Topic: Anyone tried Julian's base yet?

[haldi]

I'm dissapointed too
I rate the Taz and Abduls's recipes
It's worth the money to satisfy my curiousity
But it's no step forward
Perhaps this is a regional difference

It's probably just a good starting point

[Tommy Timebomb]

Hi,
I'm new here and this is my first post.
I made Julians base (the one on youtube) and although I have not put it to use yet it seems to of turned out exceptionally good, more by chance than my cooking skills I hasten to add!

Upon reading through this thread I see some people use the pressure cooker...
For the base I am speaking of, it requires half a litre of oil + one cup of water.
I happen to own a pressure cooker and was considering using it for this base but the thought of cooking oil reaching in excess of 150 Fahrenheit doesn't seem too appealing to me.
Would the lack of oxygen prevent anything major happening, knowing my luck Id probably be on the news tonight for blowing the building up.

Can and should this be done??
                                                  Tom

[Aussie Mick]

LOL Tom

I can't answer your question, as I don't know.

But now that you're here. Check out the recipes in the "base" section.

Easy to do in a pressure cooker.

[Currymonster3194]

Lmao Tom
I did the base recipe as per the curry2go ebook using pressure cooker and same amount of oil and it was fine
I think the water mixed with the oil makes it safe.... It would be dangerous if you suddenly chucked cold water into oil though

[Tommy Timebomb]

Thanks for the info,
I will be looking through the wealth of information available on this site.

I'm still not too sure regarding the pressure cooker though...
I will consider it when experimenting with the other bases at some time.
Thanks once again!

[Whandsy]

Thanks for the info,
I will be looking through the wealth of information available on this site.

I'm still not too sure regarding the pressure cooker though...
I will consider it when experimenting with the other bases at some time.
Thanks once again!

Ive used the pressure cooker to make his 3 litre base no problem, and will do again!

W

[Tommy Timebomb]

The Presssure cooker it is then... For the next time around!

Just made my first madras, I can only say that I found it a reasonable success for a first attempt, the chicken was very tender as I made it via the marinate and pre cook.
I suspect the base I made was a bit thick but I can gauge it a bit better on the next occasion.

I will try another base from this site for comparison next time when i have used up this batch.

[fruitshoot14]

Hi all, thought i would give you my feedback on julians base, i tried the bangledeshi (sp) base and i must say it turned out brilliantly. The big key thing for me was the consistency of the base. I managed to get it to a fairly milk flow and it looked and tastes great.

[fishy]

Done this base on saturday, i cooked on low for 3 hrs but still couldnt get that vinegary smell, i cooked a madras tonight and gotta say its the best curry i have cooked so far and probably better than some bir's, i was well happy.

I didnt use seasoned bhaji oil but i did use oil that i skim off from oily take away dishes and store in a pot in the freezer(only about 50ml), not sure if this made the difference.

Aslo used a tea spoon of mango chutney in the madras and this made a good difference to sweetness.

On the whole i think this is a good base sauce, i did sieve the sauce aswell and got a very good texture by blending for a very long time.

Fishy

[curryhell]

Good to hear you guys are having some success with it.  I can't complain about my two chicken jalfrezis i've made using it to CBM's recipe either ;D