Hi,
I live in Tower Hamlets and to say theres plenty of Asian shops and cash and Carry's here is an understatement.

I am very fortunate to have everything close at hand but I cannot find any Kashmiri chillies.
I ask the people in the shops and they seem none the wiser as to what exactly I am on about.
How do I identify them, they must be staring me right in the face but I wouldn't even know it.

I have googled the pics and from what I can see they are about 3 or 4 inches long so I do believe I have some in the freezer.
I suppose I could order off the net so I will be able to tell for next time.
Has anybody any advice for me please?

Thanks Chewy,
You certainly know your stuff

There's certainly a bit of science invovlved in this stuff...

Thanks for that informative reply CCL, I'll have to work on this one!
                                                                                                             

It's the Bagger bit thats throwing me ;D

Much appreciated.

I obviously have a few terminologies to catch up on.
Could someone please help me out on the following quote...

(THIS IS CALLED TO BAGAR THE GURAVY)

Excuse my ignorance.
                                            Tom

Please could someone point me in the right direction for this video as I cannot seem to view it.
Is there some link that i need to click on or has this been removed??
TIA... Tom.

The Presssure cooker it is then... For the next time around!

Just made my first madras, I can only say that I found it a reasonable success for a first attempt, the chicken was very tender as I made it via the marinate and pre cook.
I suspect the base I made was a bit thick but I can gauge it a bit better on the next occasion.

I will try another base from this site for comparison next time when i have used up this batch.

Thanks for the info,
I will be looking through the wealth of information available on this site.

I'm still not too sure regarding the pressure cooker though...
I will consider it when experimenting with the other bases at some time.
Thanks once again!

Hi,
I'm new here and this is my first post.
I made Julians base (the one on youtube) and although I have not put it to use yet it seems to of turned out exceptionally good, more by chance than my cooking skills I hasten to add!

Upon reading through this thread I see some people use the pressure cooker...
For the base I am speaking of, it requires half a litre of oil + one cup of water.
I happen to own a pressure cooker and was considering using it for this base but the thought of cooking oil reaching in excess of 150 Fahrenheit doesn't seem too appealing to me.
Would the lack of oxygen prevent anything major happening, knowing my luck Id probably be on the news tonight for blowing the building up.

Can and should this be done??
                                                  Tom