Topic: help! curry gravy. chicken tikka masala

[funkybastard]

OK
so i went into my local


heres what i got out of him for the tikka masala

1 spoon base
half spoon sugar
1/4 spoon ground almonds
1/4 spoon coconut powder
1/4 spoon masala base
1 glass single cream
1/4 glass tap water
red colouring

now. i then went into my other local and got the exact same thing out of him
i asked him about the masala base. he said the chef only knows the ingredients and that he makes it up and adds it to the masala

now what the hell is in it i dont know, but im guessing its all the missing spices from other recipies i have.
SO

ive taken a guess and will put it into motion tomorrow night, but heres what ive come up with


MY MASALA

2 or 3 tbsp oil
1 tsp garlic
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp tom puree
pinch chilli powder
1 heaped tsp spice mix
1 lvl tsp tandoori masala

1 ladles curry gravy
1 glass single cream
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 cup? coconut powder
1/2 cup ground almonds
red colouring
1/4 glass water until right texture

condensed milk? / Evaporated milk? Possible additions if it doesn't taste quite rite.
(they did say that there was none in it, but they also said they didn't know what was in the masala base. so its still a possibility?)

Spice Mix
Coriander 8 Parts
Turmeric 7 Parts
Cumin 5 Parts
Curry Powder 4 parts


can't be THAT far out surely?
ill let u know. or if u want to try it out before me let me know!

[steve e]

Hi Funky,
without doubt the content of the red masala paste is the hardest piece of info
to get from your local bir,I followed your theory and it made a pleasant chicken tikka masala,
with a hint of "the taste",there again i used spiced oil as well.
Keep trying
Steve e

[woodpecker21]

hi guys

i too have been doing sum finking wiv my brain too about the red marinade if you look at the recipe used in the balti book its main ingredient is 1.25kg of tomatoes in a tin. well i had a thought pataks tandoori paste is probably on the right lines but it has no TOMATOES in it but what about combining the 2 together......its a thought is it not or using it with tomato puree?

its just a thought

regards
gary

[funkybastard]

i tried a few different variations of the recipie above.
in the spice mix i would change the cumin seeds to only 1 part.
they are very intense.

as for the rest. it is still missing its main taste.
i then had a brainstorm. i thought, woa! maybe he said masala PASTE!

nope

deffinately wasn't masala paste. sigh.....
somebody out there must have the masla base. SOMEONE!!!!!

bry

[steve e]

Right guys and girls,
Went to the local bir last night,I am an amateur magician and recently showed the manager a few tricks which blew him away, anyway he obviously wanted to know how these were done,my reply "you have your secrets I have mine", and it was left at that. Curiosity got the better of him, last night we traded one trick for the ingredients of the mystery masala,unfortunately no quantities hey but one step at a time here goes

plum tomatoes
yoghurt
coconut
almonds
anchor butter(and no other he said)
garlic
ginger
fresh coriander
onion (must be powdered)
cumin powder
coriander powder
tamarind
garden mint
kashmiri paste
tandoori paste
kebab paste (didnt expect this one)

this is written exactly as he wrote it,cant wait to experiment with this and surely
between us we can crack the quantities.By the way the takeaway was bloody gorgeous
steve e

[Habenero]

great work Steve. What was the secret to your trick ? 


seriously though, I seen huge pots of the kebab paste in Makro yesterday. I think they have the others too.

[funkybastard]

ye haw
ill try it tonite
what the hell is kebab paste

dont tell me we gotta try n get the recipie outta them for this too!!

[Nessa]

I have a box of Mangal 'kabab masala'  (from Asda, they do a huge range of Mangal masalas) that I might try using tonight. I haven't seen kebab paste before though, or Kashmiri paste.

The kabab masala contains: chilies, ginger, garlic, coriander, turmeric, pepper, cumin, poppy seeds, anise and salt.  No idea if this is similar to the paste ingredients.

Brilliant work, Steve. Perhaps you can get all the restaurant secrets with your magic talents.

[funkybastard]

one question. was that the ingredients for the masala base? is this then added to the curry base with more coconut, almonds, cream + evap milk?

bbbryyyyy

[steve e]

Hi Guys,
Nothing else was added, basically went this way

heated oil
ladle of curry gravy evaporated down for a few minutes
in went large spoon of red paste for a few minutes
in went chicken tikka few minutes more
in went more curry gravy to amount of sauce required
pinch of salt
finished with sprinkled fresh coriander
and swirl of  evaporated milk.
that was it.

Steve e

by the way i have seen everything in this recipe at my local asian store
masala bazaar in newport