Hi Livo,

I am agreeing with Chewy. There seems to be a huge amount of nostalgia for 1970s curries here, which seem to me to just reflect that when you're young and trying something for the first time it blazes an indelible - and unreplicatable - impression.

Being in Oz, you probably have a similar problem to me in Alabama - finding the basics. By going all over my metro area I have managed to find everything I need except wheat-free asafoetida, which I have decided to just ignore. The "remaining 5%" is just colours of people's memory

Quote from: jalfreziT on March 22, 2019, 12:36 PM
It's a great story (who doesn't like to see the bureaucrats have their noses rubbed in it    )

Is it true? I don't think  so.

Federal Bureaucracy. I am not sure that I find it completely unbelievable....

thanks all for your comments.

Any suggestions for a good curry house in that kind of area? We will be staying in the Bromley area but have friends and relatives in that kind of area, so we're looking for somewhere with decent food and good communications.

anyone have experience of Lal Qila in Tottenham Court Road?

Quote from: Peripatetic Phil on March 19, 2019, 08:38 PM
Very good indeed.  And rather blows out of the water the theory that oil (or ghee, or whatever) is essential in order to allow the essential oils to leach out of the spices.  I very much suspect that the palm wine ("toddy") plays that r

from VahRehVah. Every moment is worth watching  ;D

happy to help!

If you want to tweak the recipe a tad to increase the deliciousness of the syrup: add the lemon juice, bring the syrup to a boil, turn it down to a simmer, and simmer it while the rest of the cooking happens. The syrup will come to an almost golden syrup consistency.
Add a teaspoon of rose water to the syrup just before you serve. Yum.

Quote from: peshwarinaan on March 18, 2019, 11:55 PM
Update: I've been banned from bircurries for "Bringing this forum into disrepute elsewhere".

Looks like the admin is happy to start charging for access to other people's content, but isn't mature enough to have a civilised discussion about it.

if you have content which is now "banned" to you, I would seek legal assistance immediately.

all in my opinion. I am not a lawyer so my opinion is probably illegal.

Making a forum pay access only is almost certainly legal. There is nothing stopping a forum owner doing so.

Doing that in such as way as to prevent people accessing their own copyright material? I can imagine copyright attorneys beginning to salivate at the mere thought.

If you, or anyone you know, has been prevented access to their own content by the forum owner, contact a copyright lawyer without delay.

I know it seems odd to use volumes for measurements, so round off the cup to 240ml and eyeball it from there.

I use Imperial, US Customary, and/or metric with a reckless disregard for which purists may be offended by me smashing them all together into one recipe  ;D