Topic: Just another newbie

[natterjak]

Hi all,

I just found your site a day after finding RCR.  It was actually a thread on there about a link to another forum that had been removed that got me googling to find out what the other forum was.... which led me here.  Irony eh?

Like the rest of you I guess I'm on my own personal odyssey seeking the holy grail that is the perfect indian takeaway cooked at home.  My personal favourite curry is chicken dhansak and I'm afraid I order it to the exclusion of all else so I'll be tapping you up for recipes some time soon! 

Years ago I was an active member of the uk.food+drink.indian usenet newsgroup.  Any old members from there floating around these parts?  At the time I went through the Kris Dhillon "Curry Secret" phase but didn't achieve the curry nirvana I was seeking so became discouraged and drifted away from indian cooking. 

Actually you can blame Chinois for me being here, as he kindly sent me his recipe sheet which I believe is developed from many sources around these parts incl. the Ashoka base and banjurra.  Chinois didn't so much point me here, it's more that in researching the ideas he introduced me to I've found RCR and now this place.  I'm already looking back through Panpot's old posts trying to piece together the Ashoka recipes.  Did they ever get linked to with an index post?

Right now I have the aroma of caramelised onions tormenting me as I have a batch of banjurra on the go in my slow cooker.  Using the slow cooker is a departure from the recipe but hopefully less chance of overcooking / burning.

When not guzzling curry I'm obsessing over F1 (2 weeks and counting to Melbourne) or down at the flying field playing with RC planes of all sizes.  I hope to stick around here as it looks like there's a lot of knowledge to be picked up.

[Unclebuck]

Hi Natterjak and welcome to the curry nut house!!
ashoka recipes are for me the best recipes i use.

This Index was put together kindly by Cory Ander

http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=5355.0

[Malc.]

Nice intro, welcome to the forum.

[natterjak]

Hi Natterjak and welcome to the curry nut house!!
ashoka recipes are for me the best recipes i use.

This Index was put together kindly by Cory Ander

http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=5355.0

Excellent stuff, thanks!

[natterjak]

Nice intro, welcome to the forum.

Cheers 

[Ramirez]

The Ashoka recipes are indeed great stuff. I am sure Panpot spoke recently about acquiring some more recipes from there, but I don't think he has been around for a while. Hopefully there is more on the way.

[Razor]

Hi Natterjack, welcome to cr0, the friendliest curry forum on the net :

KD is a good starting point for anyone who's curry mad but things have moved on IMO.  The thing with these 'curry guru's' is, what they provide in their books and videos and so on, is the blank canvas for us all to build on.  Most peoples disappointment comes from thinking that these recipes are the final word in home TA style food.  To me, they are an excellent foundation on which to build on, add your own little twist!

I'm sure that you will find something good on cr0 to build on, and hopefully, you will report your findings back to the forum, good, bad or indifferent.

All the best NJ,

Ray

[natterjak]

Thanks Ray, I might be in a position to report back on using a slow cooker for Bunjarra as I have a batch on the go which has been in there for 8 hrs so far, but if and when it's appropriate I'll pop that in the Ashoka bunjarra thread.

[artistpaul]

Hi Natterjak and welcome 

paul

[natterjak]

Thanks Paul.