Quote from: mickdabass on April 05, 2014, 06:18 PM

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Quote from: mickdabass on March 18, 2014, 12:25 PM
one from sunday...

That looks awesome! If you don't mind me asking Mick. what sort of 'dough' ;D would I be looking to fork out for a tandoor like that?

Hey MM sorry for the delay in replying. Got it from spices of india 2 or 3 years ago and it was 285 quid. Ive had hours of fun with it. Well worth the investment imo

http://www.spicesofindia.co.uk/acatalog/Tandoor-Oven.html#SID=3607

@JB How are you getting on with the charcoal?

Regards

Mick

Haven't tried it yet,I'll let you know how I get on though when I do....

I cooked a chicken tikka pathia and pilau rice last night.Not strictly BIR,it was a last minute thing.I have to say it was lovely(my wife even had seconds).Much better than the local offerings of pathia I get round here,which I guess are just standard curries laden with lemon and sugar.My one had tamarind as well as some jaggery.Really flavoursome,it was nigh on identical to the one takeaway which still actually serves a good pathia.The tiikka was spot on as well.

Quote from: Stephen Lindsay on March 28, 2014, 06:37 PM
jb I suspect what you say is true but although I've never made it, blade's tikka recipe got rave reviews on this forum and I think it was made pretty much in the way you describe, using commercial pastes. Maybe others who have made blade's tikka can testify to it's quality?

I did make some of Blade's tikka myself,very nice it was too(although it's main ingredient is tandoori as opposed to tikka paste so I've always questioned whether it is actually chicken tikka as a BIR would make it).I managed to get hold of some Pacso catering pastes recently,so I'm not against using them.

I would say that the vast majority of BIR restaurants/takeaways 'cheat' and use pre-made pastes(tikka/tandoori/kashmiri massala) instead of taking the time to make their own specific spice blends.To me it is cheating,they either can't be bothered to make their own own or it's a time/cost value.The difference between tandoori chicken and chicken tikka is one is on the bone,one isn't.They simply adjust the amount of tikka/tandoori paste depending on what they're making.Every kitchen I've been into always seem to have a ready paste supply.

Quote from: mickdabass on March 20, 2014, 12:12 PM
Thanks JB - yes its a bit of a monster!

With the reduction in sugar and the addition of the yoghurt, I would say that they are some of the best naans Ive ever had ever - anywhere!

The keema naans I made were to die for. They were a snack in themselves. One of them blew up into a giant bubble and all the mince ended up all rolled up inside at the bottom of the naan. I have had them like that before from a restaurant. My stomachs rumbling just thinking about them

For me anyway; the naan book can now be closed. 

Regards

Mick

Well I've just had two big sacks of restaurant charcoal delivered by a courier(wife thinks I'm bonkers by the way!!).Next job Chris' naan bread recipe,let us know how much sugar you put in Mick.Also,what keema mix did you use?? There's a few recipes on here and elswhere,some have madras/kebab paste...just wondering what you made.

JB

That looks a mighty fine naan bread there Mickdabass,and a huge one too!! How did you rate them? As good as a BIR naan?? You've certainly got some good heat in there(I can see the naans are really bubbling up).I've struggled to get that,as soon as my new charcoal arrives I've got to give them a go.

Quote from: mickdabass on March 17, 2014, 09:00 AM
Hey..great to hear from you Abdul

JB -Restaurant charcoal is not an option - it is a necessity - believe me!
Its virtually the same price per kg as the normal stuff

I use the restaurant charcoal as per the photo (Amazon). I also buy a bag of self lighting charcoal from homebase in the little oily bags and use them to get things underway.

Had a mega day with the tandoor yesterday and made 8 keema and 4 plain naans, 20 or so seekh kebabs and also 8 breasts of chicken tikka. Normally I will give the inside of the tandoor a quick wipe with a damp cloth to remove any ash just before I slap the first naan on, but yesterday the tandoor was that hot, it was already good to go as it was. Got me thinking if having a clean tandoor is possibly a sign that its up to temperature?

Never had a problem with soot.
Sounds like you are using brickettes.
Dont like the smell of those things at all

Anyway, had an excellent day yesterday and only had 1 keema naan and 1 seekh meet an untimely end

Thanks for that.I've just found a place on line that does free delivery.It must be the cheap stuff I was using.I'm guessing the firelighter cubes I have are are not the reason for the soot though.You're right I was using bricketts,just thought it was the same stuff to be honest.I guess cheap isn't always good!! I must get round to making some seekh kebabs.Any particular recipe you use,and more importantly how do you ensure the meat doesn't fall off.I've seen all sorts of tips,from heating the skewers in the tandoori first,or just making sure that the moisture has been taken from the meat mixture.

Hello Abdul,great to hear from you again!! 

I guess this is just a question for those members who have their own tandoori oven.My question is what sort of charcoal do you use? I only ask because I had my oven out recently and the amount of smoke coming out of it was enormous,so much more than normal.That's not a problem but the amount of soot actually around the inside was also built up,if I had made naan breads they would have been covered in it.I've always used your bog standard charcoal but I seem to remember someone in am old thread mention restaurant charcoal.It apparently burns for a lot longer and doesn't produce soot.Anyone used it?

Quote from: curryhell on March 15, 2014, 08:54 PM
Nice one jb.  At half the price of Pataks i'll be picking some up from Barking  ;D  Need any more tej patta   

No thanks mate,slowly working my way through them! Quite proud of them in fact I always show the bags to guests...they do give me funny looks!!