That really looks first class LC.

Great looking spread MA albeit too hot for my taste buds and more in curryhell's league.

Lovely looking curry there fried.

Chrome - never had any problems.

Welcome to the forum Claire!

Can't beat a wee snackette - delicious.

As a Scot I feel compelled to perpetuate the stereotype - so anything with alcohol be it lager, cider, a malt or indeed a Glayva.

Quote from: littlechilie on April 13, 2015, 10:22 PM
We all seem to have drifted away from BIR curry of late, so to bring a curry topic back in to play I will post this question.

Are members still having difficulty achieving BIR quality curry? And if so were do you feel your not up to scratch?

For example.

Technically?
Base Gravy?
Spice?
Garlic & Ginger Paste?
Oil?
Pastes
Style of Curry?

Myself, I would like to start concentrating my time mastering the art of making great curry paste.

Do any secrets still remain undiscovered? Maybe all the BIR secrets are now available online! Posted free for us to feast our eyes over.

Well I've stuck with Taz base/method now for some years and at one team was cooking a curry each for my g/f and I most nights of the week. We kept this going for a good couple of years and in that time the quality and consistency of my curries came on leaps and bounds. From this I realised that the route to good food is technique, not a secret that is as elusive as the elixir of youth. That being the case I am happy with my curries.

There are of course many avenues to explore and there are lots of paths that I could follow:

vegetable based mains/sides
different breads and I've never quite mastered h4ppy naans
pickles and chutneys
returning to home style traditional cookery
working on presentation, e.g. Atul Kochhar

Quote from: Phil [Chaa006] on April 09, 2015, 06:33 PM

Quote from: Stephen Lindsay on April 09, 2015, 06:31 PM
No I don't agree Phil, I think that these messages should be dealt with internally.

That would be fine if there were three or more moderators, Stephen, because then there would be one or more independent moderators to whom to turn for support; but when there are just two, to whom should CH or George turn if they receive what they perceived as abusive e-mails from their fellow moderator ?

** Phil.

Yes I agree Phil but I think that's another issue.My response was based on what I consider to be appropriate principles to the governance of PMs. The issue of what to do about them is another thing and certainly the limited number of mods does make that a difficult decision for them. However I don't think outing the sender is good for the forum. Goodness knows we have enough bickering here as this thread shows.

No I don't agree Phil, I think that these messages should be dealt with internally.