Topic: Ifindforu secret mix powder

[spiceyokooko]

Some enterprising individual was knocking out Eastern Star Curry Powder on ebay in 8oz quantities for ?4.50 including postage. No idea how that compares with the 10Kg tin! -

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EASTERN-STAR-CURRY-POWDER-USED-RESTAURANTS-CHINESE-INDIAN-/120826209497?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Food_SM&hash=item1c21cda4d9#ht_500wt_1413

[Razor]

Good find DP

[ELW]

isn't that the same person? saw this link before i think
ELW

[PaulP]

Hi Spicey,

Your link was the last batch that ifindforu sold. To buy a 10kg tub of this curry powder is about 25 to 30 quid excluding postage.

Cheers,

Paul

[George]

Surely this small tub of millstone curry powder is going to be the same as the 10kg eastern star.

If you said: "It's a bit of a long shot, but perhaps this curry powder has similarities to Eastern Star" I might be more inclined to agree. Why not buy a pot and compare it with a sample of Eastern Star off eBay? You might just get lucky, but I'd be surprised if it's the same.

[spiceyokooko]

Your link was the last batch that ifindforu sold. To buy a 10kg tub of this curry powder is about 25 to 30 quid excluding postage.

Aha! I didn't realise that was ifindforu's ebay ID. Seems a good way of dispensing with excess curry powder, given you can only buy the stuff in 10kg cans.

[DalPuri]

@ george, "surely" was meant in jest, i just forgot to add the ? and 
its a good possibility though as both products dont specify anything other than curry powder. worth a punt if i ever see it anywhere or even an email to the company

on the subject of small wonders, here are 2 empty pots which ive saved for over 20 years for the ingredients and recipes on the back.  at the time they made the best  curry i had ever cooked.


Chicken Masala ingredients: coriander seeds, cumin seeds, mustard, turmeric, red pepper, salt, bay leaves, garlic, onions, ginger, fenugreek, citric acid, cloves, cinnamon, wheat flour, veg oil.

Meat Masala ingredients: coriander, cumin, fenugreek, mustard, bay leaves, chillies, salt, cloves, ginger, cinnamon, garlic, onion, flour, edible oil.


Cheers, Frank. 

[George]

here are 2 empty pots which ive saved for over 20 years for the ingredients and recipes on the back.  at the time they made the best  curry i had ever cooked.

These food manufacturers must have a good idea how to blend a cracking good mix of 'curry powder', whatever name it's sold under. I can never understand why it seems to be the done thing for BIRs to change the balance by adding in more of the spices already present in what the manufacturers must consider a very good balance. I'm thinking, in particular, of coriander and cumin. It's interesting there's no turmeric mentioned on the list for the second pot.

[bamble1976]

Theres turmeric in the first one george

barry

[JerryM]

curryhell,

yes the dishes do look very similar in colour. the mix powders are very similar in most respects. it's just the peaks seem off on the normal curry powder.

i'm going to order some of the Eastern Star curry powder from ifindforu and this will tell me more.

the dishes i made were based on what we make often. there is only me who goes for madras and vindaloo and i'm very happy with both dishes already. i don't think there would be any significant benefit from using the ifindforu. the best i can describe is the difference from a good BIR and a top notch restaurant. clearly the mix powder on it's own does not account for the whole gap but the ifindforu is a very good step in the right direction. it also depends on your own personal ambition - what your end point is. for sure many members would be happy continuing to use rajah and the like which are very good. i now know they are not the very best.

emin-j,

a real good idea of just making a plain curry ie base and mix. i've now run out of base so it will need to be down to others (see below)