Quote from: Peripatetic Phil on May 28, 2025, 09:52 PM
Just going senile — it gets us all in the end !

Same as me, although I regularly do 5 typos a day.

Rob

Quote from: Peripatetic Phil on May 27, 2025, 04:52 PM
Unles the video suggests otherwise, Rob (I don't know, I have not yet watched it), I would suggest that it might be East End brand Rose Water (they also do Kewra Water in the same range).



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Just noticed there is a typographical error in your post Phil. R U OK?

Rob

Home made steak and kidney pie. With mashed potatoes, garden peas and lots of gravy. Dessert. Bread and butter pudding. I think we had this with custard.

Rob

The chutney is lovely. Haven't tried the pickle yet. £1.49 each.



Rob

Shan packet seasoning. Includes dried plums and pits. Fresh skinless chicken on the bone. Added fresh garlic/ginger paste (25:75), a few green cardamoms. A little fresh lemon juice. Freshly ground black pepper. Saffron basmati. Tiny pinch of chaat masala, to finish. Served with plum chutney.

Rob

It's not East End Phil. Deeper colour and more viscous. Do watch the video when you get chance. The editing is clumsy in places, but overall it's very good. Nepalese chef. I am going to have a go at making my own paneer. It looks quite straightforward; bet it isn't. For the claypot presume the flavours of the seasoning permeates through the pastry.

Amazing from 7.30 pm. Fabulous. When I visit Milan next...

Rob

Oops. Posted in the wrong thread.

Rob

My mistake George. I have mixed up Gary Eats with Rich Rates. I remember Gary now, he usually dines alfresco.

In Rich's video he doesn't have a camera man. Could be the confused looks from the family behind him, was because it appeared that he was talking to himself

Gary's video is a bit corny.

Rob

Getting quite a few ideas from this video. My favourite part is the single portion Chicken Claypot Biryani (16:33). I think the rose water here could actually be a light rose syrup. Lots of recipes showing how to make it online.

Anyway, I am looking for a couple of those dinky pots.

Rob

Quote from: George on May 06, 2025, 10:52 AM
He may be the most successful of the white British individuals trying to promote BIR recipes. His following on youtube is significant and still growing. It probably generates quite a high income but I bet it's hard work. How can you really relax and enjoy a meal if needing to concentrate on filming and talking the entire time? He even had a visit from Gary of the gary eats channel, treating Al's kitchen a bit like a restaurant. I'm not persuaded Al's home cooked dish was good enough to warrant Gary's high mark but how can we know?

Just watched my first Gary Eats video George.

https://youtu.be/TGIdfWr6_uM?si=KfCXG2w0jMBcjpd8

He doesn't strike me as particularly good curry critic. Some things I noticed. The tablet gadget the waitress used to take his order. Call me old fashioned, but this is a bad omen.The family seated behind left looked mildly irritated with him gassing on; perhaps it was just curiosity. If he had food preferences (the salad) why not mention this when ordering, instead of wasting food. Al's Kitchen does this as well. The bone idle presentation of the food. The chips looked like frozen fries. The curry looks all wrong.The first glance of it appears watery. No oil separation. I don't see much passion here. Gary reckons it's all wonderful. I suppose how the food tastes is the main thing, but still. I will have to watch a couple more of his efforts.

It's refreshing to see Julian doing stuff again. The others seem to be scratching around for ideas, unsuccessfully. They have been for a long time. Just following one another. Even Chef Din is doing 20-30 minute curries from scratch now. They don't look great either.

Rob