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

[DARTHPHALL]

I'm glad it turned out well for you Argey 

[mike travis]

Looking good argey..

[tomek]

made the base sauce last night, scaled down to 1/2 the original recipe.

it turned out a nice golden yellow like you said.

on it's own, it tastes like some kind of strange vegetable soup right now.  not quite a curry, that's for sure.  is that right?

do you simmer it covered or uncovered?  i had it covered for about 1 1/2 hours until the veggies were all soft.  tonight i'll be inviting friends over for beer and madras, so i'll let you know the results!

will add fresh coriander to the curry as well as garnish.

thanks, although daunting to look at initially, it wasn't actually so difficult or time consuming to make the base sauce!

[DARTHPHALL]

Hi Tomek.
your questions/points.

1.You've got the taste right mate, don't forget this is only a base gravy so it only needs to give depth & a Foundation for the final dish, I'm not sure how much you know about cooking curries but you must then add a final dish, you cannot eat the base Gravy on its own, read the whole recipe & you'll see what i mean.If you have any questions PM me, I'm usually quick to answer.

2. I simmer covered.

3.I have said many times that this looks like a big task but its just chopping vegetables, cooking them & then pureeing them, it is really very simple.

Hope this helps.
 

[tomek]

cooked up the curry last night.  i cooked it for a bit longer, maybe an hour, and changed the spices slightly to suit what i had and to get some extra heat.

the verdict was that it was absolutely delicious.  by far the best curry i've made to date, with far more depth and flavour than when i just use passata and onions.

i'd take a picture but it's all gone.

thanks darth!  i'll be making this base sauce over and over.  my English friends have had plenty of curry and they were incredibly pleased by this curry.

wow!  it was delicious!

[DARTHPHALL]

I'm very glad everyone enjoyed it...Curry on !!!!  ;D

[sp]

i've made the base sauce, i'd like to use lamb or beef instead of chicken, is it a direct replacement for the chicken or do i need to make any alterations to the recipe?

[Cory Ander]

Hi SP,

Darth can confirm, but I'm sure substituting pre-cooked lamb or beef for the chicken is just fine, without any other changes to the recipe being necessary

Regards,

[tomek]

does anyone have a good korma recipe that Darth's base would compliment well?

[DARTHPHALL]

I'm sorry i did not answer your message Tomek but every time i log on, my messages are not showing & when i follow from my email i get an error.
I don't know of a Korma you can make from this dish as i don't eat Korma, I'm sure someone on this site however will point you to a very good Korma recipe.
Tomek you can most definitely make a korma with this base as long as you leave the Chilli powder out in the first stage, you can make any curry with this Base as long as the Chilli powder is left from the first stage.This is the most asked question for this base .