Hello Angelina,

Strange but true - blokes can cook!
I enjoy cooking and it gives my dear wife a break. My crowning glory to date was cooking a christmas turkey for her by 08.00 in the morning (she was on an early shift).
Much as she likes a curry its the smell that lingers for days afterwards that bothers her. I love it - if I got the chance I'd have a ruby every other day (!)
She's keen on me learning the ropes - after all why pay out ?25 quid for a take out when you can do it yourself?
The only thing I have to work on is not to make the kitchen look like a bombsite afterwards

My favourite at our local takeaway is Chicken Tikka Northern. described as "strong and hot" although more a Madras strength and made with garlic and green chilli. Does anyone know of a recipe for this one or can put me in the right direction please?
thanks
Scrufts

Just joined today so forgive me if i go over stuff previously mentioned!
Having recently purchased the book "the Curry secret" I decided to have a discreet nose at my local take away whilst waiting for my order. although the kitchen was not in full view I did see one of the chefs pour a bag of peeled onions into a black plastic dustbin and then mash them with an industrial size blender (more like a road drill) he was aslo using a small plastic spade to get spices from other plastic dustbins nearby. I presume that this is was the basic sauce being made on a grand scale!
Most of the cooking was done in large woks although the rice was being cooked on a hot plate/griddle. He was also making cucumber raitha by getting a "block" of frozen yoghurt out of the freezer, putting it on the griddle/hotplate and then threw a handful of cucumber bits on it and scooped the lot into a takewaway container as it melted; the whole process took less than a minute. At that point my order was bought out to me and I had to go. quite interesting viewing though and I'll have to find some excuse to linger around longer next time...

I know that "slimming world" have a curry recipe book that you can get on ebay, but I doubt if they will be restaurant style.
With regards to "healthy" I also love pasta and was wondering if there was a light curry sauce you could add to it? sounds yukky but i'll try anything once.... ;D ;D ;D

Thanks for the advice - personally I don't mind the smell - it's she who must be obeyed. To save further aggro, I have my own cupboard in the kitchen for storing my spices etc. also got a Tesco value non stick wok for a fiver which is ideal for the final "cook off".If all else fails I'll retreat to the caravan!

Hi,
just joined - what a site!
I've recently been experimenting with "The Curry Secret" book and am hungry for more!
The only problem I have is that when cooking basic sauce it stinks the house out for ages!
Any suggestions rather than cans of air freshner?
regards
Scrufts