I remember this chewy but sadly my local stopped doing this
as it filled the room up with smoke !!
So I stopped going after 20 odd years as that?s when it started to go downhill.

I used to love scraping the bottom of the cast iron dish 
and burning my hands ha ha.

natterjak,

I used a couple of sharp knives and did this with a tescos special.
It did not work out so special as I wasted about 1/3 of the leg of lamb,
bone and fat etc

I would not do this again as my local Indian store does this in front of me
for just over 8 quid per kg.

I would say watch out for the hidden unwanted costs and the time it takes

Hope this helps.

Bob,

Good luck and enjoy your new venture.
Some one had seen you working hard to help others
and is repaying the compliment 

Call Me Maybe - Geordie Cover (Call Me Da'lin)

:-)
As used in Vision On, I guess around the very late 60's.

Pierre Arvay : Merry Ocarina.

Thank you for you original post.

"Confused, Graeme : I didn't think I suggested that the tin said I should add garlic, ginger or a base sauce"

I also never suggest anything either...are you getting confused ?

"Very.  Matron told me I should have been in bed hours ago.  But when you wrote "I have a tin here in front of me and no where does it say add garlic, ginger or a base sauce. Onions yes.", what point /were/ you making ?"

So thats a simple yes to that one Phil !

Phil,
I have a tin here in front of me and no where
does it say add garlic, ginger or a base sauce.
Onions yes.

Phil, my tin says "add 400g of toms" and also "400g of chicken"
not just toms, you cant  be so selective can you ?

You are reviewing a sauce in a tin, please follow the instructions on the tin.

sorry.

Nooo !
you added stuff to the sauce and changed it.
You can't do that phil, follow the instructions on the tin phil
then get back :-(

Thats like reviewing baked beans on toast after you have added
Worcestershire sauce.

But i did enjoy you post :-)

Hi mickdabass,
I am looking forward to giving this a go,
I love this kind of thing