Topic: Dipuraja's Curry Base Gravy

[curryhell]

but the biggest suprise was the mint sauce vid he has on youtube.

I copied that(all except the colouring) and it is exactly as you get in any BIR.

Matt

Could not agree more.  Totally identical to that found in many a BIR

[leroyb]

Ok, so i've cooked a madras with base now.

I cooked the garlic an ginger in the oils, then basically chucked everything in the pan.

The outcome was something which looked like a real madras.

The taste, wasn't quite there, there where hints and after tastes like a BIR madras, but it did seem like something was missing. I'm wondering guys, if my spices aren't up to it..

I've been using the cheap spices and chilli powder from tescos.. I made my first madras with tesco hot chilli powder, the result was it wasn't very hot. The second one I made was using a chilli powder from my local asian store. Result, much better.

So i'm thinking i may need to give this another go with better quality spices before I pass judgement.

[Yakmandoo]

Hi guys i made this base yesterday afternoon, its only my second base to date and it seems as bland as water!!!
   As far as i can tell ive done everything to the letter (used pre made garlic n ginger paste),i ended up with around 2.2L after simmering for about 50mins and then another 15mins with tomato and spices, it all smelled good until i blended then the the smell seemed to evaporate !!! , i ladled of around 200ml and made an experimental Madras sauce without meat and this also seems okish but no where near BIR taste , i was wondering which base to try next ?
 I cant really do the hot compatible ones as my 9 year old son can only realy handle balti or rogan josh any ideas please guys

[PaulP]

Hi Yakmando,

I've made Dipu's base myself sometime ago and cooked a few curries using his ingredients. I don't think switching base is the answer for you at this stage as you can get perfectly good results with this recipe.

If it's not working for you I would guess either poor ingredients or technique. It might be worth watching a few videos of people cooking madras type curries - that can help a lot.

Cheers,

Paul

[Yakmandoo]

Thanks for the reply Paul , heres a funny thing just gone to throw away the madras sauce i made lastnight , and low and behold tasted it now its been cold for a night....mmmmmm pure unadulterated BIR bliss....so i guess its coz i hadnt let my base sauce cool and let all the flavours infuse??

[PaulP]

I think it was probably your nose getting overloaded while you did the cooking. It's quite hard sometimes to fully enjoy your curries after a marathon cooking session. Apart from cooking it one day and eating the next, maybe put the food in a warm oven (55 to 70 degrees C) and go out for a hour or two to get away from the smells.

Dipu's recipes are pretty good. Pity he shows so little enthusiasm and verve when he cooks them on the videos.

Cheers,

Paul

[mak]

BUMP !!! and a big one at that!

I just fancied having a go at this base and have it on the boil now

Can I ask if anyone still uses Dips base and have added any refinements?

Cheers

Mak

[curryhell]

I can't speak for the base mak, but i can sure as hell give his mint sauce a big thumbs up.  Spot on BIR for round my area.  Hopefully someone may be able to comment but many bases have appeared since this one

[DalPuri]

Never made Dips base Mak, but the best bombay aloo ive made was using Dips recipe with CBM's pre-cooked potatoes and the Taz base.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhLvOxfDdCc

CBM's pre-cooked potatoes http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,8269.msg73712.html#msg73712

Taz base http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,4163.0.html

I used the recommended 450ml.

Cheers, Frank. 

[RubyDoo]

I can't speak for the base mak, but i can sure as hell give his mint sauce a big thumbs up.  Spot on BIR for round my area.  Hopefully someone may be able to comment but many bases have appeared since this one

Hahahaha. . + 1 on the mint sauce but leave out the sugar