Topic: Curryheads "Madras 2011"

[PaulP]

CA,

I thought the idea was to take a standard simple base and attempt to produce something like a madras. So the experimentation is at the final dish recipe, not an attempt to develop a new base recipe.

The Taz base is a little different from many other bases on this site mainly due to what it doesn't contain e.g. no carrot, potato, cabbage, fresh coriander.

Cheers,

Paul

[PaulP]

Looks really good,
BUT is this base suitable for all other curry styles, or just the madras, (which seems a shame if it is)
Les (Trainee)

Hi Les,

You can make any curry with the Taz base e.g. korma, ctm etc.
The only downside is that for curries using added cream you will have more oil/fat content than is really required for creamy dishes. It tastes fine but the calorie count will be higher than is necessary for the flavour.

Cheers,

Paul

[Cory Ander]

PaulP,

Maybe I misunderstood then; I thought the (initial) suggestion was to develop a curry base...and then a madras?

Either way, why not start at the beginning for each?

And why would anyone possibly suggest using something that is "a little different" (from reported BIR methods) as a starting point?  Beats me....

[PaulP]

CA

It is a BIR recipe since Taz is a BIR chef. The group test is only a bit of fun anyway although Ray in particular might have found his "holy grail" madras.

I'm still looking though...

Paul

[peterandjen]

Sorry i dont know how to use the quote option, im lazy
The salt? i should have been clearer, i never added the required salt to the base, the only change i have made, and found that about 3/4 tbsp added to base and then just a very light sprinkle in the fry was sufficient for my taste.
CA, i think most people here, me for sure, are used to frying spices at the beginning of both the base and the final stir-fry method, when making curries. Its what i have seen done in the local TA kitchen and what we have been accustomed to doing.
Really its refreshing to use a simpler method that produces the same end result.

AS for starting at the beginning, well, that would mean throwing away years of CR0 users recipes in essence. There are, as this has proved, recipes here that are very nearly perfect, by bringing it into the limelight and having many of us use it surely it wont be long before it progresses into something even closer to perfect.

The major thing is i personally think that this Base, with its simplicity and taste provides a very good all round, all dish base sauce. As i said earlier it won't need much tinkering to achieve an excellent result, and the best thing is it doesnt have anything in it that needs taking out. A factor that we all know can be a problem.

[Curry Barking Mad]

as I've never had a Madras from a BIR (!) I don't have much to go on.

After the amount of time you have in on this forum and the amount of curry you seem to have cooked and consumed.....that statement was a bit of a shocker!

[Cory Ander]

PaulP,

Semantics, perhaps?  I meant "a little different" from MOST reported BIR methods.

As you say, at least some are finding their personal nirvana (if only by trying recipes already posted on the forum).

[Cory Ander]

After the amount of time you have in on this forum and the amount of curry you seem to have cooked and consumed.....that statement was a bit of a shocker!

Mick, unless I am very much mistaken, George doesn't actually cook (or eat) many BIR curries.   His preference anyway, as I understand it, is for authentic Indian cuisine.

"Shocking", nevertheless, I agree!   

[PaulP]

I was shocked too. Madras has to be one of the most popular BIR dishes.

[George]

AS for starting at the beginning, well, that would mean throwing away years of CR0 users recipes in essence. There are, as this has proved, recipes here that are very nearly perfect, by bringing it into the limelight and having many of us use it surely it wont be long before it progresses into something even closer to perfect.

I agree. i have to hand it to Derek Dhansak for kicking off a topic which has seemed to catch the interest of more participants than usual, including me. I became especially interested after Razor's glowing report. By comparison, I was never tempted to get involved with the cr0 base (from scratch). I don't know why - it was a good idea - but, for whatever reason, it didn't generate as much interest as this thread. Just like my 'Come Dine' idea failed dismally.

I'm sure there are many dishes on a BIR menu which each of you will have have ordered - Korma, for example. For me, I've never ordered or tasted BIR Madras. It's just one of those things.