Topic: bulk up by ratio

[loveitspicy]

Excuse me if this has been discussed before but i couldn't find any relevant info - has anyone tried bulk up by ratio ie; if you want to make 30 madras has anyone increased the recipe by 30 and got good results or do the spices etc not increase by ratio?

best, Rich

[Peripatetic Phil]

Excuse me if this has been discussed before but i couldn't find any relevant info - has anyone tried bulk up by ratio ie; if you want to make 30 madras has anyone increased the recipe by 30 and got good results or do the spices etc not increase by ratio?

It /has/ been discussed before, Rich, but I am a bit tied up at the moment and cannot spent time researching the links.  All I can say from personal observation is that (a) 30 Madrases is going to need one hell of a wok, and (b) I personally would not increase the chilli content by a factor of 30 based on smaller-scale experiments.  What I found (and there is by no means universal agreement on this) is that if I cook three Madrases instead of one, I would increase the chilli content by a factor of 1.5, not 3.  Some agreed, others didn't.  But the general spice content, yes, needs to be scaled /pro rata/, otherwise it will end up very watery and bland.

** Phil.

[Razor]

Hi Rich,

Yakmandoo asked a similar question but not to the extent of 30 Madrases

I never have much joy when I try to up ratio.  I just never seem to produce an end dish that is as consistant as my one portion curries. However, I know that some members do have success this way and I remember this conversation a while back where Mick (CBM) produce some photos of an actual BIR cooking quite a large portion of Korma.

Me personally, I would stick with one portion at a time but, I guess I'm not looking to make a 30 portion madras ;D

Just a thought, Tomdip often cooks large quantities that he serves up in his pub, maybe he's your man for this one mate?

Good luck,

Ray

[loveitspicy]

Thanks for the info at the moment boys

cheers

best, Rich

[solarsplace]

Hi loveitspicy

A poster called Coogan also posted some multi-portion recipes that look the business, here are a couple below. Perhaps that will give you some ideas?

Coogans Chicken Tikka Masala - Madras Hot to die for: http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=5835.msg57831#msg57831

Coogans Chicken Tikka Dhansak to die for: http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=5822.0

Cheers