Quote from: chriswg on January 17, 2012, 03:45 PM
I disagree there are any cliques here any more. I agree some regular posters like a bit of banter with each other but does that make it a clique?

Yes, it can certainly appear that way.

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In the social sciences, the word "clique" is used to describe a group of 2 to 12 (averaging 5 or 6) ?persons who interact with each other more regularly and intensely than others in the same setting.?

Exactly!

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Okay, maybe it does but I don't see why that is a bad thing. It's not like other people are excluded from these chats is it?

Yes!  Definitely so!  AND they, and their opinions, are trashed accordingly (by the clique!  Watch this space!  )

Oh, and don't forget the "passive/tacit cliquishness"! 

Quote from: spiceyokooko on January 07, 2012, 01:53 PM
The forum is useful, but it's a shame it's so cliquey and there's as much misinformation and fluff as there is useful information.

I agree Spicey; we should all try to change/improve that! 

The stupid pictures of monkeys are a prime (ate  ) example of it!  :

Quote from: chewytikka on January 16, 2012, 04:15 PM
I'll try and put this to bed

Quote from: noble ox
Can we once and for all clear up this mistake

Quote from: whandsyFor me this has been an interesting topic but how the hell has it gone on so long

Spicey, you keep going until you are clear on it mate!  If you're unclear, you can bet your bottom dollar that many other members are too! 

Those that aren't interested in it needn't respond.

Quote from: Curry Barking Mad on January 06, 2012, 11:48 PM
Hi Sean,
When will you start to post your videos on here?

Quote from: nagakingi think you have the wrong person

Quote from: nagaking
I met sean today

Bizarre indeed! 

Take it elsewhere ladies!   :

Quote from: solarsplace on January 17, 2012, 01:51 PM
Steady on old chap! - are you saying Dave Loyden and his friends are not welcome on CR0?

No, I think George is rightly suspicious of a totally new member whose first post is gushing with accolades for recipes from a recently published book (that has been previously discussed and largely forgotten about).  Forgive me, but I share his scepticism, in this instance....

And welcome to cr0, Speedy, I'm sure George's and my suspicions are totally unfounded 

PS:  I would add that some of the recipes in David Loyden's book and Julian's Curry2Go recipes are remarkably similar too (as a point of possible interest only).

I don't know whether this thread helps...or confuses things further?

https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=2151.0

Just playing (in the kitchen and with my wife's camera!).

Here are some pics of last nights Chicken Tikka Jalfrezi Phal:

Quote from: 976barI'm going to make this later, just have one question, it looks very orangey which I like, and I know that the tandoori masala you use have both red and yellow food colouring in, but did you use any orange food colouring in the final dish please? 

Hi 976bar,

Nope; just what was in the tandoori masala and in the tandoori marinade (i.e. for marinating the chicken tikka)

Quote from: Willyeckerslike on January 13, 2012, 09:21 PM
Made this tonight for the Mrs & daughter & worked out really good for a surprisingly lightly spiced dish.
(not done any curries for a while been too busy working)

thanks CA

Hi Will,

Glad you liked it.  Which curry base and spice mix did you use?

Quote from: alarmist10 on January 11, 2012, 11:06 AM
I was a bit worried about the 90ml of vegetable oil to start with - about 6tbsp according to my reckoning - but then the finished article in the pics you posted looks 'the dog's'!  Can I ask why you recommend so much oil for this recipe when your Bhuna and Madras, for example, call for only 3 tbsp??

Hi Al,

Good observation and question.  Several points and reasons:

• This recipe calls for 90ml of oil (i.e. 6 tablespoons), whereas my Madras and Bhuna recipes call for 75ml of oil (i.e. 5 tablespoons)
• This recipe serves 2, whereas my Madras and Bhuna recipes serve 1 to 2
• There is 400g of chicken in this recipe, whereas there is 300g in my Madras and Bhuna recipes
• There is a heap load of chili powder in this recipe.  I don't want to burn it (or anything else) through lack of oil, when frying.  You need to be very careful, when cooking the chili powder, to get the rawness out of it without making it bitter
• Generally, my advice would be to rather use "too much" oil (and spoon off any surplus at the end of cooking - which I didn't do here) rather than use too little oil

Hope that helps Al?