Not everybody's cup of tea I know but i had a request for a couple of CTMs from a work colleague who is soon moving on and whom i've worked with for a number of years. In exchange for these I received a rather lush tart moist lemon drizzle loaf cake. WOW, this is some cake
After a long break from the kitchen and cooking curries what better way to ease myself back in than with this dish. Although this dish is not one i'd ever consider ordering I have tried several over the years just to get an idea of the "ball park" CTM - and what a difference there can be
. Anyway, there are plenty of acclaimed recipes out there for enthusiasts to try which don't vary much from the recipe I use so i've no plans currently to post mine.
However, this did provide me with the opportunity to cook and write up my chicken patala recipe which i will post a little later in the week with required porn ;D. Not a dish i've ever come across in the UK but very common place in the emerald isle. Whilst similar to a CTM, it is far richer with more tomato flavour, more savoury rather than sweet with a lovely buttery taste and smell. More about that later. Anyway, a pic of my CTM and the infamous patala, which is to be accompanied by my keema rice and a chana masala, which i will post the recipe for if anybody is interested. Again, I doubt there will be any surprised as to how it is prepared for the old hands
The CTM
The patala and a close up
Whilst neither curry appeals to my taste I did add an extra bit of tikka to each to sample my efforts and confess to having cleared up any remaining sauce in the pan after cooking each of them :
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