Topic: base gravy

[alexhiggins]

Is  coconut essential in base gravy

[PaulP]

Is  coconut essential in base gravy

I don't think so. Some people swear by it but I don't think it is a magic bullet ingredient myself.

Paul

[Peripatetic Phil]

Is  coconut essential in base gravy

Short answer : no.  Slightly longer explanation : I hate coconut; I have never used it in a base; and my curries turn out just fine; so no  ;D
** Phil.

[Stephen Lindsay]

No

[solarsplace]

Is  coconut essential in base gravy

I don't think so. Some people swear by it but I don't think it is a magic bullet ingredient myself.

Paul

Agreed!

However I would suggest that you try it for yourself though! if you end up really liking it, then its a win for you personally 

Regards

[Razor]

Hi AlexHiggins (who was a legend by the way ;D)

I don't think that coconut is essential in a base but I'd be interested to know on which form of coconut it is that you are enquiring about?

I've heard of coconut block (creamed coconut) being used in a base but if I'm correct, you can't really detect it in the final taste?

I also believe that if you do add coconut block, it seems to prevent a base from releasing it's oil, which isn't a problem unless you want to spoon it off to make for a healthier base.

Hope that helps AH.

Ray

[alexhiggins]

Thanks everyone for your replies.
fact is i don't like coconut, so this is a massive relief.