Yes, you're right Bobby. I was talking about the approximate weight percent of tomatoes compared to the approximate total weight of vegetables in the base.
I make these simple comparisons to keep my own base developments on track. For example, it seems to me that most better bases have a high percentage of onions (70% plus). I have also been developing a "madras" base where I have purposefully and significantly increased the proportion of tomatoes (and spices) in the base. So, in that regard, not too dissimilar to SnS's efforts.
I recognise that the same weights of fresh, tinned, pastes and pureed tomatoes are not equivalent.
Nevertheless, any rudimentary analysis suggests to me that 550g of tomatoes (i.e. 400g of tinned plus one large fresh weighing about 150g) is a relatively large quantity of tomatoes in a base that has 700g of onions (the proportion of onions being about 40%, by weight, of total vegetables in the base).
It seems to me, therefore, that the proportion of tomatoes to onions in the SnS base is significantly higher than in some other bases on the forum (such as the ones I mentioned).
As I said, this is not a criticism, it's an observation. It suggests to me that the SnS base is probably more suited to tomatoey dishes (e.g. madras, bhuna, rogan josh, jalfrezi, etc) and less suited to milder, creamy dishes (korma, pasanda, chicken tikka masala, etc).
As BB says, this would probably suit many members because they are not into these, so called, "gay" dishes.
I was hoping that some members might find such a rudimentary analysis helpful in determining a base that best meets their personal needs. I didn't intend for people to get hung up on the detail and get their knickers in a twist
....or did I?
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