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Offline Mattie

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I love it!
« on: January 20, 2014, 01:55 PM »
I love curry, Im not a bad cook either- enthusiastic and heavy handed!  I'm Matt and a whilst I enjoy a BIR or two I spend a large amount of my free time running so I also like to watch what I am putting in my temple ;)

I have been using this site for a couple of weeks now, and I have been fairly successful with a few different curries and techniques which are totally new to me.  At the same time I have been scaling back the unhealthy stuff (boo!!) For example I am using Chewy's 1 hour pressure cooker (Im new too pressure cooking - why didnt I get one of these sooner?!!) base and I used 75ml of veg oil as opposed to the 150ml stated, and I also spent more time skimming. I know its not for everyone!

As I have now come to realise that it is possible to create BIR dishes i'm spending more time in the kitchen, this morning I have spent some time with an Airfryer that my missus brought before Christmas which I think is the dogs for anyone looking to be abit healthier. So this is what I did this morning;

I love it!

Its the recipe from CA ... https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,1820.0.html
Done totally to spec, they were really nice.  I think next time I might turn the temperature up abit as I gave them 10min on 160 and they were just abit too al dente in the middle.

Anyway tonight im cooking Chicken Jaipuri ... https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,11591.0.html

With.. Aubergine chewy style.

Nice to have discovered this site.
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Offline Garp

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Re: I love it!
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2014, 02:16 PM »
Welcome Mattie.

Although I've never done any free running (and at 50, it's probably not going to happen now) it's nice to have a healthy perspective on BIR.

My missus had a notion for one of those air fryers - I managed to put her off - but those bhajis look the business. As you say, just a bit of tinkering to get the inside sorted. But isn't that what this game is all about? Mess around - try this - try that - until you get it how you like it.

Look forward to seeing your creations :)
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Offline Mattie

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Re: I love it!
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2014, 02:26 PM »
Cheers Garp,

You know Its never too late!!

The Airfryer is really good, bit pricey @ ?130 for the large one (I wouldnt bother with the small one) I use it to cook things that I would normally use the oven for, in about half the time, so its hopefully paying for itself slowly.  I would recommend it highly, but it is a compromise on taste vs health.  Next time I do some chicken tikka its going in there instead - I will post some pictures of the result.

After tasting another bhaji I think ill make smaller 'balls' next time too, I got 7 out of the mixture, so maybe go for 9... it is about trail and error though like you say. 

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Offline Garp

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Re: I love it!
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2014, 02:52 PM »
Would be interested in seeing the tikka results, mate.

Nice to have you on board :)
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Offline Mattie

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Re: I love it!
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2014, 05:41 PM »
Garp, Well Ive been playing chef this afternoon and here are my tikka results from the airfryer... They are thighs that have been marinating for 24hrs.

I love it!
The downside is that you can only do 6 - 7 thighs at a time.  They are really moist though
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Offline Garp

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« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2014, 07:54 PM »
Those look absolutely stunning, Matt - really impressive.

Nice and crispy bits on the outside - nice and juicy on the inside.

Very, very good mate   :D
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