Topic: Chicken Vindaloo & Peas Pilau Rice

[Cory Ander]

Just a photo of my Chicken Vindaloo (made using CBM's Little India base) and Peas Pilau Rice.

Very enjoyable indeed....(I'm eating it as I speak!)

[Peripatetic Phil]

The vindaloo looks lovely, CA, but I can't get as enthusiastic about the rice.  Sorry !
** Phil.

[Cory Ander]

Sorry to hear that, Phil, the rice is probably what I enjoyed most!  :

What, exactly, can't you "get as enthusiastic" about?

[colin grigson]

As usual the dish looks and I bet tastes fantastic .. you are a 'curry king' CA !!

[PaulP]

All looks good to me CA. What is your verdict on the CBM Little India base?

Cheers,

Paul

[Peripatetic Phil]

Sorry to hear that, Phil, the rice is probably what I enjoyed most!  :  What, exactly, can't you "get as enthusiastic" about?

Well, I'd prefer to focus on the positives : the vindaloo looks just about as good as it gets.  But for me, a pulao rice needs to have more colour differentiation between the grains -- the white grains (the majority) should be a clear, clean, white, whilst the coloured grains should be few in number and saturated [1].  In your rice, the grains seems to be a sort of uniform creamy yellow, which I don't personally find appealing or appetising.  But that's just me : I am sure that many will be more than happy to enthuse about its presentation.

** Phil.
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[natterjak]

Looks like a great curry (and rice!) CA 

[haldi]

What is your verdict on the CBM Little India base?

I found it had a very strong distictive flavour
I liked it, what are your thoughts, CA?
That vindaloo looks fantastic!!

[curryhell]

I certainly wouldn't mind tucking into that plateful.  It looks excellent, rice included

[Cory Ander]

But for me, a pulao rice needs to have more colour differentiation between the grains -- the white grains (the majority) should be a clear, clean, white, whilst the coloured grains should be few in number and saturated [1].  In your rice, the grains seems to be a sort of uniform creamy yellow, which I don't personally find appealing or appetising.  But that's just me : I am sure that many will be more than happy to enthuse about its presentation.

Interesting point, Phil, and not one that I would necessarily disagree with. 

Your are totally correct that the grains in mine are "sort of uniform creamy yellow" since I deliberately made them so.  The reason for this is that the rice was left over from a large dish of Chicken Biriani I cooked for a large group of people, which included none curry eating Aussies!  And, from experience, I know that Aussies (and even many British expats!) tend to shy away from highly coloured rice (even though, like you, I personally prefer it that way).

What is your verdict on the CBM Little India base?

Hi Paul.  I thought it would probably be more appropriate to reply to this in CBM's Little India Base Video thread here:  http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=8242.msg74395#msg74395

Suffice to say, here, is that I think the base (and spice mix) is up there with the very best that I have tried on the forum.