Topic: Anyone tried Julian's base yet?

[Terramamba]

Curry2go Bangladeshi Style Base Sauce Three Litre

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[jb]

Can I ask exactly how long did you cook the onions for???  thanks Jb

[ELW]

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! 

Vinegar taste/smell/aroma in a bir dish would be the last thing you want ;D, ....weird indeed!

[Terramamba]

Can I ask exactly how long did you cook the onions for???  thanks Jb

Hi JB, I really wish I could give you an exact answer, truth is, bloody ages  : in the accompanying video, the onions when knifed should offer no resistance at all, at a guess it was probably about two hours, maybe bit more. Sorry I wish I could be more helpful. They were very, very soft. 

[haldi]

  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 immersed in all the aroma's.  Sensory overload.  I'm sure some will disagree but that's my thoughts on the matter.

I'm agreeing with the above
I honestly can't tell any major difference from my made curries
They seem very bland
I would so like this to be the end of my search
It doesn't feel like that yet
Maybe in two months when I try one from the freezer, It will blow my mind
Hope so

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

Sorry to butt in, on this, but I got this aroma
It was about two and a half hours from the start of cooking
I was checking for it every quarter of an hour or so
The smell just changes to an almost sour
Perhaps vinegar is not a good analogy, but I can't think of a better one
It is a recognisable Takeaway smell

[Whandsy]

I have made this 3ltr base but using the pressure cooker method, i would describe the smell as going from a bit acrid to a deep savoury smell, it was my 1st go with the newly purchased p.cooker and wasnt entirely sure about the heat setting, but the smell seemed to happen after about 35 mins and when the lid came off, the contents were soft as ive ever got them to. The resultant curries were delicious and noted on CH's NIS thread

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[haldi]

I have made this 3ltr base but using the pressure cooker methodW

If I make this again, I'll try a pressure cooker
Saves a lot of time
I would like to see this Syrupy deposit at the bottom of the pan
That never really happened, cooking it the way I did

[Whandsy]

I have made this 3ltr base but using the pressure cooker methodW

If I make this again, I'll try a pressure cooker
Saves a lot of time
I would like to see this Syrupy deposit at the bottom of the pan
That never really happened, cooking it the way I did

I have made this base twice now, the 1st time was a couple of months ago watching his youtube video and i got the spicing and texture wrong so didn't come out great, however the bit that truly amazed me which i believe i did get right was the original cooking of the onions, after about 2 and a half hours you could literally see the sugars oozing from the onions, another mistake i made though which wasn't pointed out in his video was i left the lid off the pan which would result in loss of heat and some liquid reduction. The whole process seemed to take hours.

The pressure cooker method is the way forward for me as the softness of the ingredients after such a short time need to be seen to be believed

In fact i'd be made up if someone were to start a new thread ("anything other than curry") of course, with pressure cooker recipes. Ive just made a chilli in no time!

Anyway i wont take it off topic any further, point is I'm sold on pressure cooker base

W

[emin-j]

Just used my last two portions of c2go base that I made from Julian's video a month or so ago,there is a definite smell from this base that I haven't noticed with any other base I have made but I would describe it as ' peppery' type of smell.
Also using Julian's spice mix and although a very nice curry no 'eureka' moment I'm afraid 

[haldi]

a very nice curry with no 'eureka' moment I'm afraid 

ditto