Topic: New Base Sauce Recipe -

[lorrydoo]

Can't wait to here your results CF.  Are you going to use chicken stock?

[chipfryer]

Mine are here I'm afraid.  ;D

http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=1894.msg17292#msg17292

Can't wait to here your results CF.  Are you going to use chicken stock?

[Panpot]

I took 3 hours of gentle simmering to get the oil up to the surface. I topped up with a couple of chicken stock cubes in hot water. The smell is apparently right according to my wife and it looks the business. I will cook with it tonight so really looking forward to testing it out. Bye the way I chose to use red onions since they have been praised on other areas of the forum. I will report the results in the morning. Panpot

[chipfryer]

Thanks Panpot.

I'll try it again but like you cook the Garlic first. Will you write your method up for us please? I need stuff to compare what I do with.

Good luck and happy eatin!  ;D

I took 3 hours of gentle simmering to get the oil up to the surface. I topped up with a couple of chicken stock cubes in hot water. The smell is apparently right according to my wife and it looks the business. I will cook with it tonight so really looking forward to testing it out. Bye the way I chose to use red onions since they have been praised on other areas of the forum. I will report the results in the morning. Panpot

[brum_57]

There is no doubt this is a good base curry sauce.
However it still comes out a little thick so when compared to a madras from a takeaway its a little different.

perhaps i need to add even more chicken stock.
Still closer now than a few years ago.

Stew

Yeah that's right Stew - last batch I made up used around 2 litres (probably more - I didnt measure it exactly) of stock (water plus a couple of knorr stock cubes)The original Rick Stein recipe was meant to be a full blown curry sauce not a base sauce so more stock would be needed to get the base sauce consistancy imo

I doubled up on my last effort which filled my slow cooker to the top, I used 2 spanish onions and 2 regular white onions and doubled up on everything else - turned out great although I didnt have any garlic paste in stock so peeling 30 cloves of garlic was a bit of a pain 

Kev.
 

[Panpot]

Well I cooked two separate curries with the sauce. Mark J's Dhansak and a medium curry from Andy. Having never had a Dhansak before I don't know how to compare it but it was genuinely wonderful. Both curries were spicy hot a bit more so than I am used to but it looked smelled and tasted the part. I would be interested to know if Chipfryer has included this base sauce in his grand experiment.

I have been particularly pleased with how easy it is to make. As I said allready, I did top up as I went with chicken stock made from cubes. I feel I will double up to get more next time for for the freezer.

Now on a separate note, when we get the chance to watch the professionals in open plan kitchens we always witness the flaming touch. If like me you cook on electric this is impossible so. Does anyone think we could take one of those blow torches to it and get a result? Anyway will continue to enjoy the site and the fun of cooking great Indian food thanks to all of you. Cheers Panpot

[lorrydoo]

Hi Panpot, I dont know much about blow torches other than they are used to caramelise ingredients, so potentially yes one could be used but how I dont know.

[chipfryer]

I may try this again this week but I don't know what quantities of Tomatoes are being used? Whole large can, small can, just the toms or tom juice as well?

I figure this is important because this recipe is more than close to how I was trying to cook my final meal many moons ago. If its a base sauce then I can see it going somewhere. Mine ended up in the bin sadly.

Best.

[brum_57]

I may try this again this week but I don't know what quantities of Tomatoes are being used? Whole large can, small can, just the toms or tom juice as well?

I figure this is important because this recipe is more than close to how I was trying to cook my final meal many moons ago. If its a base sauce then I can see it going somewhere. Mine ended up in the bin sadly.

Best.

It does say in the recipe - "1 Can Tinned Tomato 400g tin chopped"

chopped toms - the lot goes in to be blended.

Kev.

[chipfryer]

What a dummy I am sorry.  :
Is that on the original message then? I'll look thanks again.

PS. Juice too?

I may try this again this week but I don't know what quantities of Tomatoes are being used? Whole large can, small can, just the toms or tom juice as well?

I figure this is important because this recipe is more than close to how I was trying to cook my final meal many moons ago. If its a base sauce then I can see it going somewhere. Mine ended up in the bin sadly.

Best.

It does say in the recipe - "1 Can Tinned Tomato 400g tin chopped"

chopped toms - the lot goes in to be blended.

Kev.