I completely fell for this. Was just about to PM you for a price, before scrolling down.  ;D

Quote from: emin-j on July 26, 2011, 12:53 PM

To be honest I don't think the Base tasted any sweeter than my usual Base but that's not surprising because my usual Base is made with the same ingredients - except the cabbage,however it did have a better Aroma when boiling than most of the Base's I have made and judging by my ten Guests comments last night this is the Base I will be making from now on so well done chewy 

Thanks. The reason I was asking is that you only cooked for 1.25hrs. The fact it didn't taste sweeter supports the notion that the sweetness that comes from Chewy's base comes from cooking duration, rather than the cooking of onions whole.

Quote from: emin-j on July 26, 2011, 12:53 PM

6 Portions Chicken Madras
4 Portions Lamb Korma
10 Portions Bombay Aloo
1   Chicken Jalfrezi
20 Onion Bhajis
10 Portions Pilau Rice
5   Portions Saffron Rice

Wow - I bet you're knackered. I've never done anything even approaching that! Very impressive.

Very nice curryhell. Good job on the pictures.

Nice one Matt - good pics. Let us know how you get on with the comparison.

Nice one curryhell - it's one damn fine curry. Something I mentioned previously is tasting some the next day. I recommend you do that, as you really appreciate the quality of the dish when the senses have not been dulled by the cooking process.

Quote from: Ramirez on July 24, 2011, 09:22 AM

One question though, how long did you cook to get the onions to turn that colour? Obviously this is a '3 hour base' but not sure it that relates to the total time or just the initial cooking of the onions, et cetera. Could you clarify? I think I cooked for roughly 3 hours and my onions, although soft, did not turn that colour. Perhaps I was not aggressive enough with the heat.

Chewy - not sure if you've seen the above question or not. 

Thanks emin-j.

Do you think the base tasted sweeter than other bases you've tried?

I think the sweetness of Chewy's base is almost certainly down to the cooking time, as it takes longer for the onions to cook and soften when they are whole. I asked Chewy in the below link regarding what the 3 hours meant - total time or the cooking of the onions (another other ingredients).

https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=5635.msg59324#msg59324

Actually, looking at the image again it definitely wasn't that red - think I went a bit overboard with the saturation. Almost looks radioactive! ;D

You could omit the colouring all together - I know it might not look quite as good but at the end of the day the taste is the most important thing.

Nice video Chewy.

Do you know what ingredient that is that goes into the pan first? Looks like frozen paste/puree of some kind.

What I would give for a gas hob like that! An electric hob just doesn't cut it in comparison.