Have you tried Star Anise ground or whole?  To my palate it gives a more aniseedy licqourice type taste than fennel

Almost definately will be on the TV torrent sites thebox.bz and/or uknova.com, i'll have a look when I get home

Quote from: getonthegarabi on October 19, 2012, 09:07 PM
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. 

Here's a reprint of Jeremy Clarksons (famous motoring journalist/celeb of BBC Top Gear fame for the non-Brits amongst us) take on "Insanity" pepper sauce

http://www.nwcaching.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=4920

Quote from: Tommy Timebomb on October 19, 2012, 05:42 PM
Does eating too much spicey food (especially curry) give you stomach ulcers?
Has anybody had any problems with their health (apart from piling on a few pounds) that they equate to too much spicey food etc?

Funnily enough I'm going to see about exactly that on Monday morning when I visit the doctor about recurring stomach ache (could almost set your watch by it!)... I'm hoping it's just a long-term side-effect of the medications I'm on for psoriatic arthritis (first showed signs at 21 but officially diagnosed at the ripe old age of 31, turned 37 this year) rather than something more insidious (like the big C) - I'm guessing IBS or stomach ulcer - guess what you should avoid?  yep, spicy foods and alcohol... pity these are two of my favourite things ;D :

Quote from: Salvador Dhali on October 18, 2012, 10:53 AM
I'm not sure how much you pay on eBay

I was

Asda and Tesco do frozen cubes of chopped coriander, ginger, garlic and chilli made by a company called Dorot - convenient if lazy!

http://groceries.asda.com/asda-estore/search/searchcontainer.jsp?trailSize=1&searchString=dorot&domainName=Products&headerVersion=v1&_requestid=252003

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/search/default.aspx?searchBox=dorot&sc_cmp=tescohp_sws-1_dorot

Quote from: mr.mojorisin on October 18, 2012, 10:00 AM
I always freeze bunched coriander in a plastic freezer bag

When making a curry I simply take it out the freezer and chop it with a pair of scissors

Me too, snip it from the bag straight into the hot pan while cooking otherwise if left out to defrost first it turns to dark green mush, tastes fine but awkward to handle especially with warm hands!

Thanks everyone for your input and experiences, I'll give it another go at the weekend but use much less this time.

Quote from: Stephen Lindsay on October 14, 2012, 03:38 PM
In Mr Naga available online as I haven't seen it my local Indian grocers.

I got mine off eBay although if I still don't gel with it there might be an almost full jar going spare if someone wants it for the price of postage (paypal accepted)  ;D

Well, that's not strictly true - I ruined my madras by putting in a whole teaspoon of Mr Naga chilli pickle.  I hadn't tried it before and was unsure on how much to add.  It completely overpowered the dish, not in a good way!

The pickle didn't add the heat I was expecting, just an off-putting smoky kind of taste that for me, detracted from the whole dish - couldn't taste anything of the other flavours and I couldn't eat much of it.

It was slightly better after sitting in the fridge overnight but has made my wary of using it again.

How are your experiences with this pickle and how much do you typically use?

Hilarious and thought-provoking in equal measure ;D.... I'm sorely (sorry) tempted to enter the Kismot restaurants "Kismot Killer" contest next week down in Edinburgh after it featured last year on the news for hospitalising competitors (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=bbc%20news%20kismot%20killer&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCcQtwIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk-15195530&ei=8Yl4UITyGqSs0QWC0IGwCQ&usg=AFQjCNFN9nY2nJ05YWJKAXUPTDu4ZSx_zA), maybe this is the voice of reason - to quote Tony Hancock "let the shipwrecks of others be your sea marks!"