Topic: Dipuraja's Chicken Tikka Vindaloo

[Domi]

Now that I have the quantities for his base sauce I'm going to give his recipes a go....I've a steady supply of vag oil too Nothing ventured, nothing gained an' all that! Tikka vindaloo for Saturday's tea then ;D

[Malc.]

Tikka vindaloo for Saturday's tea then ;D

Don't forget the Yorkies hon.

[Domi]

'Ere, I'm going to have a go at some spicy yorkshires this weekend, I'll let you know how I get on...I figure if you can make sweet ones, why not spicy ones too..with a spicy onion-type "gravy"....like Peter Kay says, it might just be "a taste sensation, it's the future!" lol

Not sure about the seekh sausage though, mine never quite look the same as our local BIR- mine look like they've been eaten once and passed through...althoughhhhhh I could call it "turd in the hole"...OI! we could be on to summat, Axe! ;D

[Malc.]

I could call it "turd in the hole"...OI! we could be on to summat, Axe! ;D

ROFLMAO!!!! Perhaps a sausage casing might help.

[Cory Ander]

Did you see how the pan flambes, when he adds the garlic ginger mix
That oil must be really really hot!
That is a point well worth noting, if you're going to try this one.

Hi Haldi,

I asked Dipuraja about "flaming" curries.  Here is my question and Dipuraja's reply:

My Question:

"...Please can you tell me if you think the flames you get when cooking your curries add anything to the taste (or smell, or anything else)? Do you create the flames for a particular reason? Or do you prefer to avoid them? If so, why?..."

Dipuraja's Reply:

"IF THE OIL IS TOO HOT AND YOU ADD BLENDED GARLIC&GINGER THEN FLAMES BUT SOME CURRIES(LIKE HOT DISHES)IS GOOD TO COOK WITH HOT OIL FOR THE TASTE AND SMELL BUT TELL YOUR MEMBERS NOT TO GET THE OIL VERY HOT! DIPURAJA"

[Razor]

CA,

I interpret this as hot curry = hot oil but flames not important?

Ray

[Malc.]

Ray, I read that to mean hot oil for spicy curry and flames do add to the dish.

Don't get the oil too hot or it will scorch the ingredients and react violently with the water in the blended garlic and ginger.

[Razor]

Hi Axe,

Either way, I'm not sure my hob would get it that hot that it would flame anyway, in saying that, he does blend his garlic and ginger with oil and water so, you never know?

Ray

[Malc.]

I assume you have an electric hob as I do, because I doubt i'd be able to get a flame unless the oil actually caught fire of course.

[Razor]

Axe,

No, I have a gas hob but I've gone back to cooking in a small wok as per my TK Maxx thread and I think the sides are too high for it to flambe.  Don't get me wrong, I could get it to flame if I really heat the oil up, i just don't want little black nuggets of garlic in me curry :-X

Ray