Recently I have had another take-away open up near me.The food is always very good,however the main thing for me is that it has a completely open kitchen.Despite being offered a seat I always stand and have my nose pressed against the window watching the chefs.They always nod and smile,probobly wondering why I'm watching their every move.
After placing my order on Friday I thought I'd ask if I could get a portion of the chef's gravy.The guy looked a bit confused,then said 'Ah you mean garabi?'.I explained I was a bit of a curry chef,have had some lessons etc and I that I would like to compare the Chef's gravy to my own.He peered around the kitchen door,shouted something and then the chef smiled and called me in.Despite having about eight pans on the go he was keen to talk and was actually quite amazed at some of my curry pictures I had on my phone.I think he was even more surprised that I even knew the existance of base gravy,or 'garabi' as he also called it.He offered me a taste of his massala paste,to be honest it was very similar to my own I make.
The base gravy was,as I thought pretty much like other gravies I've been given.Very thin in consistancy and just tasting of a very mild curry,not spicy or hot in any way.Given that the chef was using the base for everything he cooked,from massla and korma to madras,this isn't surprising.The base was remarkably similar to the one I was shown how to cook,and the one I use at the moment.
I said I'd had some lessons and what did he think about doing some for me in his kitchen.He was actually very keen and said to come back when it was less busy and we can sort something.Watch the space guys.
Topic: Another base gravy sample (Read 36145 times)
