Topic: Observations through the BIR kitchen door

[Bondi Balti]

I wet out for a curry friday night in Sutton Coldfield. Is only the second BIR curry that I have had in 18 months!!
There were two things/smells that caught my attention. The first smell was boiled onions, and the second was fried tomato paste! That got me thinking: has anyone tried blanching/ boiling their chopped onions before frying? Next time I cook a curry (friday) I think i will try par boiling the onions and maybe adding a little more tomato paste to my curry
cheers
mick

G'day Mick, which restaurant in sutton did you go to?  I really miss Jahed Cuisine of India in Wylde Green and the curries are poor by UK standards in Oz :-(

[mickdabass]

G'day Bondi Balti

We went to the Sonargaw Balti. Ive never been there before but the food was very good.
However it doesn't even come close to the Jahed   which has got to be my favourite bir ever. I think its good that they dont go overboard with the food colouring like most other places do. Before I discovered the Jahed, we used to frequent the Bengal Gardens next to the Boldmere pub which was always good. Surely there must be some good restuarants in Oz? I thought there was a fairly strong asian community out there?