Topic: Patak's Kashmiri Paste?

[Cory Ander]

Hi All,

I see frequesnt reference to "Patak's Kashmiri Paste" on this forum.  However, I have never seen it in the supermarkets and it's not listed in the product range on the Patak website.

Is it an obsolete product, is it called something else, or am I missing something?

Regards,

[Yellow Fingers]

It's been a while since I bought some, but it's real enough. I think I bought mine in my asian corner shop, so you might need to try one of those instead of the supermarkets.

YF

[King Prawn]

CA,

Never seen it in the supermarkets, it's not that popular t othe masses..... But as YF says, try the local 'indian' shops. Note though that they often will stock only one brand so you may have to shop around. For example the ones areound here vary. Some have East end spices, come have Rajah, some have TRS etc...

Really suprised that it isn't on the web site. I bought a jar about 2 weeks ago....

KP(V)

[IanR]

I got mine from www.simplyspice.co.uk

[Mark J]

I bought mine from the supermarket but it was the large asda in Bristol cribs

[Chilli Prawn]

I think it depends of demand at the supermarket whether they stock it or not, but it is susally sold by Asian stores.  In my mind it is the finest around but very hot so use with care.  In Kashmir it is usually known as Var and there are many closely guarded secret recipes for it.  I have a couple of Var recipes somewhere but they are not hot but very pungent.

CP

[haldi]

It's the most common used paste in my local takeaways
They also use tikka paste and tandoori paste
It's the unmissable ingredient for chicken tikka
The other pastes are sometimes substituted with cummin and coriander
I can buy kashmiri masala in a 295 gramme jar
Asda doesn't stock it, but all the Asian supermarkets have it
It's about ?1.50

[King Prawn]

I have a couple of Var recipes somewhere but they are not hot but very pungent.

CP

Hey CP,

Any chance you could dig them out and post them? Sounds like the sort of thing I would like to try. 

KP(V)

[Jeera]

It's the most common used paste in my local takeaways
They also use tikka paste and tandoori paste
It's the unmissable ingredient for chicken tikka
The other pastes are sometimes substituted with cummin and coriander
I can buy kashmiri masala in a 295 gramme jar
Asda doesn't stock it, but all the Asian supermarkets have it
It's about ?1.50

I've seen a BIR adding a red paste to their curries and I'd assumed it was some type of chilli sauce. Do you reckon this  kashmiri  paste is what some BIRs use to differentiate between say a Madras and a Vindaloo ?

[Chilli Prawn]

Pataks Kashmiri paste is a very dark brown and almost a solid lump, not like your usual stuuff Jeera.

CP