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The discussion revolves around a new curry product from East End that combines dried onions, garlic, ginger, and spices, which users can add to meat and tomatoes for a quick curry. Initial impressions are mixed; while one user found the balti mix to have an overpowering clove flavor and likened the taste to "lamb in Daddies brown sauce," others expressed skepticism about the quality of such pre-packaged mixes. Overall, the consensus leans towards disappointment with the balti mix, suggesting it may not be worth trying.

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Offline wotsupnow

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East End Curry Magic
« on: September 06, 2010, 03:31 PM »
Noticed these in our local supermarket, will be trying one next weekend. The packet says they've chopped the onions/garlic/ginger and added various spices then dried it and packaged it. You fry the meat, then add the packets contents along with a can of tomatoes and 20mins later have a curry!

Anyone tried them yet ?

http://www.eastendfoods.co.uk/goto/page/curry_magic,1368

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Offline Ramirez

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Re: East End Curry Magic
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2010, 04:04 PM »
Usually these things are not great, but East End are a solid brand. Not sure about the dried onion, garlic and ginger though.
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Re: East End Curry Magic
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2010, 01:29 PM »
OK, I tried the balti mix following the instructions on the packet.

Fry cubed lamb, add 400g tin chopped toms, add the packet, looked good at this point but very strong smell of cloves, add 400g spinach puree, yikes! it turned bright green, simmer for 30mins, it now is nearly brown. Serve with boiled basmati.

Think lamb in  Daddies brown sauce and you're not far off.

Shame, East End's tandoori mix is really good, this isn't.............

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Re: East End Curry Magic
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2010, 02:41 PM »
Quote from: wotsupnow on September 14, 2010, 01:29 PM

Think lamb in  Daddies brown sauce and you're not far off.


LOL ;D

That is very bad. Will definitely not be giving these a go then!  ;D
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Offline commis

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Re: East End Curry Magic
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2010, 03:02 PM »
Hi

Wotsupnow, when you say Daddies do you mean colour, taste or both. If it's colour then it's about right, but taste! very strange. Please could you say where you bought it as East End is a Brum company. The one on top in the image says Korma, so are the three named just examples of a much bigger range?

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Re: East End Curry Magic
« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2010, 05:00 PM »
Colour and taste! way too much clove flavour.

Morrisons in Rochdale has an Indian section where there are 5gallon drums of oil, bulk packs of haldi etc along with a range of East End spices. I also have the massala mix to try but if it's like the balti it'd be a waste of meat and rice..... They where 80p bogof.

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