Topic: LIDL curry bargains

[string28]

Mike its the flavour everyone is on about when it comes to bir.
There is nothing like the flavours that you get when eating food from a bir.
The holy grail is to make BIR Flavour  at home and we are nearly there.

God this is getting circular!

Earlier I added a comment that many supermarket curries actually ARE BIRs. As I said the Mumtaz restaurant supplies Morrisons and ASDA I am sure.

And the mass production argument is a bit fallacious: if you are looking for a homemade version of a takeaway, the hardest thing is scaling down to a few portions a process designed to throw out a couple of hundred covers a night - and therein lies the issue.

Personally I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that if I want a restaurant style curry, I go to a restaurant. If I want to cook it myself I get homestyle curry. Not an issue really. And if I can't get to the takeaway I have a freezer full of BIR curries thanks to ASDA.

Incidentally I have a Goan Goddaughter. Having been there to visit many times not one single dish I have been served by my family out there has the slightest resemblance to anything you get in a BIR. It is still, however, delicious. (And usually too hot)

Mike

[matt3333]

Well i for one would say people who post the curries pics are people who make the forum.
You know why matt3333?
Because they took the time and effort to make the curries and post them.
To show other people on here so they can learn.
So i for one would like to thank everyone who posted pics, Videos, Recpies because without them we wouldnt be anywhere near making BIR
So matt3333 can i ask why did you join the forum?

Merely my opinion on some photos, no need to add the aggressive tone string28, 'm sure we can all resort to that.

[string28]

Aggressive???
I asked you a simple question didnt see any aggression in that.
I mean in your opinion mocking some of the peoples pics is good?
Maybe think about peoples feeling before you post and insult people   

Well i for one would say people who post the curries pics are people who make the forum.
You know why matt3333?
Because they took the time and effort to make the curries and post them.
To show other people on here so they can learn.
So i for one would like to thank everyone who posted pics, Videos, Recpies because without them we wouldnt be anywhere near making BIR
So matt3333 can i ask why did you join the forum?

Merely my opinion on some photos, no need to add the aggressive tone string28, 'm sure we can all resort to that.

[peterandjen]

You see its the additives in supermarket curries that make people aggressive and argumentative!

[matt3333]

Oh dear me, here we go again 
There are clearly some, very accomplished chefs on this site as the photos and posts demonstrate, however some not so- Is it polite to post negative comments(or positive advice) on a photo that someone has posted I'm not sure.
I'm not knocking anyone's efforts, the post is lighthearted within the current exchanges.
To all those who have been upset by my post, I apologise- 

[string28]

 ;D Your right peterandjen need to get back to basics and make our own curries without all the added stuff.  ;D

You see its the additives in supermarket curries that make people aggressive and argumentative!

[string28]

Good man.

To all those who have been upset by my post, I apologise-

[Domi]

Yes domi but you said it we can cook it better ourselfs so i think that says a lot about supermarket curries.
Thanks anyway for making the point im off to a new challenge now.

Thank you Domi i knew we would get there in the end
So in other words we really dont need the supermarket we can do it ourselfs better.
I think the penny just dropped  :
Now lets hope a few more people start cooking the curries at home and we get to find out how to do BIR style curries.  ;D

but supermarket curries list turmeric, coriander, garam masala etc the same as BIR curries, string...which cost pence a packet....and having checked out some of the prices, ?1.49 is a gross underestimation...BIRs also use cheap ingredients, string if you think they use all the most expensive ingredients you're kidding yourself.

If you were to make a supermarket frozen pizza fresh at home using the same ingredients, I'd be willing to bet that a freshly made pizza base would taste different even if made with the same ingredients, the tomato sauce would taste different freshly made and used immediately....would it taste better home-made? I'd bet that it would....cheap ingredients or no... :

Yes, but it doesn't alter the fact that people still use supermarket products and are able to discuss the merits/demerits all the same lol I can make homemade ketchup but I'll still prefer to use Heinz

Aye but the thing is, string, you were also arguing that using the same ingredients that supermarkets use to mass produce food would still give the same results if made at home in a BIR style, which they wouldn't - which was the point I was arguing so how you can say you were making the same point, I don't know hehehe ;D

As to pictures of curries, I don't mind having a look but sadly I don't have the time nor the inclination to take a decent snap, I'm too busy wanting to dig into it! I by far prefer to read someone's opinion of a dish providing they've actually taken the time to cook it to spec (something not alot of members do) as I don't believe in mixing and matching base and curry recipes simply because the differences in recipes can make an altogether different curry.

I was talking to Razor about this just yesterday in fact as he's doing his own take on a base but worried about the colour (apologies Razor if it was a secret!) I don't really care what a curry looks like as long as it tastes right....and you can't judge a flavour from a picture....if I want to try someone's final curry recipe, I want to try it with their spice mix, their base and their ingredients to get a true taste of their dish.

[string28]

Domi Your right about the curry pictures and recipes and even videos.
I think its great how people post pics of the base and the curries gives others ideas just like razor.
I hope he does post pictures of the base be good to see how different it is.
Also i think taste is the main thing just because it doesnt look right doesnt mean it dont taste right.
Razor is showing  what we learn on here we can take another level.
Get that bir taste.

Aye but the thing is, string, you were also arguing that using the same ingredients that supermarkets use to mass produce food would still give the same results if made at home in a BIR style, which they wouldn't - which was the point I was arguing so how you can say you were making the same point, I don't know hehehe ;D

As to pictures of curries, I don't mind having a look but sadly I don't have the time nor the inclination to take a decent snap, I'm too busy wanting to dig into it! I by far prefer to read someone's opinion of a dish providing they've actually taken the time to cook it to spec (something not alot of members do) as I don't believe in mixing and matching base and curry recipes simply because the differences in recipes can make an altogether different curry.

I was talking to Razor about this just yesterday in fact as he's doing his own take on a base but worried about the colour (apologies Razor if it was a secret!) I don't really care what a curry looks like as long as it tastes right....and you can't judge a flavour from a picture....if I want to try someone's final curry recipe, I want to try it with their spice mix, their base and their ingredients to get a true taste of their dish.

[George]

I think if you want supermarket curry you get what you pay for. ?1.49
so packing them work to produce them and then the trucks delivering them.
Thats tells you what you are eating simple really.

Did you study basic economics at college or anywhere? It doesn't sound like it. These curries are made in the same factory as the ones sold by M&S for about GBP4. The quality is comparable. It's LIDL's business decision to sell them at a low, possibly loss-making price. I had another one today, reduced by 30% down to 104p because the eat-by date was 07 May. It was delicious.