Hi Jerry
I spent quite a lot of time using a balti base from rcr. The Akhini stock was as follows:

1 litre water
3 star anise
10 green cardamom pods
4 cloves
8 bay leaves
4 x 1" pieces of cassia bark
& 2 knorr veg stock cubes.

The longer you boil it, the darker the Akhini stock - like you say the teabag theory!

Regards

Mick

Quote from: commis on January 29, 2015, 12:55 AM
One and all

Can we please keep on topic. This is a discussion about a healthy outdoor pastime. Now were is my map and compass ?

Regards

;D ;D ;D Very Good  ;D ;D ;D

that looks spot on to me Gav. Looking forward to reading more

Regards

Mick

Magazine with Howard Devoto ex Buzzcocks. Top band!

remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over

Quote from: Gav Iscon on January 28, 2015, 09:27 PM
Saw him in concert one... brilliant. Sheik Yerbouti tour for which i got free tickets

Would love to have seen him on that tour. Sheik Yerbouti is one of my favourite albums of all time. Saw him at the Hammersmith Odeon in 82 and again at the NEC in 88 on his final tour. Can't believe he died 22 years ago. The original quote I posted was a snippet from a song called Packard Goose

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mick

Lol Jerry. The quote was aimed at one of the forums Jedi masters who tends to try to impress with his pseudo intellectual comments which usually have no relevance to the thread whatsoever. Empty Vessels do make the most noise lol. The following Frank quote would possibly be more fitting:

"Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe."

I have since discovered the "block annoying users  button" and have found it a revelation

Going back to Frank. He has always been a hero of mine and enjoy his mix of music and humour

That looks so tasty- my stomach is rumbling Big Time  .  Wouldn't mind trying CT's recipe. Have you got a link please naga and any tweaks for it maybe if any?

Regards
Mick

Hi naga you could try leaving the spices longer infusing in the oil. Think I left them for about 10 minutes on a slow simmer. I also left the rice to fry in the oil for maybe 2 or 3 minutes before adding the water. Should have told you this beforehand. Sorry mate 

It works so well Naga.
At the end of cooking, all the whole spice end up on top of the rice so they are  easy to remove. Before I used to have to rummage around trying to find them all. Also the addition of the red food colouring works a treat. I used to get too much bleeding of colour into the bulk of the rice (if you get my drift).

sp's rice is now my No 1 preferred rice

With this in mind, Im going to have to give his naans a whirl too even though I give Happy Chris's a 100% bir rating

Regards

Mick

yes good one Phil. Bet you cant find many more examples from me though. Bet you I can find more from you. Glad to see you are making some use of this thread. Well Done XXX