Topic: how dooo?

[emilybaker1979]

hi there
so i joined about a week ago and my first attempt at one of the curries was friday night.

now - my previous attempts at home done curry resembled something which had been through the cat...twice! so it was an absolute wonder that my first go at the saffron gravy was fantastic and a great combination with the Dansak recipe you have up here.

so now i have about 12 gallons of base to try out over the next few months....its great!

just wondered if anyone had any ideas on the ultimate chicken pasanda? it's my absolute favourite when im shying away from my hotter, more bold days!

happy currying
xx

[Curry King]

Hi Emily,

Welcome to cr0 

Can't help on the passander it's not one of my favorites but we have a request group if you can't find one already on here.

[SnS]

Hi Emily

There is a Lamb Passanda recipe (from KD) here

http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,2279.0.html
I'm sure the Passanda will be the same if you substitute the lamb for chicken - except of course, yours will taste of chicken, not lamb !  :

I can't make any guarantees on the results, as I don't know of anyone who's tried this recipe yet.

The recipes in KD's Curry Secret book should all be compatible with the Saffron base gravy ... (neither of these bases are "overspiced").

Regards

SnS  ;D

[Jethro]

Hi Em, welcome to the forum  ;D

[mike travis]

Hi Emily  ,welcome to cr0. It just goes to show what an amazing site we have here. The fact that you join us as a novice, pick a recipe to have a crack at and make a great curry. Well done. Enjoy your stay with us and who knows we could soon be trying one of your own recipes.  ;D

[ast]

Hi Emily,

Welcome to cr0.

Regarding the KD pasanda recipe, you might want to watch the salt.  You might not need as much with the Saffron base as with her base.  The other thing I'll mention is that once you've done it "by the book", you might want to try and fry the spices first before adding the base.

I'm not familiar with this dish myself, but I do know her recipes are geared for ease of use rather than using some of the trickier techniques like frying the spices first.  It'll probably turn out ok, but I had dramatically different results with her basic curry recipe (for a vindaloo) simply by changing the cooking technique.

Good luck with the recipe.

Cheers,

ast

[Secret Santa]

I had dramatically different results with her basic curry recipe (for a vindaloo) simply by changing the cooking technique.

And if that dosn't emphasise just how important technique is to the final outcome, I don't know what does.