Quote from: Gav Iscon on August 17, 2013, 11:17 AM

Quote from: Garabi Army on August 17, 2013, 11:09 AM
Apologies for going off topic slightly but has anyone got the link for 'blade's recipe for chicken tikka' ... I can't find it 

Cheers,
Ken

https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,874.0.html

I'm going to do my next batch with this. 27 pages of rave reviews can't be wrong.

Going off-topic, It's very good, but take it that the marketing on the topic title ("better than birs") helped so many people trying it. There are others which are very good, too, but they seem to be living in the shadow of blade's. I prefer IFFU's tikka myself. In fact, I have a batch marinading for over  24hours, waiting for tomorrow's party. Mickdabass is probably a close contender. Dip's had a good score in the tikka tests, IIRC.

Quote from: Bengali Bob on August 17, 2013, 08:20 AM
That's the worst tune I've heard in my life!  Perhaps it's just old age. The vids good though.

Rob 

It's funny that you say that, because they are the kings of progressive thrash/death metal, certainly not in the "progressive rock" kind of way.

Maybe this be more appealing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq3L-TvniaE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTy0_gswwrY

Quote from: mickdabass on August 16, 2013, 08:32 AM
Deffo not old school BIR in my humble opinion

Not everyone seeks the old school curries, Also, some members reported that old school BIR made their own pastes. This may be an alternative paste recipe used back in the day.

Quote from: George on August 15, 2013, 10:58 PM
Anyway, welcome to the forum, if you're a genuine independent user and not just posting on behalf of PURI.

There is a fairly good chance he is the business owner. See, his username happens to be the first name of the owner of the puritandoors.com domain address. Granted there can be several sumeet's out there... but I don't think its coincidental.

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Domain Name.......... puritandoors.com
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  Expiry Date.......... 2014-02-01
  Organisation Name.... Sumeet Puri
  Organisation Address. 32 Main Street
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  Organisation Address. Nottingham
  Organisation Address. NG4 4PN
  Organisation Address. Lambley
  Organisation Address. GREAT BRITAIN (UK)

Admin Name........... Sumeet Puri
  Admin Address........ 32 Main Street
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  Admin Address........ NG4 4PN
  Admin Address........ Lambley
  Admin Address........ GREAT BRITAIN (UK)
  Admin Email.......... sumeetpuri@thetandoorclayoven.co.uk
  Admin Phone.......... +44.1159265578
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Tech Name............ Sumeet Puri
  Tech Address......... 32 Main Street
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  Tech Address......... NG4 4PN
  Tech Address......... Lambley
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What particularly is it not good for? And, how exactly is the 20sec limitation? Is it that it blends for 20sec and stops. How long do you have to wait for it to blend another 20 secs?

Also, out of curiosity, did you buy the old (800w) or the new one (1000w) ?

The supplier from the amazon marketplace was out of stock, so my purchase didn't ensue. I was going to pick one up from a local supplier that states on their website it's the 800w for 59eur, but upon calling them, they confirm it is in fact the 1000w (I called to confirm). They have a very good price, better than directly quoted by morphy richards.

Just another mix powder, by Abdul Mohed, a BIR chef/author/tutor.

1.   '8 Spice' (aka mixed powder)

Ingredients

100g Mild Madras
100g Paprika
200g Haldi Ground Turmeric
100g Dhaniya Ground Coriander
100g Chilli Powder
50g Jeera Ground Cumin
50g Garam Masala
25g Tandoori Powder


Method

2.   Pour all the seasonings into a mixing bowl
3.   Mix thoroughly until it forms into one powder.

Quote from: Bengali Bob on August 13, 2013, 02:36 PM
There is this by Dan Toombes.

http://www.greatcurryrecipes.net/2011/06/09/how-to-make-a-traditional-indian-chicken-jalfrezi/

Have you tried it Bob? As I am short of base, I am a little too keen on trying it out.

It asks for 2 tbsp of garam masala 

Quote from: chewytikka on August 13, 2013, 01:02 AM
Hi Gongalo
Picked up the Morphy Richards version today.
The blender function works very well, optimum buy design, more like a powerful immersion or stick blender,
with its 3inch/70mm serrated blade, it rotates at about 20mm above the base of the stainless steel jug. It only blends in 20second bursts,
obviously to protect the motor, something I've never come across before, but can easily live with.
Lots of choice of cheaper blenders out there.

Had a load of fun with this kit today, a really good new tool, for doing the same old thing.
Made 3 batches of Garabi, refining my recipes to suit the machine.
I also made a Carrot and Coriander soup without recipe, that was pure class, better than any I have bought in a restaurant or out of a carton or can.

Very impressed, with my new toy
 
cheers Chewy

Thanks for this review Chewy. I have just ordered mine. Look forward to your "downsized" recipe, so I can give it a try here... otherwise I'll downsize my own base recipe.

Quote from: natterjak on August 13, 2013, 11:01 AM
Potentially it could even get you closer to a restaurant taste if you're using fresh base gravy each day (as restaurants do).

we can also assume cooking in volume can contribute to the final flavour and this method would be a limiting factor in that sense; Similarly, we should not assume all BIRs start their day making fresh gravy. Sometimes this is made the day before or so. I also find it hard to believe all BIRs will go through the whole batch of gravy in a day without waste...or do they just top up?

chewy, bob, our most informed men, clarify from your experience!

As they say,  there's a sucker born every minute.