Topic: Red or Green Pepper - What's the best in a base sauce?

[Bobby Bhuna]

This is where Jerry and I come to blows ;D

I think a green pepper in the base sauce is a no-no but that a red does just the job. I made a batch of the Rajver last night with the green and pow, there it is, that smell and taste I don't like so much. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of green peppers - I'm just convinced that as far as base sauces go, redder is better.

I notice that in some recipes, it says you can use either. For me this really alters the tastes... So I'm left with the dilemma... Does it really make that much of a difference, or is it just me?

What do you guys think?

[SnS]

Compromise ......... use a yellow one. 

(I now prefer to use the red ones, which appear to taste slightly sweeter)

[Curry King]

Green for me, although not a whole one as it can overpower it.  I have tried red and yellow and they just don't seem to do much to the flavor.

[joshallen2k]

I use Red. Prefer the taste a little.

Josh

[Bobby Bhuna]

Compromise ......... use a yellow one. 

Yellow peppers are the larva of the devil. Don't you notice that those cheap multi pack bags you get for about 1.50 are always teaming with the things! :-X

It's not just that red is sweeter, it is just generally tastier in the base. I'm convinced of this. Am I going mad?

[JerryM]

Blows certainly not - i'm still learning and acutely aware of the need to keep an open mind in order to crack this difficult curry grail

i've only tried red once in a base (in the saffron) and i feel it did make it sweeter.

in my latest attempt at the development base i left green pepper out completely and did not miss it.

i've also been using a little of the jaggery following ifindforu's post suggesting it for adding that little bit of sweetness (10mm cube).

For me I don?t think it matters green, red or even leave it out.