Hello
I've only every cooked curry for 6 people max. I fry the spices in a saucepan, add the base sauce plus extra spices, then add the chicken and cook for 10 minutes.
Now I need to cook for around 50 people at my house warming party. Now I'm going to assume at least 30 will be having curry since I'm also making 8 pizzas as well.
I was thinking of using a slow cooker that holds 6.5 litres. Fry the spices as usual, then add base sauce. Now transfer this to the slow cooker and add the chicken.
What do you think of this approach and how many people do you think it will serve? I reckon around 30 in a 6.5 litre cooker. I have another slow cooker as well which has a 3.5 litre capacity so I could use that as well.
As for the rice, I'm making pilau rice from Cory Ander's recipe at this site. I've done it a few times and it's great.
So I have some questions:
1) Is the slow cooker method OK for lots of people?
2) My recipes are for 2 servings - when I make curry for 6 I just triple up all the ingredients. So if I make 30 servings, am I multiplying the spices by 15? I seem to remember reading somewhere that I shouldn't do this for large amounts
3) How should I keep the rice warm? What about this rice warmer on eBay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rice-Cooker-Warmer-ONLY-55_W0QQitemZ300137471469QQihZ020QQcategoryZ122932QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemI know about food safety regarding the rice, it will be cooked no earlier than 4 hours before the party.
Any other advice when cooking for loads of people?
Cheers