Topic: Silky tender beef

[chipfryer]

Hi there.

I want to know how they cook beef to the point you would never know if it was lamb or not? Where I was they had MEAT VINDALOO (Some were honest). Over here they are not.

It's beef alright.

My friend told me a Pressure cooker but I always seared the boiled the beef first. Just now for the second time I have used the precooked meat method which is very good don't get me wrong but I feel something is done prior to all of this?

Once I used yogurt on raw beef with cumin powder mixed in. This worked ok sort of.

Any ideas please?

Best

[chipfryer]

Hi Greg Morning.

Hmmmm Have you ever had meat in your dish that seemed as though it had come from the freezer and been warmed up? Tough like?

I have from some rogue places. I also called to complain about one dish I had here telling them "It's alright I know its beef that's fine with me, I just had no sauce at all" No comment to that one. I also know some Indians who are Christian rather unusual I know. Last night when I cooked my version of Madras I indeed did get very tender beef.

Over here for one thing Lamb is very Scarce. There is only one butcher that I know of that even orders it in and he's up north where the restaurants are. The only other source for me a knifing down a leg of lamb which I've done on several occasions but heck that costs a fortune. Good now I've learned a lot from here for my base sauce however.

Sorry this is long but don't discount it. Beef is way cheaper and as one cook I was talking to put it. "Knowing your meat is the key to Indian food".

Best Greg - Thanks. 

Hi
I have never found beef in BIR restaurants, presumably due to religious resons, although happy to be corrected.
Greg

[Secret Santa]

I think it's a different scene over here in the UK chipfryer. There are very few BIR restaurants that serve beef which is why no one here talks about it much.

[chipfryer]

My experience is that nothing is different Santa with respect.

Religion when mixed with a quantity of the currency will outweigh the need for expedience. Would you let your restaurant fall into disrepute or would you find a way?

Thanks Santa

I think it's a different scene over here in the UK chipfryer. There are very few BIR restaurants that serve beef which is why no one here talks about it much.

[Secret Santa]

My experience is that nothing is different Santa with respect.

Other than the fact that we don't get beef curries in BIRs in the UK and you do in America. Quite a big difference don't you think?

[chipfryer]

Santa I wasn't trying to bulldoze you. : I've had beef in my Indian food on the south coast of the UK without a doubt. I get it here frequently.

I'm not saying everyone does it but then not everyone from India is indigenously religious. I keep an open mind to things or at least try to.
Sorry if I offended. It seems the only replies I get in here lately are less than open minded. I thought we were talking and offering an opinion?

I don't mind being shot down in the slightest - I love learning but I also know there are possibilities too otherwise there would not be so many web sites dedicated to finding what some call a secret spice or something.

Best regards as always.  ;D

My experience is that nothing is different Santa with respect.

Other than the fact that we don't get beef curries in BIRs in the UK and you do in America. Quite a big difference don't you think?

[Secret Santa]

Santa I wasn't trying to bulldoze you.

I didn't think you were. I was just stating that 99% (at a guess) of BIRs don't serve beef of any kind.

[chipfryer]

OK I can live with that. However the 99% bit wouldn't fit in over here of course. And just because there is an image of Shiva on the wall doesn't mean that they are not Coptic Christians if you see my meaning? 

I didn't think you were. I was just stating that 99% (at a guess) of BIRs don't serve beef of any kind.

[Secret Santa]

Hi chipfryer

I don't want to get into the old top poster, bottom poster argument but it seems natural (at least to me) that if you quote someone, that the quote should precede the reply so that you know what the reply is in response to. What do you think?

[chipfryer]

OMG! Santa chill out a little please ok - Peace.
I hate messy kitchens, I hate messy threads.

Hi chipfryer I don't want to get into the old top poster, bottom poster argument

Sorry I've no idea what this means?

Other than the fact that we don't get beef curries in BIRs in the UK and you do in America. Quite a big difference don't you think?

Actually you would be surprised - Less oil is the difference here, that and meat on occasion.

but it seems natural (at least to me) that if you quote someone, that the quote should precede the reply so that you know what the reply is in response to. What do you think?

Many apologies. I thought we were talking to each other in a thread that could be easily navigable by other people needing to see where it originated by looking back as I do.
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Perhaps the Mods will remove my statement which I stand by and have local Indian people here who have told me this and looking at it, I concur. This is just something that I know for a fact. I cannot say it's global because people have different ethics.

Anyway on a lighter note I'll be testing what I've learned on real cultural Indian people (Born and grown) in the near future.

The initial post was here for anyone interested?
http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=2039.msg17330#msg17330