Quote from: LouP on January 26, 2015, 07:37 AM
They look great Chewy. I love onion bhajis.

Mushroom Mike...This is my go to recipe.
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2013/nov/13/how-to-make-perfect-onion-bhajis

Lou

Thank you LouP. I'll add that to the to do list! 

I've seasoned mine as I was advised by the guy in the shop.

Can't wait to put them through their paces. What I like is that there is a little well at the bottom of the pan to concentrate the oil and help fry off spices and g&g tarka style. Will be interesting to see if this improves the cooking process and thus the quality of the finished dish. I find in a larger, flatter pan the spices can soak up the oil and burn or not cook correctly - unless of course you use tons of oil!

I blagged a portion of gravy of a TA New Year's Eve. I can see me defrosting it Friday and having a curry sesh with the pans. :-)

They arrived! Fantastic!

The pressed steel pans seem thick enough to retain heat for a little while at least. Although not used mine yet so can't tell for definite. I'm not sure if many restaurants cook in them. When I went to Saleem's I could see into the kitchen and they were definitely cooking in large frying pans then transferring to balti dishes to serve.

Can get laziza up the Ladypool Road. I'll send you a jar lol ;-)

Looks pukka chewy. I'm yet to find my go to bhaji recipe. They certainly look more like what I'm aiming for.

Madrasandy. Yep very similar to how I do it.

SoberRat. Yes think I've tried the C2go method. Is it the one where he says not to bother washing it then fry it dry in ghee etc? I think I ended up with underdone rice! Can't bloody win! :-) I find supermarkets own basmati the most user friendly. I keep buying the Asian stuff cos it's always on offer and temptation goes against my better judgement. :-(  Anyway sorry to send the thread off topic. I do love a dhansak. Looks great!

Might give that a whirl. I've been buying various Pakistani brands from Asian supermarkets. I'm using Laila aged basmati at the mo but using the absorbtion method and minimal water I still end up with porridge. I find some brands are like this, others are fine.

Quote from: Gav Iscon on January 25, 2015, 09:54 PM

Quote from: MushroomMike on January 25, 2015, 09:50 PM
The best I've ever seen are the Bamix ones. Seen them demo'd at the NEC a couple of times. They look the dogs doo dahs and very versatile too. There's only one reason I don't own one tho...???s..but I've bowed to one day treat myself.

I nearly bowed down but they are dear. They even go for good money second hand.

Doh vowed I meant!