Topic: Chicken Madras Video Recipe - for lunch.

[Terramamba]

Wow!!! Chewy that is IT! Thank you

[luke465]

Hi All,

Just had this madras for dinner and is so far the best creation of BIR that I have had at home!!!

Thanks Chewy

[natterjak]

This recipe is certainly in vogue at present with a number of members trying it and providing good reports, no doubt fuelling the interest of others & creating a virtuous circle. Maybe as part of this effect I was tempted to obtain a bottle of Lea & Perrins and have a go myself tonight. Well - what a success! I don't want too get carried away but it was by far the best curry I've ever cooked at home and well up there among the best I've tasted anywhere!  It really hit the spot.  ;D

I used a fresh batch of base sauce I cooked in the past 24hrs in the slow cooker. Started last night about 8pm and ran it overnight and all day today. I used chewy's sieving technique for the first time ever and the spiced water from the Zaal lessons. The end result when cooked as a madras was quite stunning and hopefully I'll get good results with other recipes using this base. However I think the credit for the success of tonight's dish lies with chewy's madras recipe - so glad I gave it a go!

[mr.mojorisin]

well done Natter and others
this is a great recipe which i make and freeze. I just make the sauce though.
that way i can get all my curry cooking done in a couple of hours, then defrost when needed.
i swear it always tastes better when it comes out the freezer though

[chewytikka]

Glowing reports NJ & Luke

Glad to hear your getting good results
cheers Chewy

[currypot65]

Chewy,have been reading this forum all day and have made the base!!

Question,well a silly one,on making your Madras,i heard you say it's for one person,so as i'm cooking for two,do i double all the Madras ingredients?

Common sense would tell me yes,but i don't want to balls this up,have tried many bases etc but still searching for the "one",upon reading this forum there seems to be no doubt that your base has hit everyones expectations.

Cheers,or anyone with common sense could answer this

[curryhell]

Well, as my nic suggests i'm a bit more used to things on the hot side, although i am now beginning to appreciate flavours as well as heat
Madras is definitely not my choice of curry.  I decided that some 30 years ago after one try and immediately looked for something hotter.  As always, with age comes wisdom and i've learnt that there are many tasty dishes on the menu that are not dynamite hot but can be enjoyed simply for all the flavours they offer.
This is only the third madras recipe that i've cooked and eaten myself.  I've had this on the radar for quite a while given the excellent reviews by regular madras eaters.  I've got to say i've now put it on my savers list. 
I cooked it almost to spec, the only variations being that i used Abdul's enhanced gravy and the Zaal mix powder, and i added 4 chopped green chillis at the very end of the cooking process.  Everything else was as per your recipe.
Not being a madras expert this review is a bit subjective but i'm sure i'll be corrected by the madras heads if necessary.
The texture was superb.  A medium thick sauce laced with a little oil that comes through once cooked.  A lovely reddish brown colour resulting from the kashmiri mirch chilli powder.  A good savoury flavour with plenty of depth of flavour, a twang of lemon followed up by a good hit of chilli heat that lingers with slight tomato undertones throughout.  I am beginning now to understand why people use the madras as the yardstick for measuring home cooked BIR success.  I really do need to try a BIR madras vs this to compare but i feel that the delivery is going to fall short of this recipe.  For madras eaters this surely must be the dog's b******s ;D
Anyway, I think this thread needs to have some curry porn to do it justice so here we are:

The main event:


A close up:


Accompanied by dips mushroom pilau


Already to be devoured and the plate was licked clean  :

[jb]

Looks bloomin' lovely.I remember chewytikka's excellent video but the one at the start of this thread no longer works....has it been posted somewhere else??? Must give this a go....

[curryhell]

Looks bloomin' lovely.I remember chewytikka's excellent video but the one at the start of this thread no longer works....has it been posted somewhere else??? Must give this a go....

CT's vids can be found here jb.  Enjoy the results 

http://vimeo.com/mikestyne

[jb]

Thanks for that.I'm off to work soon and still have the remains of last night's curry in the fridge.I shouldn't I know but all these bloomin'videos have made me hungry!!