Topic: New member saying Hi!!

[knighty76]

Hi all,

I'm brand new to the forum.. I found it after buying the Kris Dhillon book and wanting to do some more reading. I feel I've come to the right place...

I'm a fairly decent cook, but like so many all my attempts to reproduce the experiences found at my local BIR have fallen flat on their 'arris, but hopefully that will all shortly change!!! Got a trip to the local Asian grocers planned this morning to get the last few things I need then I'm getting started on making my base. After a LOT of reading (I work nightshifts) I've decided to give the SnS June 2008 base a try, and will start off with the Madras posted in the same thread (thanks SnS). I hope this is a good starting point.

Quick question if nobody minds.. I'm quite lucky in that my supermarket (Morrisons) has an Asian foods section so was able to pick up some useful ingredients, as well as getting some big old bags of spice for very reasonable prices!! On these shelves I found jars of "Nishaan" minced garlic and minced ginger. I imagine these to be suitable where the recipes I'm following calls for Garlic or Ginger Paste... is that fair? The ingredients listed are Garlic/Ginger, veg oil, suger and vinegar. I've attached images.. can anyone advise if these will be ok, specifically for use in the SnS Madras recipe I'm trying?

Thanks everyone in advice, and here's to the extra lovin' I'm going to be getting from my woman when I make her restaurant standard curries in the comfort of our own home!!  ;D

Rich.

[Cory Ander]

Hi Rich and welcome to cr0 

I'm sure they will be fine, although my view is that it's preferable to mince your own fresh garlic and ginger in a little water (or oil) to make a stiff paste. 

You can do a whole load and freeze the excess in an ice cube tray. 

Once frozen, remove the handy teaspoon/tablespoon sized lumps and put them in a sealable sandwich bag, in the freezer, for later use.

Hope this helps.

[Unclebuck]

Hi knighty76 welcome to the forum
yep as Cory says and you wont go far wrong. looking forward to hearing your results.
All the best UB.