Topic: CA's Curry Base (aka "gravy"/"sauce")

[Cory Ander]

I had garlic powder and also ginger powder in the cupboard and thought for once I have found something they go into "IE the mix" as since I have had them there's not been much call for their use.

Glad to be of service TT 

By the way, try adding 05 - 1 tsp of your garlic powder (and/or ginger powder...maybe a little less of this) to your final curries too.  I often add it to a madras, or vindaloo, etc, and it certainly adds a little something.  Can't have enough garlic (in its various forms) in my opinion! 

[colin grigson]

Hi Cory ,

I'm doing your vindaloo ( with your base and masala ) tomorrow evening and I'll try adding the garlic powder as you suggest  ... I agree with you that you can't overdo the garlic especially in vindaloo and phall   

[Cory Ander]

Good Luck Colin 

I think I may have chosen my words unwisely; take it easy on the garlic powder addition!  Too much of it CAN spoil it (as can too much of anything)! 

PS:  About 0.25 tsp of fenugreek powder is also worth adding, in my opinion.

[colin grigson]

Hi Cory ,

Tried the garlic powder at 0.5 tsp and the fenugreek powder at 0.25 tsp and it was amazing as your vindaloo always is .. I'd have to do a side by side taste test to spot the subtle flavour changes between the original and this new addition .. my wife reckoned it was closer to BIR than the original but maybe she was bigging me up a bit in return for a top notch curry !!   

Thanks once again for all your recipes ... our family are very happy now on curry nights !!

[samsauceykitchen]

Hi Cory,

I like your curry base and your curry recipes!Looks delicious and iam sure they taste delicious,Well done!.

[Tommy Timebomb]

Hi Cory,

I like your curry base and your curry recipes!Looks delicious and iam sure they taste delicious,Well done!.

Why don't you give them a go and then report back Sam... Surely that would be a better and more honest compliment?

[timeless]

Knocked a batch of this up today

[krs187uk]

This Base is awesome!!! Took me about 3 hours from start to finish but i'm no chef ,My first attempt and did a jalfrezi which was nice and went down a treat but i thought was just missing something (maybe some oil or spice) Then the following week did a Madra's with the same base and WOW WOW WOW It was perfect So CA thank you!!!

[Clive77]

CA...I'll be giving this a go tonight but have 1 question please. When you say tomato paste, are we talking concentrate or straight tom paste.
Sorry if the question has already been asked but 29 pages was too much to go through!

Thx.

[Cory Ander]

When you say tomato paste, are we talking concentrate or straight tom paste.

Hi Clive77,

Double (or triple) concentrated tomato paste.