: G'day From Down Under

[Bondi Balti]

Hi All

God how good is this site.  I've recently emigrated to Sydney, been here 2 weeks now and am loving it however In all of the previous times I have spent here and now, I have yet to find a good curry.  Its like the Australian Indians have forgotten their cooking skills and the Menus's are so much different.  Restaurantwise, I have only scraped the tip of the iceberg so my quest is to find the best curry in Sydney ;D!  this will no doubt come with a few disappointments however you can be sure that I will be making use of this site and will learn to create my own. 

For me, a curry is like what Heroin must be to a drug addict and I am currently going through the withdrawals.  Fortunately, I do like Thai food and the Asian influence here means that they do do very good Thai.  I also like Malaysian and there is a dish called a "Laksa" which if good gives you that curry hit.  That said, its nothing on Plaza Balti on the Ladypool Road in Birmingham and not a patch on Jahed in my home town of Sutton Coldfield so here's to honing my culinary skills and being back into curry heaven.

Currywise, I like them hot and would usually go for a King Prawn or Chicken Tikka Vindaloo style curry that is richly spiced and fully of flavour with a few of the little green fellas draped over the top.

If anyone would like to point me in the direction of a recipe to get me started, that'd be great.

Cheers

Bondi aka (Graham)

[Chilli Prawn]

Welcome Bondi AKA Graham to this great Forum.  It is a bit quiet at the moment coz I think they are all boiling up large pots of base mixes ready for Christmas ;D ;D.  I have just replied to D666 on the just joined thread so I suggest you read my reply and others there as his request is similar to yours.  Trawl the site using keywords and be prepared to read through some long threads.  We are trying to get the tried & tested & approved jobbies in one place but not there yet.  Better also if you try a specific question, e.g. how do I make a chicken madras? rather than ask for siggestions (you might wake up 1000 members : )

Happy Cooking
CP

[Curry King]

Hi and welcome to the site!

I also just replied to a simlar post as yours so I will just cut and paste that in here:

If you are new to curry making, bases sauces etc.. then try this simple base and vindaloo recipe:

http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,179.0.html

It's basic, simple to make and produces a good result.  When you have nailed the basics you can start to experiment with different base ingredients and methods. 

Enjoy..
cK

[spicysarsy]

  A big welcome to a great forum Bondi Balti {Cracking Name } As everyone before you you'll find a wealth of knowlege and experience in here.

[mike travis]

G`day mate and welcome.....

[DARTHPHALL]

Hiyaaaaaaaaa 

[Brummie]

Hi Bondi Balti. I bet you do miss the curry houses from round here. I am from Castle Bromwich which is not far from Sutton Coldfield so i know what you must be missing down under.

Follow Curry King's link above for a good vindaloo, i use it a lot and have made many for friends and they all love it too. I use the base for many other curries as well. Give it a go, you can got wrong.

[Bondi Balti]

Hi Guys

Many thanks for your prompt replies.  Its testament to the quality of this site that I had perused before making the plunge to join in, which really ddn't take me long.  I will try that Vindaloo recipe as a first attempt to get the ball rolling.  I like to thi k of myself as being pretty good in the kitchen but curry wise, I have relied on the the likes of patacks to get me by which  I hope will now be a thing of the past 

For ages, I have always known there was a way of doing these things and i had yet to read a recipe that inspired me enough to convince it was the right way of doing things.  I had often watched curry chef when I had the chance and had always seen them use a base of  some sort so knew that there was something in it.  Reading parts of this site has put a a piece of the jigsaw firmly in place and I'm looking forward to being more involved.

Cheers for the kind words and Brummie.... I will be trying the Vinaloo recipe as my first attempt.

Thanks

Bondi! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D