Hmmmm,

Now that's not a bad idea.............for a starter!

Ray

Quote from: John on December 06, 2005, 11:55 PM

Quote from: Mark J on November 15, 2005, 11:32 PM
(oh yeah, forgot to say that my missus can't stand the smell of the onions cooking so i've recently been making the base sauce in the garage on my bbq side burner.

Hi John,

Sound's a bit unfair to me!

Now that winter's upon us why not put a chair and telly in the garage and the missus can live there instead!!
Nothing like cooking in comfort!

Ray

Hi All,

Just trying out attaching photo's through Imageshack as I can't seem to get any luck sending pictures along with my postings.

Here is a photo of three dishes prepared last weekend.

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/5628/kushifinisheddishes8gd.th.jpg

On the left is the Basic Balti Chicken from the Kushi Book. At the top is the King Prawn Patia.

The dish to the right is the Balti Kitchen Chicken Tikka Masala.

All three turned out really well, particularly the CTM. The two dishes from the Kushi book were very nice, the wife loved the King Prawn Patia but I have to say I agree with many comments on the site they are not instantly recognisable as having that BIR taste which will be dissapointing to some. They do claim to be "Balti" dishes so as such should be set apart from the BIR type we all enjoy.

However, I have had success with them and think they must be judged in their own right. As Pete has pointed out while there are some dissapointments in this book there are also some very good hint's, tips, ideas and other useful bits of info.

Hope you all get the picture!!......................literally!

Ray

O.K. Pete,

Any probs getting what you want just give me a shout!

Ray

Well George,

You have come up TRUMPS here with that BREAKING news!

How did you get WIND of that site.

Bet they all have a RIPPING time there every month!

The favourite seems to be the WIND-ALOO.

Bet they were BLOWN AWAY with that offer from the B.B.C.!

Looked like a CRACKING offer to me.

Or could you SMELL a rat somewhere?

Ray

Pete,

If you have much trouble or want a specific spice let me know and I could always pop it in the post. The large supermarkets seem to do most brands round here, East End and Natco being the favourites it seems.
Ray

Hi Pete,

So are we coming to a conclusion that the spiced re-claimed oil is tantamount to achieving the BIR flavour and smell although agreed not the most healthy or sterile product to put into a curry it seems to play a vital part.

The oil I got off the base was indeed powerful in both taste and smell and would not have been suprised if the smell would have stayed on my fingers for a good while either.

Ray

Hi Ashes,

The Kushi website does half answer the question as it has been asked by someone else.

The Kushi Chefs answer was this:-

"I recommend that for the recipes in this book you use pre-bought garam masala and curry powder.? Some restaurants make their own, and some don?t (I do both) ? but for the purposes of making dishes at home, it?s easier and more effective to use the bought variety.?
One word of warning though, we would advise against getting these from supermarkets, and would encourage you to buy them from traditional ethnic shops, where available.? They?re normally sold in small clear plastic bags (see Chapter Two of the book) and will be more like the varieties used in restaurants.? There are a number of different brands available, but we?d rather not recommend any one above another ? but as a general rule it?s considerably better to buy any one of these brands than it is to get it from a supermarket".

So there you have it, branded packets from ethnic shops are what they suggest we use as they claim they are "easier and more effective"
I am fairly sure a lot of BIR's buy branded spices in bulk as I regularly see what appears like restaurant owners in one large ethnic supermarket in Bradford with trolleys full of the biggest bags of spices you have ever seen and are commonly East End and Natco brands.
I am guessing they are restaurant owners just by the volume of stuff they seem to be buying.

Ray

Not had a good laugh like that for ages!

Ray

Hi JB,

Yes, photo's, video, exclusive interviews with the chef and sample's of the base for scientific analysis!
And record every word he say's with your dictaphone!!

Can't miss this one!

Ray