Creating a topic in the "non curry chat" generic section would have made more sense than to post it in a specific and non-generalist one.

I second JerryM and I sometimes fail to acknowledge your effort DP, I find most of the videos you post are top notch and I watch most, but don't always reply. Thanks a lot.

These videos are particularly interesting as jalfrezi is my favorite BIR dish, so seeing a few videos, did make me want to go back to cooking curries, but with all the heat these days,  I can't force myself to go back to the kitchen...I'm also enjoying the healthy salads these days too.

Is this restaurant a "Highly Recommended British Indian Restaurant"?

Try here
http://www.chefsrange.co.uk/-cooking-catering-equipment/-gas-ranges/combination-ranges/

Quote from: StoneCut on July 12, 2013, 11:30 AM
Goncalo, I think this is just a presentation issue. Many curries look like canned cat food if not presented right. Mine, too. I go to extra lenghts to make the curries look nicer so my wife will eat them For presentation it also helps if you only use a little sauce and maybe put it on the rice and place the meat on there, too. Put a little fresh coriander on top and Bob's your uncle.

On a curry site I would expect people to see the real dish without needing that much dress-up, though.

Thanks a lot for your thoughts and tips StoneCut! That is really helpful and tackles an obvious mistake I keep making -- oversauce my plate (It's not because I want the food right, but simply because it's not needed to overflow in the first place.)

I personally don't even dwell on the looks much because when I'm making a curry, I don't really care what it looks like as long as it tastes right. I've been to a few (not a lot) up street curry houses in Ireland and UK with all the cheffing skills to plate a beautiful dish, only to be disappointed with the curry (starters are most always fine, though). I'm a bit more left brain oriented, so I don't really mind the looks as priority but that isn't to say I'd love to plate dishes like Bengali Bob or 976bar (just 2 prominent examples, I'm sure others do a fairly good job too) who appear to nail the plating/food photography techniques very well. I am more concerned with taste. I don't think taste is directly related to visuals, although aesthetics may release feel good endorphins that cause us to enjoy the food better. Does that really matter? Maybe. Does that prevent me from enjoying the curry? Not in the slight.

Thanks again StoneCut!

Quote from: Garp on July 11, 2013, 10:20 PM
No offence, but it looks disgusting  -  sorry

Not offended, as I do enjoy my food (well, the ones I post anyway.)

What specific about it disgusted you?

Looks very good indeed Bob. I've never had lamb tikka, maybe I should order this one tonight.

Looks good. Is the coloring a common thing? here in Dublin they don't.

Quote from: fried on July 10, 2013, 07:33 PM
I'm going to have a go at doing a lamb passanda as part of a meal I 'm cooking for 10 people (as I can't get away with just chicken!), but I can't find the recipe for precooking the lamb, any help would be welcome.

See here, Fried.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwUjmRk_goQ

Quote from: fried on July 10, 2013, 11:08 AM
We like it like that, it confuses foreigners!

Apparently it confuses the english literate too  :-X