Topic: madras, dopiaza and dhansak

[Unclefrank]

Bottom left CAs Dhansak, bottom right CAs Madras, top right Dopiaza from the Modern Balti Cookbook and top left is CAs Jalfrezi (but cant see it)
Made these for my darts night with the usual suspects to follow ( rice, aloo parathas, cauliflower parathas, mint dip, mint raita and various onion salad type things )

[Unclebuck]

good effort UF looks lovely thanks for taking the time

[solarsplace]

Hi UF

Wish you had taken some bigger pictures, can't really see your efforts properly

Good work though - big effort cooking 3 at once

Regards

[Stephen Lindsay]

way to go UF

[Cory Ander]

Hi UF,

Looking good 

What's interesting is how different they look given they are derived from similar basic ingredients ("forumula curries", if you will; though I call them "BIR curries"  )

How did they taste?  Did they taste the same?  Or did they taste quite different?  Did you deviate from the posted recipes at all?

[Panpot]

Thanks UF for taking the time to post your photographs. Personally I prefere to make three curries myself. Once you have defrosted the base,  the G/G paste and Bunjarra if appropriate you might as well have enough for three and just go for it. IMHO PP

[Unclefrank]

Hi, They ALL taste different from each other .
CA Dhansak is a big favourite of mine and the other half

CA Madras is very tomatoey which is another must in my home

Dopiaza from Modern Balti Cookbook is very sweet, but not sickly sweet, because of the pastes adds something extra (probably the little vinegar taste).

CA Jalfrezi again another favourite of mine especially on Wednesday nights which is Darts Night.
Have made CAs Madras, Modern Balti Cookbook Madras, Authentic Balti Cookbook Madras, 100 % Madras clone recipe http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=674.0
 adding the Ashoka Bunjara (with the ginger and garlic paste from the Ashoka recipe).

ALL are very different indeed as mentioned before CA Madras is very tomatoey but excellent, MBC one has that vinegar taste to it , ABC has that balti taste to it with a little hint of burnt type taste and the Madras Clone plus Ashoka Bunjara and G/G paste just takes me back to the middle to late 80s, wondeful taste.

[Panpot]

thanks Unclefrank, up till your post above I was convinced that the bunjarra and G/G paste from the Ashoka were the hidden secret to recreating regional perfection for me. Now I realise you are so right it brings back the 70/80s flavours and smells that are deeply recorded in my subconscious. Thanks too for using them. It may also be an age preference now and not necessarily regional unless of course you to are a Glaswegian. PP