Quote from: emin-j on December 01, 2011, 06:53 PM
The more I think about this Base I reckon the next time I wont add so much Water ( after blending ) , 50% Water would of given me 6 litres of finished Base and providing the consistency is right should give more flavour to the final Curry.

Could this Goor (Jaggery) be the 'Sweetness' we seem to be missing in our Base Gravy's  It has been mentioned previously but how many have tried it in their Base.

It sounds to me the Spice mix contains Curry Powder which is the Eastern Star brand .

The more I think about this Base I reckon the next time I wont add so much Water ( after blending ) , 50% Water would of given me 6 litres of finished Base and providing the consistency is right should give more flavour to the final Curry.

Quote from: Razor on November 29, 2011, 11:11 PM
Hi emin-j,

Just one question mate, I've just watched Julians base gravy video and when he adds the spices he says "add a chefspoon of coriander, cumin, turmeric and so on"....

Does he mean make a mix of equal quantities of each spice then add a chefspoon of that, or does he mean a chefspoon of each?

Cheers buddy,

Ray

Hi Razor, I took it as a Chef's Spoon of each and it did seem a lot at the time but it wasn't noticeable in the finished Base, I also used 500ml of Oil from my Bhaji Fryer.
The finished Base did look and taste promising but the final Curry was no better than when using my usual
Saffron Base although I have just started using CA's Spice Mix but to me there seems to be something missing in this  Still got 7litres of the Curry2Go Base so plenty of time to experiment with Spice Mixes 

Made our Curry's tonight with the Curry2Go Base and although very pleased with the Base and the Curries I made with it I am still looking for the answer to what gives that really savoury taste  in a good BIR Curry 
I have just started using CA's Spice Mix but can't say I am overly impressed at the moment maybe Ifindforu will come up trumps with his ' Secret ' Spice Mix  I'll definitely be making the Curry2Go Base again after I use up the remaining seven litres I have left 

Quote from: Razor on November 28, 2011, 07:11 PM

Quote from: PaulP on November 28, 2011, 06:10 PM
Why don't you sell some of this mix powder on ebay? I'd be prepared to try it out.

Or, you could just share it with the rest of us for free, this is a FREE forum afterall?

Ray

And don't forget a pinch o Salt  :

Quote from: curryhell on November 27, 2011, 04:47 PM

Quote from: emin-j on November 27, 2011, 02:06 PM
I think the point is Julians method is Cooking the Veg (first stage) in Oil and a small amount of Water rather than some Oil and quite a lot of Water,Fried Onions taste a LOT better than Boiled Onions  got Julians Base on the go now 

Will be interesting to hear the result of this . Are you planning to make a curry with it today or let it mature for a bit before putting it through its paces emin-j??

All Curried out after last nights Curry feast  : Just got second stage on the go, had four litres after blending then as Julian says 'add the same amount of Water' so now got eight litres simmering.Will have to put into T/A containers for freezing but will leave a couple in the Fridge to make a Curry Tuesday night.

Update
Just finished Base,seven litres after second stage nice Oil separation on the top,tastes like slightly sweet mildly Spiced Onion Soup with a tiny bit of heat (from the two Chillies I guess)
Will probably make a Curry with it Tuesday night 

I think the point is Julians method is Cooking the Veg (first stage) in Oil and a small amount of Water rather than some Oil and quite a lot of Water,Fried Onions taste a LOT better than Boiled Onions  got Julians Base on the go now 

Quote from: alarmist10 on November 26, 2011, 05:38 AM
Looking through the ingredients for 976Bar's Chicken Madras recipe posted in the Main Dishes thread, I noticed that he used 'a pinch of orange food colouring' added into the Madras.
Do members know whether this is something used by the BIRs/TAs.....presumably to enhance the 'look' of the dish, and if so, how effective is it???
al.

Yes,Orange food Colouring is used  in BIR's and Onion Bhaji's are favorite plus anything else where the vivid Orange colour improves the presentation and a pinch goes a looong way especially if you get it on your Hands