Topic: Curry Base from Down Under

[vin daloo]

I tried this recipe  a couple of times in the past (i got it off someone on the in2curry board) a while back.  It is very good, i might combine this with the bruce edwards recipe - but not with the pressure cooker cos mine aint big enough.

[raygraham]

It could have been from Jeremy himself as he used to go on the in2curry site and that's where I first contacted him. It certainly looks good and I am sure we would all be really interested in your comments if you make it.

Ray

[Edwin Catflap]

The recipe at the start is from a TA where I live and used to go to ages ago.....what era do you think this comes from ??

Cheers Ed

[Peripatetic Phil]

The recipe at the start is from a TA where I live and used to go to ages ago.....what era do you think this comes from ??

I don't know, but the use/recommendation of Sharwood's curry powder/paste comes as something of a shock, and suggests a time when (at least in the Chesterfield area) more authentic brands such as Rajah and TRS were unobtainable ...

** Phil.

[Edwin Catflap]

Hi Phil

How long approximately have Rajah and TRS been around?

Cheers

Ed

[Peripatetic Phil]

Well, Rajah since 1931 :

Rajah was founded way back in 1931 by a former Indian Army officer, who opened a small shop in London called Bombay Emporium. Originally products were limited to whole and ground spices but as the UK Asian population grew and the nation

[Edwin Catflap]

Cheers Phil

I might make a batch for the sake of nostalgia

Ed