Topic: Hot Oil.

[DARTHPHALL]

I've just finished another very successful experiment.

I have been pondering on how to make a really hot Curry without....
1.Making it taste like Chilli powder.
2.Not have bits of chopped Chilli & all those seeds.
3.Not taste of Chillies,because 25 Birdseye Chillies can change the flavor of your Curry  .

So today i basically chopped 10 Birds eye Chillies added them to a pan of Veg..Oil with half a teaspoon of Garlic powder,groundTurmeric & aesofeteda.
You can leave out the Spices for pure clean heeeeeet in Oil form  ;D.
I slowly cooked these for 10 Min's on a low heat,don't cook to high a heat as the powders burn SO easy.
This i then added to my Vindamasala   http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=692.0
And made i nice & slightly hot but it was just heat with no aftertaste just like my fave Bir in Newquay.
It may not be what Bir's do but Ive achieved a pure clean heat which can be added at will without any changing of the characteristics of the said dish etc..etc..
At last i can make a really hot "DarthPhall", i am happy  , please give it a go you Curryheads & let me know how it turns out for you .

Your comrade in Curry .....DARTHPHALL.....

[CurryCanuck]

Hi Darth -
Have you ever tried using dried red chilies- it works a treat in kicking the heat up a notch without adding that chili powder aftertaste . This is what I use -

12 dried red chilies, each about 3 inches long, or 24 small onces
1/2 pint oil

1 - Slit open the dried chilies. Remove and discard the seeds. Chop into flakes and put into a glass jar.
2 - Heat the oil in a saucepan until it smokes. Remove at once from the heat. Let cool for 3 or 4 minutes.
3 - Pour into the jar. The chili flakes will rise to the surface but will sink to the bottom gradually. The oil becomes spicy hot almost immediately, but will become more so in a few days time. it keeps for months in a cool place

CC

[DARTHPHALL]

Thats a dam good idea CC....Nice  "Get out the kitchen wify, im makin hot oil"  ;D

[raygraham]

Yep, nice one C.C.

Ray

[DARTHPHALL]

So i suppose, oil be trying that  ;D

[CurryCanuck]

Yes Darth , then you will truly be  well oiled - or is it oiled well .  ;D

[DARTHPHALL]

 ;D