I've never knowingly had Covid and I'm one of those awkward cusses who refuses to wear a mask. I put it down to BIR curries and plenty of vitamin D. And of course I'm tempting fate now.

Quote from: Peripatetic Phil on September 05, 2023, 07:33 PMTut tut, dear boy — you really should read the thread before replying ...  We are discussing keema naan, not curries !

Yes indeed! I did actually read it but somewhere between reading and replying I had a brain-fart. I blame old age. The last keema naan I had was equally awful, almost poppadom thin with a misting of keema filling. This was from a place I used to eat at some fifteen years ago when they were truly wonderful at everything. The state of the industry is depressing for people with memories long enough.

Quote from: Ghoulie on September 05, 2023, 11:12 AMNot a hint of bitterness taste-wise - so if you wish to avoid the bitter taste found with online bought Kashmiri chillis as experienced by me & others - route to success is grow your own.

Ye that's interesting. I find some brands of kashmiri chilli powder unpleasantly bitter an I've always wondered if it may contain fake kashmiri chilli. So you're saying the whole dried kashmiri chillies can be bitter as well?

Quote from: George on September 05, 2023, 12:47 PMThis time, I thought it reminded me of times at home when things go wrong and I end up with a sub-standard anonymous tasting curry.

You've just described exactly what I thought after having made balti.

Quote from: Peripatetic Phil on September 05, 2023, 12:54 PMI complained the last time I dined there, they made me a new one on the spot, with the owner preparing/cooking it, but sad to say it was not better ...

So they took your curry away, faffed around for ten minutes, and brought the same curry out to you again. 

Quote from: Peripatetic Phil on August 30, 2023, 05:11 PM
At the risk of appearing to be more familiar with street slang than I would wish to seem, isn't the idiom "gagging for it" normally used with reference to a lady of one's acquaintance, and is not also the suggestion that it is not food which she seeks but something rather more carnal ?

You're not wrong but, at least in my circles, it's also just a generic expression of craving, as in I'm gagging for some bacon, meaning I'm craving bacon. Although there's a double entendre there too.

Quote from: bhamcurry on August 30, 2023, 03:05 PM"smash it" is a (probably) US idiom meaning "enjoying with great relish, eating like a barbarian".

I generally try to avoid Americanisms but they're so ubiquitous it's easy to find you're using them without being aware. One I really like though is jonesing, as in I'm jonesing for some bacon, meaning having a craving for. Probably better than the English equivalent which is gagging for.

Quote from: Kashmiri Bob on August 30, 2023, 09:21 AMA portion of Farm Foods Cooked & Cut Donner kebab meat, doused with a little Basaar masala and runny honey.

Honey on doner meat ... OMG! That's worse than livo's pineapple on a burger. You'll be telling me to slather maple syrup on my bacon next. Not bloody likely!

Quote from: livo on August 28, 2023, 11:02 PMIt is not like raw beetroot but more or less cooked and pickled in a very basic way with minimal spices ... I always say don't knock it till you've tried it but if you can't get the beetroot or you really hate it then you can always leave it off.

Yes we have that over here and I love it. Now I come to think about it I also love gherkins or what the Yanks call dill pickles on my burger so it wouldn't be such a far stretch to imagine pickled beetroot slices on a burger. I still draw the line at pineapple though ... blech!

Quote from: mickdabass on August 29, 2023, 08:26 AM
Lol very funny SS

I have neither the time or the crayons to bother trying to argue with you

It was a serious question, but, whatever.