It's odd how many curry die-hard's on Cr0, myself included, love a 'simple' madras!!  I put it in speech marks because I think the secret to a good one is anything but simple, but yet it's such a no-frills basic dish !

Happy New Year everyone!

Can't wait to relieve the turkey monotony with a chicken madras!

Merry Xmas & happy new year!

Nice one, sounds like the cranberry adds an extra festive note!!

HEHE!

I wouldn't be surprised!  I once had a chicken madras that tasted distinctly 'prawny'.  I wondered if the chef had done double the sauce perhaps keeping prawns in one half and chicken in the other?  Killing two birds with one stone as it were...

Fancied a 'trad' Indian the other day: did her version of Rogan Josh, I was just as dissapointed with the result as I was when I did Camellia Punjabi's (from 50 best Curries Of India) version of Rogan Josh too!

Maybe I'm doing it wrong, but I saw it demonstrated on the TV during her present series, and I was careful to follow the techniques she advised.  I felt the spice balance was wrong, way to much cardomom flavour.  Although I was impreseed by the smell of the fennel seed based masala.  I think I may give BIR-style recipies containing kashmiri masala a go as a result...

I must say her recipe for Vindalo looks attractive, but after my Rogan Josh experience I'm not sure I'll bother.....

Cheers Cory! I'm such a thicko!

PS I really must get the hang of this quote system!

 
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To be honest, I rarely bother to pre-cook chicken; it cooks so quickly anyway and otherwise is inclined to become dry.  Precooking (or certainly marinating) can enhance the flavour though, for sure.
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I agree, I never bother precooking chicken, BIRs have to get dishes out ASP, I think the home kitchen can stand the extra 10 mins it takes to cook the chicken in the curry sauce

Where is that BIR dirtymull?