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#161
They sell this KTC oil in my local Tesco. It's been there for a long time but I'd never really taken any notice of it until it was mentioned here.

It's about ?3 for one of those oblong sort of cans and about ?9 for the barrel shown in George's picture.
#162
Supplementary Recipes Chat / Re: Spice Mix
December 07, 2005, 11:44 AM
I noticed that Darth's madras used basar mix. You may want to read this http://archive.thisisbradford.co.uk/2001/09/21/135378.html if you intend to use it too.

It does show that it is used by indian restaurants though, at least in Bradford.
#163
Hi Ray

I'm not sure what you are saying here. Are you claiming that the skimmed oil is better because of the extra spices, or are you saying that you just haven't used reclaimed oil before? Or something else perhaps?
#164
Jalfrezi / Kushi Jalfrezi
December 03, 2005, 06:37 PM
Jalfrezi (for use with base chicken, lamb, vegetable or prawn).



A spicy hot dish with whole green chillies.? Hugely popular among my customers who like a real kick to their curries – plus, it’s very easy to make!

2 tbsp vegetable oil

1 onion, finely chopped

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

Quarter tsp black pepper

2 tsp Kushi Spice (see book page 23)? (use 3 tsp Kushi Spice if you’re using prawns as a base meat)

1 1/2 tsp chilli powder (remember – it’s very hot, so vary this to your taste!)

A ladle of base “meat” (see book page 17)

A ladle of base sauce (see book page 15)

2 green chillies, split down the centre

Fresh coriander leaves to garnish



Fry the garlic and onion in a Balti bowl using the vegetable oil.

Once it’s golden brown, remove from the heat, and add the Kushi Spice, chilli powder and black pepper, stirring well so it doesn’t burn.

Return to the heat, adding the base meat and base sauce, stirring well.

Simmer, while adding the chillies, then garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve.
#165
Lets Talk Curry / Re: this reusing oil malarky
December 01, 2005, 11:25 AM
I always recover the spiced oil before I blend the base, that way I recover almost as much as I put in. If you blend the base with the oil, it forms an emulsion and is much more difficult to separate. Then when you cook your curry you should cook at high heat, and don't stir for the last minute or two,this always releases the most oil.
#166
Lets Talk Curry / Re: Just got my Kushi Balti Book!
November 26, 2005, 04:45 PM
Hi Pete

I really thought the madras would turn out quite good just because of its simplicity, it's discouraging to hear that it was a pig! I think the spice mix is reasonably close to the Bruce Edwards one, so I suspect it's the base that's the problem.

When I first got the book, the first thing I looked at was the base sauce recipe and it immediately reminded me of recipes I had used in the early days, which were more authentic Indian, because I didn't know any better at the time. There is always a preponderance of whole spices.

Looks like it's back to the drawing board then, but I will still try it once I've got through my current batch of base.

Oh BTW, did you cook it as per the book, or did you employ the techniques we have developed on this site, high heat, reused oil, that sort of thing?
#167
Hi paast10

I bet you could slim down to half your weight eating those! I suppose that would make you 'half paast10'.? ?;D
#168
Lets Talk Curry / Re: Just got my Kushi Balti Book!
November 26, 2005, 11:14 AM
Quote from: Mark J on November 26, 2005, 10:47 AM
Hmm yes I seem to have left our their add 1 TSP for madras recipe? ;D

Hehe! I knew that would get you going.? ?:D
#169
I finally decided to get some vegetable ghee and I remembered there being a few discussions in the past, saying not to buy certain brands as they stink. So I tried to search for ghee, and while I've found what I want, what a faff it was. So I thought, wouldn't it have been much simpler if those posts recommending a particular product were in a separate section. It would have made my search that much easier and it would make this forum even more useful.

So here's two to start with:

Tesco brand Lime Pickle - Lovely stuff, superbly limey without being bitter and with nice sized, whole pieces of lime. Easily compares to Patak's, which is my favourite.

Sharwood's Plain Naans - I have not bought naans from a supermarket since I bought some a few years ago and found them like hard bread, really poor quality and nothing like a restaurant naan. So imagine my surprise when I decided to give these a go, actually only because they are 50% free at Tesco at the moment. The packet says sprinkle with water and grill, but I found that best results were achieved by liberally soaking the naan on both sides under a running tap. You then grill for a couple of minutes on either side.

Wow!, what a difference to what I remember of old. They were soft and slightly buttery. They compared favourably to an average naan from a restuarant in flavour and softness and are about half the size of a restaurant naan and so go well with a half portion of rice. Will probably be perfect once I have some ghee to butter them with...Very nice. Recommended.

Can the moderators ask stu to add this 'product review' section if enough people consider this a good idea please?
#170
Lets Talk Curry / Re: Just got my Kushi Balti Book!
November 26, 2005, 10:35 AM
Don't forget madras!

And to be fair to them, they have three more recipes pending on their web site. I think this just add value to the book.

I just wish he had made more use of that korma base.