Topic: Help Me!!!

[jimmyja]

Well since my 1st curry post I have realised that cooking curry....? it is not the curry powder, this is an art form. I was na?ve, young and foolish.. It did make a bloody good curry mind.

I wish I could crack it I so want to make Indian curry?s at home. I woke up the other morning and thought I need to get a job in a restraunt work for free and learn.

I have tried the KD base now, and made an ok balti, not like a take away though. I?ve tried a korma a few times and it?s getting there.

Anyone live in Bristol and want to help teach me make good curry? I had a take away last night.... my god; it was so good in comparison. Does anyone want to post a recipe that shows from scratch, best base sauce they use and how to create curry from that base? Yes maybe lazy but trawling through this site? I?ve been on for ages, its difficult putting the best ideas into practice there all so good.

Im thinking Pete! Darth! Mark J Ray? Anyone want to create a really a nice document ;o)

Ray I was reading the post about the balti kitchen; I have yet to try the base but will do this weekend. I was thinking about adding about 100ml of oil at the beginning.

One thing I have noticed is that when I have made the base and I create the curry, I never seem to get any oil floating on the surface, any one else have these problems? Maybe I should add more oil?

Curry Kings and Queens, please do keep up the good work, this is one of the best sites I have ever come across, I have been pickled with paprika and need more and more chilli,,,, so help me god if this is the last thing I do,,,, I will create a curry with the taste at home!!!!

[DARTHPHALL]

Try some of my recipes, the base within the recipes will make good Curries all the time (better than KD's imho),also check the links within them on cooking Chicken & making Dabari Rice,let me know how you got on & if you need to know anything about either recipe/thread just ask m8tey, you will also see pictures of the making of the base sauce in the Vindalloo & Madras recipes (the same one is used for the VindaMasala)? ;D

? http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=673.0

http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=674.0

http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=692.0

there are also good ones in here from all members this is the index.
? ? ? http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=415.0


All the best.....DARTHPHALL.....

[jimmyja]

Cheers mate, got a long weekend ahead ie... no work! Going to have a shot at one of your base's tomorrow and cook it up on Monday... Do you think the flavour improves if I leave it for a couple of days?
Regarding the corriander, when you say stalks... might sound daft.... you use the wole thing leave and all?]

[raygraham]

Hi Jimmyja,

About 100 mls will be fine, more if you are adventurous. The whole point being as the base cooks the oil can be skimmed off and used for the next curry. Some are not so keen on large volumes of oil on health grounds but it does seem to add an extra dimension to a dish.

Ray

[DARTHPHALL]

Hi Jimmyja, i use the whole bunch but don't use the very end of the stalks that are dried up & tough (this is especially true if you buy you Coriander in a flower pot) you get it in supermarkets in a flower pot so you can keep it going for a few eeks & just cut of what you need, you will use it all so it ain't gonna grow no more,no more !
Don't use the very ends of the roots if you buy a potted Coriander plant etc..etc..
Hope this is of help to you ....

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?.....DARTHPHALL.....

[DARTHPHALL]

Also Jimmyja if you cook the base & then make one of the Curries it is best left over night, you smell it the next morning mmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!

[jimmyja]

Thanks very much for all of your help. I am going to try darths base sauce... see how I go.. I am tempeted to add more oil.... we will see. I will post results and pictures on tuesday...  Have a good weekend. Cheers Darth and Ray!

[DARTHPHALL]

Dath ?  ;D

[jimmyja]

Sorry mate, I have cooked my curries over the weekend see the results!!! Cheers Darth and Ray!

[ifindforu]

Sorry mate but it does matter what curry powder you use.And I can tell you that it can only be bought in 10 kilo tins TERRY