Topic: Interesting Development!

[Peripatetic Phil]

I suspect they simply lob them all into a pot and boil them. 

In other words, KD1.  Now I know that I tend to bang on about Kris Dhillon quite a bit, but as far as I am concerned, adopting her base and methodology took me from 5% to over 90% of achieving BIR results, and with the benefit of experience, this is now closer to 95%.  I therefore still think that simpler is better, and although I definitely do not think that others are wasting their time in investigating more complex bases and methodologies, for myself I am very happy to stick to KD1 base and experiment only with the ingredients and methodology for the final dish.

** Phil.

[Peripatetic Phil]

you could be onto something there Phil ;D

Provisional patent application already part-complete 

[Peripatetic Phil]

I have a Great Idea [tm] : we need to interest Mr Nescaf

[Cory Ander]

In other words, KD1.  Now I know that I tend to bang on about Kris Dhillon quite a bit, but as far as I am concerned, adopting her base and methodology took me from 5% to over 90% of achieving BIR results, and with the benefit of experience, this is now closer to 95%. 

Yes you do Phil 

The trouble I have with that is that Kris's stuff never, in my opinion, got close to helping reproduce decent BIR curries at home. 

I mean absolutely no disrespect to Kris (for she was one of the curry cooking pioneers/gurus bringing "BIR-like" curry cooking to the home). 

Kris's book (like Pat Chapman's books) certainly was, and is, a valuable stepping stone for aspiring BIR home cooks......but it certainly isn't (and never was, in my opinion) the last word on BIR curry cooking subject, by a long chalk......

[Cory Ander]

W A R N I N G : do not follow this link --

http://worid-of-books.com/?id=mwBLAAAAYAAJ

Putatively a download of The accelerated freeze-drying (AFD) method of food preservation by HMSO, it actually contents a trojan horse that could seriously compromise your PC.

** Phil.

Why an earth would you post a link and then tell people not to follow it or else they will get a trojan Phil?? 

[Peripatetic Phil]

The trouble I have with that is that Kris's stuff never, in my opinion, got close to helping reproduce decent BIR curries at home.

OK, clearly our experiences differ.  But let me make a suggestion (or ask a favour : interpret it how you will) -- using her KD1 base, try her KD1 chicken curry, but increase the volume of base by 100%, the quantity of spices per unit of base by 100%, reduce or eliminate the garam masala unless you have access to a really good one, and scale up the chilli according to her guidelines to get the sort of strength that you prefer.  And then let us know what you thought of the finished dish.

** Phil.

[Peripatetic Phil]

Why an earth would you post a link and then tell people not to follow it or else they will get a trojan Phil?? 

Because others, wanting to learn more about Accelerated Freeze Drying following my earlier (and not entirely frivolous) suggestion, might end up following exactly the same link that I did.  Now my PC is locked down with at least three defences against Trojan horses, so it never even got off the launching pad, but others may have fewer defenses and may therefore benefit by being warned of the danger of following this apparently innocuous link.  "Forewarned is forearmed", as they say.

** Phil.

[Cory Ander]

OK, clearly our experiences differ.  But let me make a suggestion (or ask a favour : interpret it how you will) -- using her KD1 base, try her KD1 chicken curry, but increase.....reduce or eliminate....and scale up

All these things have been proposed, tried and tested on this forum 6, or more, years ago Phil.  It's time the forum moved on, I think?........

[Peripatetic Phil]

It's time the forum moved on, I think?........

I really don't know what to say.  "Moving on", for moving on's sake, seems singularly pointless to me.  If you can refer me to some earlier posts, going back siz years as you suggest, in which the majority of members at that time who tried what I have just suggested found the results wanting, then I will be more than happy to accept that my liking for KD1 base is in the minority, and keep quiet (on this topic, at least) while others "move on". I really would be grateful for such a reference.

** Phil.

[Cory Ander]

Well, I notice that you've recently posted Kris's curry base recipe....so you could start with the one previously posted, just over 5 years ago, here:   http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=579.0

Thereafter, you really need to do a search of the forum, there is so much stuff relating to Kris Dhillion's book and recipes (good, bad and indifferent).

By "moving on" I really meant to say "moving forward" (rather than moving in circles or, indeed, backwards)