Topic: Anyone tried Julian's base yet?

[Aussie Mick]

Just curious if anyone has given this a go yet?

A mate of mine is coming round to ours next Thursday and we are going to cook up a batch of base gravy (he wants to see it done....in the flesh so to speak)

I have cooked up CA's and Cewy's base gravy's and they have both produced excellent results with the final curry dish.

I'm tempted to try Julians base, but don't want to complicate matters too much if my novice mate is here to learn. I know Julian stresses the point that we really do need all that oil and very little water to make the proper BIR taste, but as I said, I am very happy with the bases I've already made up.

I'm very interested to hear opinions of anyone who has made C2GO base.

Cheers Mick

[haldi]

I'm making the three litre Bangladesh version and I think it was Curryhell who was making some too

I cooked the base for about three hours, and the aroma DID change
I did get a sort of vinegar smell from it
Julian is right
I don't know how to exactly describe it
I just got to the point of thinking it was a waste of time, when it happened
I'll finish the gravy tomorrow and try a curry with it
Wouldn't it be great if this was the last piece of the curry puzzle!!?

[jb]

I'm making the three litre Bangladesh version and I think it was Curryhell who was making some too

I cooked the base for about three hours, and the aroma DID change
I did get a sort of vinegar smell from it
Julian is right
I don't know how to exactly describe it
I just got to the point of thinking it was a waste of time, when it happened
I'll finish the gravy tomorrow and try a curry with it
Wouldn't it be great if this was the last piece of the curry puzzle!!?

Blimey Haldi could this be it? My fingers are crossed!!

[Aussie Mick]

Good luck mate.

We will "impatiently" await your results.

[Terramamba]

Yes, same as Haldi. I did get a slight vinegar aroma. Will cook a curry with it tomorrow. Looks, tastes and smells really promising

[DalPuri]

Interesting results.
The other week when i cooked for the party of 15, i had made a double portion of chewys base.
Cooked 2 lots of the 3 hour base, then combined (with a friends pot)as i havent got a large enough stockpot.
It was the first time i was using a base fresh rather than from frozen.
When i was cooking up the curries at the party i had the base simmering away with people coming up for a chat.
I was feeling quite disheartened and saying, "I'm not happy, the base smells too fresh and too raw".

All the resultant curries were delicious in the end and i had nothing to worry about.

 So,,,, does it mature in the freezer>??
Does the aroma change when cooked from frozen, as this longer c2g cook does?

Cheers, Frank.

[curryhell]

Well the base was finished yesterday and i've made 2 phalls with it this afternoon.  Followed exactly the same method as the Zaal video, just used a bit more gravy in the 2nd one.  Verdict, i'm not going to give one now as i am obviously numb due to all the smells.  I will try both a little later and will then leave in the fridge for a couple of days during which no curry cooking will take place and then reassess the dishes.  Whilst i think there will be marginal improvement for the time spent in the freezer i don't think that is the reason for a curry to suddenly morph into a BIR dish.  I beginning to think now it's more to do with exposure during the cooking and being inmersed in all the aroma's.  Sensory overload.  I'm sure some will disagree but that's my thoughts on the matter.  I'm off for a pint or two. 

[Aussie Mick]

Good stuff Curryhell. Looking forward to hearing yours and terramambas opinions.

[timeless]

Made the 3 litre base today also got that smell 

[Cory Ander]

Made the 3 litre base today also got that smell 

Which "smell" is that, please, timeless? Do you mean a "vinegar smell"?  If so, bizarre!