Topic: CR0 BBQ This Saturday!

[curryhell]

Hope you all have a fantastic day  :.  With the effort that has gone in you deserve it.  Hope the puncture wasn't the last straw Phil  .  Hopefully, this will be come an annual "CRO curry fest" and I'll be able to join in next year.  Look forward to all the reports for the day ;D.

[natterjak]

Just had the briefing about the rules from the park ranger

DON'T FEED THE BEARS ;D

Haha! He didn't mention that bit so I'm glad you've
Reminded us.

Chriswg is here now and we are tucking into naga chilli pickle - lovely stuff!

[peterandjen]

Just wishing you all have  a great day and hope the weathers a bit better than here on the Scottish borders

[curryhell]

Chriswg is here now and we are tucking into naga chilli pickle - lovely stuff!

Home made or Mr Naga???  Either would be absolutely delightful  ;D.  I'm so jealous

[natterjak]

Just back from this cracking event - thanks so much to Chris for organising it and to Chris, Solarspace, 976Bar & Az for being so generous in sharing their food.

Az was quizzed mercilessly on his methods and I was interested to learn he subscribes to the school of thought that says it's best to burn the spices a little when you fry them.  Going to try that next time I cook.  I sampled Chris's Roshney chicken, 976Bar and Solarspace's garlic chilli chicken, various chicken tikka including Az's marinaded chicken and of course the bhajis and 976Bar's tikka massala.  Not forgetting Solar's "razor kebab lamb".  All completely gorgeous and I couldn't place any above any other.  Oh, and Solarspace's vindaloo and sag aloo which were both spot on.

A couple of pics of the happy proceedings today - forgot to take a snap of Solar's gas hob in action but at most times there were a couple of different curries bubbling away!

[natterjak]

Chriswg is here now and we are tucking into naga chilli pickle - lovely stuff!

Home made or Mr Naga???  Either would be absolutely delightful  ;D.  I'm so jealous

It was Mr Naga and it was delicious.  I'm going to have to get some!  Much fun was had convicing the unsuspecting that it was "quite mild really" and that they should try some... 

[976bar]

Just got back from the BBQ and I would like to thank Chris for organising

A great time was had by all and the rain managed to stay off which was nice. Some fantastic food was produced by everyone and there was enough to feed an army. I think some of us will be eating curry at home for a few days with what we bought back.

I hope with the next one we get more people along as it really was a great day. Looking forward to the next one

[Peripatetic Phil]

Sorry, chaps, I didn't make it (as you may have noticed).  The puncture didn't cause a serious delay -- it was just a leaking valve seat -- but the M.25 was appalling.  The queue back from the J6 exit was about three miles, so I decided to chance my arm and carry on to J7.  There I sat, crawling forward at a fractional mile per hour, for about an hour and a half.  When I finally reached J7, I had two choices (North or South); North was stationary, South was flowing freely.  But by the time I reached the Gatwick exit the rain was already falling, and I decided enough was enough.  I carried on to the next exit, then turned off to East Grinstead, and made my way home via our former window cleaner's home in Tunbridge Wells, who likes curry and who I thought might appreciate some of the egg Madras (I was right : he did appreciate it).  Thence home, and just got in now, at about 16:30.

I'm truly sorry not to have made it, but I did my best; the traffic jam on the M.25 was just too much.

** Phil.

[Ramirez]

Nice one guys! Sounds like it was a great day.  ;D

Great pics natterjak. Who managed to attend in the end - Chris, Solar, Natterjak, 976bar, George and Az? Is that right?

Home made or Mr Naga???  Either would be absolutely delightful  ;D.  I'm so jealous

I love Mr Naga. I have been known to just eat some of it off the spoon, it's that nice.  ;D

[chriswg]

Thanks to everyone who came (or tried to come). It was a smashing day but my stomach hurts now. Too much curry!!!

Time to put my feet up, watch some football and have another beer