Topic: Cooked chicken water

[DARTHPHALL]

I`ve just examined the cream pieces in my local Take-away Vindaloo & they are unmistakably the small pieces that come off the chicken when cooked in water, although i do have my strong doubts about chicken stock(why go to all the trouble & time, it doesn't seem logical for a Take-away).I do believe they use the water from the cooked diced Chicken in the base, if you just scoop out the Chicken with a perforated Spoon you don't seem to pick up as many bits, but if you pour a load in you get loads & it looks remarkably like my take-away.
It does seem logical to use the chicken water,but my Take-away does also differ from a lot of the ones forum members frequent.
I have also found out that a Take-away about 14 miles from me(Wadebridge) does all the training for most of the chefs down here & i have a mate who is very friendly with them( you never know!! ), when the busy season is over (end of September) i will approach them for some lessons & also will do the same for my local Take-away(Newquay).

[Yellow Fingers]

I have also found out that a Take-away about 14 miles from me(Wadebridge) does all the training for most of the chefs down here & i have a mate who is very friendly with them( you never know!! ), when the busy season is over (end of September) i will approach them for some lessons & also will do the same for my local Take-away(Newquay).

I used to holiday in Newquay as a lad, loved the place. If you have any luck with this, I'd be interested in attending if you can make it a group thing.

[DARTHPHALL]

Give me some time to work on it & i`ll get back to you, imagine an Indian cooking holiday in Cornwall. ;D ;D ;D

[merrybaker]

I`ve just examined the cream pieces in my local Take-away Vindaloo & they are unmistakably the small pieces that come off the chicken when cooked in water

I've been reading Keith Floyd's 100 Great Curries, courtesy of my local library.? He often simmers chicken breasts in chicken stock, and then uses that stock in the final sauce.? By starting with stock rather than water, the chicken taste should be even more intense.

[Yellow Fingers]

I do believe they use the water from the cooked diced Chicken in the base

But won't they also then be in the veg curries? Little extra pieces of chicken are nice if that's what you've ordered but can you imagine a vegetarian finding them in their veg curry, they wouldn't be best pleased would they? I know what you mean though, I made a new batch of pre cooked chicken yesterday and there were a good number of tiny chunks in there at the end. I then put this into my base sauce so I get the little chicken bits you describe in my final curry.

[DARTHPHALL]

Its a good point, i will may order a Vegetarian dish(for a fictitious friend) from them & if they are there i can phone them saying "my friend ordered a Vegetarian dish but those little cream pieces look suspiciously like the pieces from the cooked chicken water what are they "?
Yes another unscrupulous way of finding out whats in the curry hehehehehehe !!!!! ;D ;D ;D