Just thought I'd say a quick hello!

I found this forum after a quick search on BIR curry recipes. The whole BIR thing was mentioned by a chap on another forum I frequent...I had no idea there was a collective term for this style of curry!

Anyway, my curry forays started about 20 years ago when I attempted to recreate that BIR taste using the Kris Dhillon book. I made the base gravy in a wok in my little flat and stunk the place out...my clothes, furniture, everything smelt of garlic for weeks. From that point I hadn't tried again....until recently!

Fuelled by a love of curry and a lack of disposable income, I persuaded myne wyfe to let me have a go (again). This time I had the brain wave of doing the base outside on the bbq, saving the house from the dreaded garlic smell. It worked!!

The base I made was the Dan Toombs recipe...and I've now made:

a CTM (not great)
a Chicken Bhuna (not bad)
a Chicken Pathia (pretty good) - Uncle Buck recipe
a Paneer Tikka Dopiaza (not bad)
a Chicken Ceylon (awesome) - CA recipe

I've still got another couple of nights worth of base so will be attempting a Madras or CTM next (and probably the Chicken Ceylon again).