Topic: The Madras 100% Clone (of my local BIR)

[DARTHPHALL]

Hi all.
Sorry if Ive not answered any questions recently, Busy as a busy thing at the mo.
The froth question (Curry secret Cookbook), having now been in touch with a few Chefs, this is purely an aesthetic preference & has no impact on the flavor of any dish, but is sometimes employed in sit style Restaurants.
Hi Lorrydoo, I'm not sure about the Chinese touch, but remember this base may give what you perceive as a general commercial Kitchen smell that we a get when in the vicinity of many places, Kebab houses, fish & Chip shops etc..etc.. 
Cheers...........

[deeboi]

Hi people, great forum.

After many mouthwatering hours reading these forums I've decided to try Darths Madras 100% Clone recipe.
I dabble with the spices and foods I like personally but this will be the first recipe I have followed to the letter.
In the recipe it says "5 Sticks Celery."
Is that 5 full sticks or 5 bits you pull from the celery.(not sure what you call them lol) :-[
Sorry for the daft question.

Cheerz deeboi.

[mike travis]

Hi deeboi, have done Darth`s base and madras and is very good. I use 5 full length sticks taken from a bunch you normally buy in a bag. There is no such thing as a daft question on this site. All ready to help. Hope it turns out ok. Let us know how you get on...All the best..... ;D

[deeboi]

Thanks for that mike,

In the recipe it says "5 Sticks Celery."
Is that 5 full sticks or 5 bits you pull from the celery.(not sure what you call them lol)

I was meaning, was it was 5 bunches or 5 sticks. lol
Thanks for clearing it up for me m8. ;D

[DARTHPHALL]

Yep 5 full stalks of Celery is correct matey 

[Cory Ander]

Thanks for that mike,

In the recipe it says "5 Sticks Celery."
Is that 5 full sticks or 5 bits you pull from the celery.(not sure what you call them lol)

I was meaning, was it was 5 bunches or 5 sticks. lol
Thanks for clearing it up for me m8. ;D

That's five "sticks" of celery, in your terminology, Deeboi 

[deeboi]

Well I made it and got to say it was brilliant.I was really happy with the resuls, as was the wife. ;D

The photo's are here:  http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=1822.0

Thanks Darth I can see me making this quite alot now.
Can your base be used for any other curries? just wondering.

Cheerz deeboi. ;D ;D ;D

[lorrydoo]

Hi Darth, Iam slowly making my way through various bases and have now made yours.  I will make your 100% Madras next week (May bank holiday) and let you know how I get on.

I have made some concentrated chicken stock by rosting 4kg of chicken wings and then boiling them for several hours.  This was sived and the remaining 2 litres of stock was reduced to just enough to fill one and a half icecube trays!  Very strong stuff.

I subsequently put two cubes in a curry today using ifindforu base and Cory Anders Madras recipe.  Still couldnt detect the chicken flavour that is present in BIRs!

I think they must be using a flavouring product and I have heard on here that Knorr Boullion might be used.  Do you know anything about this product and its possible use in BIRs?

Many thanks,

Barry.

[lorrydoo]

I am making Darth Madras tomorrow, 1st June 2007, I made the base a couple of weeks back and followed it to the letter.  I will follow the rest of the recipe also to the letter and post the results!

Lorrydoo.

[lorrydoo]

Darth Madras is now simmering on my stove.  It tastes nice and smells nice but it lacks the BIR taste and smell.