Yes Ed Good point.
The Zanussi hood lights above the cooker tend to bleach
the colour a little. , certainly well lit, but I could probably fit a diffuser to correct it.

Anyhoo heres the missing photo, which should be N0 2 in the sequence.
Shame but too late to modify the post.



In with Tomato dilute, mix powder and chilli powder, singe in hot oil.

cheers Chewy

Thanks Ziggy

Yes Ed
The usual start off, as in most of my Bhuna style dishes
Level - 1tsp Mix powder, 1tsp Kashmiri chilli powder, 2 tbs Tomato dilute
a pinch of salt and methi in the service onions.

cheers Chewy

Chana Murgh - aka Chicken and Chickpeas

Really fresh and tasty, authentic Bangladeshi BIR dish
Cooked at home bhuna style - Simple Supper - Yum!



Bagar service onions and green chilli + capsicum



Add Chana a little base gravy and Bhun/Saute



Add Chicken a little base gravy, chopped coriander and Bhun/Saute



Add more base gravy, at least 200ml and combine



Leave to reduce 2 minutes



Add a couple of wedges of tomato and a pinch of Garam Masala to finish



After another minute cooking, the dish is ready to serve



Add a Coriander garnish.



That

Nice! Rob
Two good BIR curries to get under your belt and master.

Thanks for the thumbs up on my Rogan Josh recipe/method
always a old favourite if you like a tomato based curries.

cheers Chewy

Jaldi Jaldi Jalfrezi
Quick Naga Jalfrezi,
No red masala sauce in this one

Moja and Pran Naga are my friends


Bagar and the Jalfry



In with the Garabi



Bubbling in the pan



Serve it up

Mushrooms were excellent!
Any Night is Curry Night.

cheers Chewytikka

Nice one Mick
It probably comes from being a seasoned curryholic ;D ;D
I

Chilli CTM

Had to make a batch of Chicken Tikka Masalas for folks
Although very popular and I do have a sweet tooth, I only manage a couple of mouthfuls
Tasty but too mild, its just not spicy enough.

So I prepared this one as normal, but with fresh green chillis and and instead of red chilli powder
for heat, I added a hot green chilli sauce and fresh green chillis.
Unusual but tasty, hot, nutty, sweet and creamy flavours

Nice natural BIR colours.





cheers Chewytikka

Hi m0rq

The orange sack onions you describe are COMMON BROWN or storage onions
They will grow similar in Germany, whether English or Dutch, all are used across the board
in BIR kitchens.
Basically good all-rounder, medium to strong flavour and ideal for base gravy and Bagar
Do a simple search - Allium cepa or maybe Sturon

I was writing a recipe and each onion from a 5kg sack of these averaged out at 110g+ each.
So 10 to 20 to 30 onions will make any good home base gravy.


The much bigger Supermarket mild onions, (size of a orange) around 4 per-KG
work just as well m0rq, in any base gravy. Plus like you say less onions to peel.
6 years ago I posted a base gravy video recipe using these Supermarket onions
Link:https://youtu.be/5cG5n-hpHMA

Like they say, if its not broke, dont fix it...

The really big Spanish sweet and very mild, (size of a grapefruit)
which have a paper skin, not unlike a Garlic bulb are not used for base gravy in BIR.
Mainly too mild too sweet and too watery, usually rare and expensive in comparison.
Great for salads and onion rings or topping a burger bun.

cheers Chewytikka

No evidence of your cooking since you joined 2011
You could join in more, with pics of what your after.

A Madras is not lightly spiced! 1tsp of mix spice is enough
Three good tsps of chilli powder will give it enough heat and far from bland.
Madras is often described as fairly hot, but to most customers it is a HOT curry.

I don

Hi Bhaji Bob

A bit extra info on my BIR recipe

I use Cassia Bark and Cassia Leaf (Tej Patta) Imported as Bay Leaf
Gives you a more intense Cinnamon flavour and are staples in Bangladeshi BIR cooking

Garlic and Ginger Paste
Blend equal quantities of
Fresh Garlic Cloves
Fresh peeled Ginger Root
Vegetable Oil to form a runny paste
1 tsp Salt too help preserve it

My Mixed powder
4 tsp Mild Madras Curry Powder
3 tsp Turmeric Powder
2 tsp Coriander Powder
1 tsp Cumin Powder
1 tsp Garam Masala

Minced Green Chilli Mix
Blend together
Handful - Fresh Green Chillies
Handful - Coriander Leaf/Stalks
One Green Capsicum
50ml Vegetable Oil and a good Pinch of Salt.

Indian Ginger Pickle - I use Priya Brand (see post above)

Garam Masala
Any bought product will do, but if you make your own from whole spices
be careful as it will be very strong and can overtake and ruin the flavour of your curry

Hope this helps, good luck
cheers Chewytikka