Topic: Cooking Lessons with Az

[haldi]

I've been watching the videos
I don't think a conventional cooker can get the required heat
In the video, the introduction of anything to the pan, is greeted with a burst of flames
That is really hot
Mega hot

Next time I cook, I shall use my big burner
Perhaps this will make the difference

[curryhell]

GENTELMEN, I HAVE ARRIVED, AFTER NIGH ON 30 YEARS,
WE'RE THERE
Awaiting me tonight when i get in from a celebratory drink down the pub is a BIR curry cooked by me, aided by Az who must have been watching over my shoulder tonight.  All done on a POXY electric hob in a home kitchen.  It has the TASTE, it has the SMELL, it has the intense heat that only singed chilli powder can have considering i only used 1/2 a level chef's spoon.  My local could have cooked it  ;D ;D

[haldi]

GENTLEMEN, I HAVE ARRIVED, AFTER NIGH ON 30 YEARS,
WE'RE THERE
Awaiting me tonight when i get in from a celebratory drink down the pub is a BIR curry cooked by me, aided by Az who must have been watching over my shoulder tonight.  All done on a POXY electric hob in a home kitchen.  It has the TASTE, it has the SMELL, it has the intense heat that only singed chilli powder can have considering i only used 1/2 a level chef's spoon.  My local could have cooked it  ;D ;D

I clearly need help on this one
Maybe a video, when you can

[gary]

I've been watching the videos
I don't think a conventional cooker can get the required heat
In the video, the introduction of anything to the pan, is greeted with a burst of flames
That is really hot
Mega hot

Next time I cook, I shall use my big burner
Perhaps this will make the difference

Haldi, I'm cooking on an ageing Philips Whirlpool gas hob, just a domestic thing nothing special.

Believe me it was plenty hot enough, I've made two curries tonight (three if you count the one blackened effort that had to be binned - again!)

I had two foot high flames with one while adding just the G&G paste to the pan

Gary

[Unclebuck]

Curryhell im not letting you get away with you nicking my smiley for your avatar

[emin-j]

Here's my madras effort for tonight,didn't use veg ghee in the base plus added 400ml of veg oil and fresh coriander but did add the  spiced water.
Made my own garam masala and used it in AZ's spice mix.



base ready to start boiling, spiced water alongside.



spices for garam masala,heated in frying pan and then ground in spice/coffee grinder.



home made garam masala  ;D



finished curry  ( there is more than one piece of chicken in there  ;D)

The result -
I cranked up the heat far more than I usually do and the 'singeing' bit was a bit manic  but I think I managed it first time  I did notice a hint of smoke starting to appear from the pan so guessed that'l do and hastily got the watered down tomato paste and a ladle of base in pretty damn quick 
I kept the heat up followed with the pre cooked chicken and more base then continued to reduce down.
The two curry's I made tonight were completed in half the time I would normally take and can understand how T/A's can turn it out so quick 
How good was it ? Very nice ,was it the best curry I have made ? not quite but very close and close enough to any BIR around here to continue with the 'singeing' technique and the aroma around the house is wonderful.
Overall very pleased 

[Peripatetic Phil]

Awaiting me tonight when i get in from a celebratory drink down the pub is a BIR curry cooked by me, aided by Az who must have been watching over my shoulder tonight.  All done on a POXY electric hob in a home kitchen.  It has the TASTE, it has the SMELL, it has the intense heat that only singed chilli powder can have considering i only used 1/2 a level chef's spoon.  My local could have cooked it  ;D ;D

Well done, CH.  I too cook on electric, never produce flames (SWMBO would kill me if I did), but have no difficulty singeing the spices.  Maybe visually unimpressive, but the taste is spot-on.

** Phil.

[Unclebuck]

Look Ive been down the boozer and I'm i cant be arsed to be looking through 30 odd pages and vids so i need the "AZ"
Base
Main/madras/vinda
any auxiliary recipes i should using/spice water
AZ method

I will do the prep this week and get back by end of week with pics, i will use my outside gas ring

just post me the details pleeease

Pissed up UB.

[curryhell]

Curryhell im not letting you get away with you nicking my smiley for your avatar

I hope you didn't mind but after Chriswg's comment on my knife skills and you posting that avatar the two just seemed a match made in heaven. A bit like mix powder chilli and tomato paste all singed together, if you know what I mean ;D ;D

[haldi]

I've been watching the videos
I don't think a conventional cooker can get the required heat
In the video, the introduction of anything to the pan, is greeted with a burst of flames
That is really hot
Mega hot

Next time I cook, I shall use my big burner
Perhaps this will make the difference

Haldi, I'm cooking on an ageing Philips Whirlpool gas hob, just a domestic thing nothing special.

Believe me it was plenty hot enough, I've made two curries tonight (three if you count the one blackened effort that had to be binned - again!)

I had two foot high flames with one while adding just the G&G paste to the pan

Gary

Are you frying with ghee,though?