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#211
Lets Talk Curry / Re: Rogan Josh recipe please!
April 22, 2011, 09:37 PM
Hi

Rogan Josh that I have had from various takeaways/restaurants are two part curries as per my recipe above with the sweeter tomato concentrated sauce poured over the 1st part normal curry which gives a lovely mixture of flavours.  I have also had the more standard modified bhuna style which to my mind is not a good rogan josh!

Regards

Barry
#212
Lets Talk Curry / Re: Rogan Josh recipe please!
April 22, 2011, 01:18 PM
Hi

This is my lamb rogan josh.  I have not posted it yet.  Any feedback gratefully received.

Ingredients:

1st Stage
1 Tbsp of melted ghee
1 Tsp of minced garlic
5 Tbsp of onion/capsicum mix
1 Tbsp of tomato paste mix
.5 Tsp Fresh Ginger
1 Tsp mix powder
1 Tsp chilli powder
1 Tsp Paprika
.5 Tsp Fennel powder
1/8 Tsp salt
1/8 Tsp Hing
1/2 Tbsp of methi leaves
2 cloves
1 green cardamom
1 black cardamom
1 Tsp fresh coriander
1/2" Long piece Cinnamon Stick
8 - 10 pieces of pre cooked lamb
250ml of base gravy (preheated)
50ml Natural yoghurt

2nd Stage Ingredients
50ml melting base gravy
.5 Tsp mix powder
.5 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
1 Tbsp tomato paste mix
1 1/2 fresh tomatoes, chopped
1 Tbsp of fresh coriander, chopped
.5 Tsp Tamarind Concentrate

Method:

Stage 1

1. Preheat pan to medium heat.

2. Add ghee, followed by garlic, and cook for 30 seconds, or until garlic is just golden brown.

3. Add 4 Tbsp onion/capsicum mix and cook for 30 to 40 seconds stirring regularly.

4. Add the whole and ground spices and tomato paste mix.  Fry for 30 seconds then add 150ml of the base. Stir in well.

5. Add the lamb, stir and reduce for 3 minutes on high until sauce is of a thick consistency

6. add the methi, 1 Tbsp onion/capsicum mix, yoghurt and 100ml of the base gravy. Stir and cook for 2 minutes. Turn out into a hot serving dish.

Stage 2

1. In the same pan as stage 1, add the mix powder, chilli powder, tomatoes and the tomato paste, tamarind to the pan and stir in. 

2. Add the chopped coriander, turn the heat back up and cook for 1 minute.

3. Add the 50ml of the melting base and cook until the sauce thickens.

4. Pour stage 2 contents over the hot serving dish contents from stage 1 and serve.

Regards

Barry
#213
micks (CBM) CTM gets my nomination.

Regards

Barry
#214
hands like a 50 a day smoker ;D
#215
The build up of the smell of curry around and on everything in the house usually tells me to stop.  I give it a few weeks to air again before another curry marathon!! :)

Barry
#216
Cooking Equipment / Re: Chefs Knives
March 31, 2011, 04:14 PM
Who said they were from lidl, could be nicked at the same time as the lead off the roof :)

I use a set of meyer analon which were ?100 from john lewis.  They have a rubber grip handle which i prefer to the wooden for ease of grip.  As hot stuff says as long as you have a half decent pair, and keep them sharp then they wil be much of a muchness (first time I have ever written that phrase!!).

Regards

Barry
#217
Hi

Pataks Tikka Paste - once opened, store in a cool, dry place and discard after 6 months.

straight from the jar.

Barry
#218
Most of the indians in my area use mutton instead of lamb which thankfully I prefer.  The advertise the curries as Meat bhuna etc not lamb bhuna.  I would have thought you could detect if it was beef?

Barry
#219
The wife bought me this book recently and I was so outraged I gave her a mouthfull :D

Barry
#220
Pictures of Your Curries / Re: The ABC of Balti
March 15, 2011, 09:09 PM
hI

I have tried using this in a naga madras but IMHO the spice flavour from the chilli paste overpowers the curry taste for me.  Would be interested to know if others try it!

Barry