Quote from: chriswg on April 12, 2010, 10:21 AM
I had to order 10 packs of poppadums to get the order up to ?30 for free postage!

lol you didn't fancy the 3.95 postage then.

I tell ya what, it might make for an interesting toad in the hole. Might have to replace the regular sausage with a Seekh Kebab though.

...lol, it sounds disgusting!

I guess sprouts are like marmite you either love them or hate them. The biggest problem with sprouts is that they are so often over cooked. That's when they go from a nice vegetable to a nasty and disgusting.

At home we tend to go the baby sprouts which are slightly sweeter, if a sprout can be sweeter. But we do enjoy them none the less.

I will try the sprout bhaji and report back.

Oh and while i'm at it i'll knock up some Yorkshire Puds with some Spice Mix thrown in for good measure.  ;D

Looking at the video in this topic I notice a couple of things. The pan is sittign pre-heating on a low flame. Prior to the onion going in there is no smoke from any oil. The onion is added and a lot of oil smoke is seen. Does this suggest the onions are soaked in oil to start or is that they just react with the very hot pan and oil in it before hand.

The one thing you do understand, is that the pan is very hot and holding alot of residual heat. Once he places the bowl of onion back and returns to the Balti dish, he stirs the onion in the oil and the flame is turned up full. The dish does not flame until this point. This is due to the oil vapour being ignited by the flames licking over the side of the pan.

You also notice that in the reporters attempt the flame is left low all the way through. This is important to note as the dish only flares when he adds the tomato and he tilts the pan away to stop being splashed by the spiting fat, which then flares in contact with the flame.

I've struggled to answer this, I just can't think of any one restaurant or meal that has given me any deserved all time best meal ever response. I must admit, i'm not one to dine frequently or spend a huge amount of money in classy restaurants when I do, but I have eaten in some very esteemed places over the years.

For me it comes down to the overall experience enjoyed and for that I have several, but the one most memorable was a local restaurant called The Oak Barn, when they invited myself family and close friends, to their 1st years anniversary. They put on a fantastic spread for all to enjoy ranging from freshly grilled meats to a hog roast, the biggest prawns you've ever see and so it went on. All of which was yours to pick from and devour. Coupled with a fantastic converted barn and beautiful sun drenched courtyard and local fine ale, it was truly a day to remember.

If you look carefully, you can see some of his keema showing through. Might be due to his haste to get the video done as has been mentioned before.

I fully agree with your statements about the mince being separated, as I am used to the keema being a continuous sheet of meet through the bread. I am still convinced that the meat is reduced to a paste and not left as a coarse mince.

Jerry it might be that you have too much heat in the pan. 2 mins cooking might be all the difference you need. It will certainly make alot of difference to the onion.

Quote from: hk on April 11, 2010, 02:45 PM
sounds lovely do you have the recipe please

https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=4488.0

I got mine from Raj in Brighton, a local Desi Deli if you like. If you can't find any, let me know and i'll post a jar to you.

EDIT:

Just found this: http://www.spicesofindia.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?REFPAGE=http%3a%2f%2fwww.spicesofindia.co.uk%2f&WD=aniseed&SHOP=%20&PN=Indian-Food-Rajah-Greenfields-Aniseed.html%23aISW030#aISW030

Ray your a legend, Brussel Bhaji's They even sound good.

Up until 5 or 6 years back, I would have agreed with you Domi. But i've simply got fed up eating the same rotation of usual roasts. It was at one time a saving grace to be able to throw everything in the oven and enjoy a fantastic roast. But now, I long to try different things or looking outside of the box for a change.

Put two plates in front of me, one of Roast Potatoes and the other Onion Bhaji (IG of course), the bhaji wins, its not even a close run contest.