There is quite a market for crazy hot chili.  Looked into it once, but a product called Daves Ghost Pepper sauce gave me a serious nose bleed.  Never again.  Mr Naga is fairly tame to aficionados.  Check this nutter out:

Chilli SauceTests "Mr Naga Hot Pepper Pickle"

Rob

Quote from: Secret Santa on October 19, 2012, 02:42 PM
That's not egg! That's spun sugar that is.

Not according to the menu it isnt:

http://www.indiagatebkk.com/menudetails.php?id=11

But youre probably right.  Must be a bugger to get into a foil takeaway container.

Rob 

Found a chicken one!

...a breath taking appetizer made in which tender pieces of chicken is marinated with a paste of cashew nut, cream, ginger, garlic and yoghurt barbecued and garnished with egg foam to add perfection...



Rob 

Quote from: Secret Santa on October 19, 2012, 11:04 AM
Does anyone have a link to a picture of the egg-lattice covered reshmi kebab? I did a quick Google search but couldn't find one. I just kept coming up with burgers wrapped in omelette!

Never tried a reshmi kebab.  Just trawled through 30 or so TA menus and found just 2 offerings, both also garnished with an omelette.  It looks like sheek and shami are the front runner kebabs in Brum, with the nargis kebab not far behind. 

Rob 

Quote from: mr.mojorisin on October 18, 2012, 08:14 PM
Karahi...as in the medium it is cooked in...as in tandoori..cooked in a tandoor

she may be a bit of a dingbat but is also a very successful businesswomen

As for not being BIR...admin..please move this to the correct section for the pedants

my most humblest apologies for posting in the wrong place

Thanks

No need for apologies chap. It's a good read. I would have done the same and posted here had the recipe been published in the Birmingham Post.

Rob 

Quote from: mr.mojorisin on October 18, 2012, 06:01 PM
Rob.,

recipe above is correct

200 ml warm water

Cheers. Looking forward to trying this out.  Making base is a bit of a chore.  Already got a karahi dish; sorted!  Seriously though, I may have to cancel my pre-order.  Have the feeling Jiggy and the Ashoka are about to pull my trousers down.

Rob 

200 ml of water?

Rob 

Just pre-ordered a copy of the book.  This seemed to be the best price with free postage. 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Simply-Jiggy-Ashoka-Cookschool-Cookbook/dp/1845024958/ref=pd_sim_sbs_b_2

If I dont like it will make a nice xmas present for someone.

Rob

Since moving to Birmingham some 10 years ago I have been searching, without success, for a proper shami kebab like what they do in Manchester.  Here I am served without exception with what I believe is actually a type of chapli kebab. This is basically a spicy lamb burger, and often seems to be made using exactly the recipe as for sheek kebab.  But, my search may be over.  Found a review of a restaurant in Birmingham that sounds very promising.  Ive copied the important bits out:

   "For starters, there was the usual choice, but I was intrigued by the ?Kings Paradise special kebab? on the menu. I asked what it was and was told it was like a shami kebab, but dipped in egg and fried. So three of us went for that and the fourth ordered a samosa".

"The kebabs were very good, the dipped egg had formed a thin batter on the outside. The two kebabs, which were of a decent size, were served with a nice side salad. I covered mine with yoghurt and mince sauce and added some onion chutney. The kebabs were finely minced and disarmingly neutral at first, but delivered a fresh green chilli heat as the meal progressed. Reports of the samosa were also favorable, but the portion only consisted of one, whereas we were treated to two kebabs each, which was a lot more substantial in comparison".

I shall investigate, but wonder how many regional shami varieties exist.  So folks, is it a delicious egg coated shami, or a sheek ran over with a steam-roller, or something else around your way?

Rob

http://www.eatanddrink.co.uk/restaurants/kings_paradise_bham.asp

Ahh!  Nearly bought a bought a jar of Queen Naga online for ?4.50, but the postage was an additional ?4.50.  Im not paying that. No stockists in the West Midlands either.  Will have to stick with Mr. Naga for now; always under 2 quid a jar in the Asian shops near me.

Rob