Glad you finally got to try this base.I hope your dishes turn out as good as mine do.For me it's the ultimate base,end of story as far as I'm personally concerned.Not only do you see the chef cooking it the video from start to finish(ie no magical or secret spices unless he does add some off camera),but the base tastes and looks more or less identical to the base sample I got from the fantastic Spices restaurant.Look forward to seeing your results.The spiced oil is fantastic,once you have that you can't go wrong.

That madras looks lovely CH.I had a takeaway madras from the Poppadam takeaway the other night and it was quite poor...yours looks spot on to me!!

Thanks for that.Forgot I cooked a pathia!!

Quote from: Phil [Chaa006] on November 22, 2013, 03:34 PM
Pictures of today's version ("Kashmiri chicken achari") as requested by Bob & Stew.  Differences from previous recipe :  add one teaspoon pickling masala (coarse grind) and one teaspoon ginger pur

I made this tonight.Very nice it was too...the Wife thought it was a bit hot but I did say it was supposed to be vindaloo hot.The only thing I would leave out next time is the cinnamon stick in the gravy.I only used a small piece but it was still a bit over powering.I always find this when using cinnamon,does anyone else think the same or is it just me??  Anyway definitely a nice recipe.Sorry about the dodgy pics,the beer had been flowing!!

I watched the programme on Saturday just to catch this(last week one chef was cooking deep fried tulips believe it or not so I don't usually bother!!) It does look like a nice recipe.

Anyhow was it me or was the chicken SERIOUSLY undercooked?? He cut away the back bone and you could clearly see loads of blood.Was it my poor eyesight???  Wouldn't want to eat in his place if it was.Bad enough that half the chefs on the programme don't wash their hands after handling raw meat/fish!!

I've just noticed that in CBM'S volume two recipe book he has a dish called naga massala,looking through the ingredients this could be very similar indeed.

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Quote from: jb on October 17, 2013, 02:51 PM
It's from a new place,not sure if you've tried it called 'Spice Hut' in Crammavill Street,Grays.The onion bhajis are to do die for,in fact the chef has just been voted one of the top 44 curry chefs in the country(although his madras/vindaloo are not that hot but still tasty).Anyway the dish I'm trying to crack is called 'Chicken Khaleda'...described as 'Barbecued chicken in special tandoori sauce with crushed dry chilli-sweet and hot'.It's not your average sickly over sweet massala affair,in fact it's nothing like I've had anywhere else to be honest.It has a rich,deep tandoori sauce and is slightly sweet and medium hot.I thought I could detect some mr Naga in there but I'm not so sure.I really need a second opinion mate.Who knows? If you try it you may not like it but then again it could be another NIS on the forum!  Any ideas are greatly appreciated.Here's a picture of last night's offering,although the garish picture doesn't really do it justice

Now there's a challenge    Did you take the pics after a few stellas jb  ;D Severe camera shake or was the nuclear colour of the curry  :
Have heard of it.  Had  a flyer through the door about a  month ago.  Never heard of the dish but from the leaflet it promises a lot.  Bearing in mind it has a restaurant opposite, it will need to be good to survive. I will give the dish a try and see if i can get my head round what i think could be in it.  From your initial pic and description, it most definitely contains masala sauce and a few bits we need to work on  ;D
Am still working on the East Tilbury project but have been a bit tied up lately.  Will keep you advised on that one

You're right there Curryhell it was after a few stellas...quite a few in fact!!!

Here is the same dish from Saturday night,hopefully a better picture...



The potato dish is another one unique to this takeaway,they're called Bangalore potatoes.Quite similar to normal bombay aloo but described on the menu as 'potatoes with dried red chilli'.Again I'm sure I could detect a whiff of mr.Naga but I may be completely wrong.Very,very tasty indeed.If I could crack these dishes I would be more than happy.

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Quote from: chewytikka on October 15, 2013, 09:39 PM
Nice one, CH, like your style

All looking very nice mate.Have to say Dip's sauce is by far the best recipe out there,even better than some of the stuff I get from take-aways.