Topic: Laziza Tikka Botti Paste

[natterjak]

Happy New Year all! 

Has anyone seen the great Laziza tikka Botti paste for sale anywhere?  Even online?  It seems to be unobtainable these days and only the similarly named Tikka Botti spice mix shows up when searching.

If the paste is no longer made, has anyone incorporated the Tikka Botti spice mix into a tikka marinade?  What did you add to achieve this?

Happy curry cooking to you all.

[Peripatetic Phil]

Try here, NJ — claims to be in stock.
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** Phil.

[Kashmiri Bob]

Hi NJ. Off the top of my head used a good 2 and a bit generous tbsp of the Botti packet spice per kg chicken, to make a not overly thick marinade, pretty standard consistency. 1 3/4 tbsp fresh g/g paste. A good pinch of ajwain (optional) and plenty freshly ground black pepper (to taste). 3/4 tbsp dried mint.  A slug of lime juice (cloudy bottled stuff, 10 ml). Preema orange. Water. Enough oil to gloss. No salt.

I got 2 x 1 kg paste on eBay last. Paid over the odds. In the past the larger Pakistani supermarkets were the best bet. The Laziza products are made in Pakistan. The paste gives better results than the packet spice, imo, by quite a margin. I haven't used the packet spice for ages. Reckon to to add some dark mustard oil when I try it next.

Rob