Topic: hello everybody

[stevindaloo]

hello everyone
i'm new to this site but i love curries
the recipies here are not what i'm used to, i've never made a curry sauce/gravy before, to tell the truth i've never heard of one. cant wait to try it though.
i have recently purchased the curry secret by kris dhillon. can anybody tell me if its any good because i havent made anything from it yet. he uses a curry sauce and i was wondering if it was as good as anything i have read about on here, its seems quite easy to make by looking at it, do you think thats true.

anyway hope to hear from you lot soon

[mike travis]

Hi stevindaloo,  Welcome to the family my friend. KD`s base sauce is a nice easy one to start you off, many members here have done it with great success. Some have gone on to develop there own style base sauce`s, and having done KD`s and quite a few from here I can say some from here are much better. Give it a go, follow the recipe to the letter, any problems just ask. Good luck........mike.

                               ;D ;D ;D

[ast]

Hi Stevindaloo,

If you like curries, you've come to the right place.  Welcome to cr0!

I also have the KD book and have made her base several times (she's a she, BTW ).  Like you'll see elsewhere on the site, you can get good results following the base recipe and her curry recipe (that's the only one other than the yeast naan recipe that I've tried from the book), but they won't be exceptional.  However, if you change the way you make the final curry, the end results change dramatically.  I came to this conclusion after deciding to put some of the info on this site to the test using the KD base.  You can read more here if you like:  http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,2250.0.html.

Like Mike said, don't be shy:  just jump right in with any of the recipes and feel free to ask questions.  Many people here have been cooking BIR-style curries for a long time (10-20yrs in some cases), so there's much collected wisdom.  Personally, I'm a newbie at it, but I'm getting better results each time.

Good luck and happy currying,

ast

[Jethro]

Welcome to the forum, all you need is here

[stevindaloo]

thanks everybody
i just made my first vindaloo using the curry gravy fromkris dhillon book and all i can say is wow
i couldnt believe after making the sauce (which i tasted and didnt like it at that stage) i could produce a curry to rival my takeaway
i am so glad i found you guys
i am going to use the sauce i made (which i froze in seperate portions) to try a few of your recipies
i will let you know how i get on
cant wait for my next one

[extrahotchillie]

Hello & enjoy the trip