Nice one JB, I've always said we make it to complicated. I asked a chef I know (jokingly I have to say) about the maillard reaction and his explanation went like this......'What?'  ;D

Quote from: fried on December 02, 2015, 06:03 PM
Hey Micky, what's a confit byaldi? I'm intrigued.

A sort of baked ratatouille.

Quote from: chewytikka on December 02, 2015, 01:28 PM

Traditional Staff curries never look that good on camera, but its more about the taste.

Quote from: fried on December 02, 2015, 05:16 PM

Too true, but they're the ones that people keep asking me to make

Can't argue, the staff curries always taste great and that does look tasty Chewy.

Lamb looks good MT and but I've never ever seen confit in Aldi..   :

Quote from: loveitspicy on December 02, 2015, 11:16 AM
Bloodyhell Gav

I could murder one - awesome indeed !

Do you think you can replicate it - all the ingredients on the top - and is that a pickled green chilli to boot or just normal

This is the food i do miss being out here -

best, Rich

Certainly. It was at Al-Safa on the Curry Mile. The naan and tikka are cooked while you wait. The chili is a large pickled one with the normal salad ingredients on plus some coleslaw and some hummus on the end. Sauces were a yoghurt mint, a pinky coloured spicy sauce and a red kebab chili sauce. It really was tasty and probably top of my kebab list at the minute. Mate had the Chicken Shawarma which he enjoyed as well.

The last time I went we had 'Qabily Pillow' (Kabuli Palaw) which was good as well. On the bone mutton and comes with a lentil and vegetable dahl.

Heres another photo from Tripadvisor...http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g187069-d6868843-Reviews-Al_Safa-Manchester_Greater_Manchester_England.html#photos

NB Link to photo didn't work but theres some to click on

Curry mile on Monday, lamb tikka shish.....about 1 1/2 foot long and

The one I use sells most beef and even oxtail, (cheapest oxtail I can get at

I've got 2 full belly racks in a freezer which need using so I may just do chinese with them now I've seen those. 

Quote from: jimmyja on November 19, 2015, 08:25 AM
Is there many people on here from the north east?

I'm in the sunny hacienda of Whitley Bay 

All looks good Geezah. Those ribs look nice and meaty   

Nice looking curries jimmyja. Glad your'e nearly there.