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The discussion revolves around a user seeking advice on cooking a flavorful and spicy curry without using nuts. Several members suggest making a Pathia or Dhansak, with a consensus leaning towards Pathia for its hot, sweet, and sour profile. After cooking, the user reports the curry turned out bitter, prompting further discussion about potential causes, such as burnt spices or garlic. Ultimately, the user expresses a desire to experiment with different recipes in the future.

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Offline amy1234

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Can anyone help me please
« on: March 09, 2006, 11:01 AM »
Hello all.? I'm new here.? A friend pointed me in the direction of this board.? I am cooking curry for a friend tonight and am a little stuck as I always tend to do the same old thing.? I want to cook something that is quite hot, but at the same time has alot of other flavors in it and maybe even tastes a little sweet,? but I don't want to add nuts.? Any ideas folks as I'm a little stuck? ???
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Re: Can anyone help me please
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2006, 11:11 AM »
Hi Amy,

What about a Pathia, this can be quite hot\sweet\sour ?

Do you have any base sauce or gravy made up or are you intending to cook from scratch?

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Offline Mark J

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Re: Can anyone help me please
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2006, 01:07 PM »
Pathia or Dhansak, some good recipes on the site for both
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Offline amy1234

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Re: Can anyone help me please
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2006, 01:09 PM »
I was thinking i would cook it from scratch as don't have any sauces.

As I said before, ?i am looking for something quite hot, but also sweet and with lots of other flavors ? ::)
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Re: Can anyone help me please
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2006, 01:13 PM »
I agree with Mark , Dhansak would be a great choice .
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Offline amy1234

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Re: Can anyone help me please
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2006, 01:34 PM »
Thanks.  I think I have eaten Dhansak before.  I have a look for a recipe
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Offline curryqueen

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Re: Can anyone help me please
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2006, 02:15 PM »
Hi and welcome,  Pathia would be the best one for you to make.  Although you can make any type of curry to the heat you want, on the whole dhansak is a medium heat.  Pathia is hot, sweet and sour and has great flavour!  I make this most weekends for my other half.  I hope it all goes well for you and let us know.
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Offline amy1234

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Re: Can anyone help me please
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2006, 04:09 PM »
Thanks curry queen.  I have had a good look at both and yes have decided to go for the Pathia.  The good new is that i have most of the ingredients at home.  I am just off home now to get cracking on the naan bread.  I am also cooking a potato and okra side dish, and am going to be doing a pudding, so best try and miss rush hour.  I'll let you know tomorrow how i get on.

Amy
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Re: Can anyone help me please
« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2006, 04:15 PM »
Hello all.  Well all went well last night, in the end.  after adding everything the curry tasted very bitter, so i ended up having to add a few bits and pieces to counteract the bitterness.  Which ingredient would make it bitter?
The nanns came out ok too so all in all I was very pleased.
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Re: Can anyone help me please
« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2006, 04:51 PM »
Which recipe did you go with ?

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