Thanks Paul...

Have we got a good keema Peas recipe guys?

Fancy knocking one up tonight for dinner tomorrow.

Thanks.

CArl... 

Quote from: Chaa006 on October 14, 2010, 11:05 AM
 
Very sincere apologies if I failed to make myself clear and caused any offence.

No need to apologise Chaa006.
No offence taken.

CArl...

Quote from: Chaa006 on October 14, 2010, 10:14 AM
  Oxymoron  ;D

Thanks for the compliment Chaa....

Thanks Chaa006,

I was maybe thinking it's slightly healthier too.

CArl...

I notice that most base sauce's, & BIR main dishes, all have either Ghee, or Veg oil added.

I was wondering if one could use Extra Virgin Olive Oil instead?

CArl...

Quote from: Chaa006 on October 12, 2010, 09:08 AM
I imagine it depends on how the garlic and ginger have been preserved.  The pre-bottled ones that I have tried (from See Woo in Charlton) use vinegar as a preservative, and you can detect that in the finished dish, although not necessarily detrimentally (by which I mean that there are some recipes for (e.g.) vindaloo that call for vinegar, so in such a dish it could be a plus rather than a minus so long as you remember to reduce the quantity of explicitly added vinegar).

Interesting.

So, have we got a recipe for making our own Ginger Garlic paste?
What's the ratios?....eg 50/50
How long does it keep?

Hello Razor,

I am gonna have a go at this base, but as you no, I am not a big garlic fan, & a full bulb does seem a lot, certainly for me anyway.

So would reducing the amount down to say, 5 segments effect the over all finished product?
Or should I just go ahead, & see what I get.

CArl...

Hello Razor,

Panpots doesn't look all that difficult to be honest.

Having spent many years messing with recipe books.
Gently frying bay leaf etc has become a fine art for me, & something which I am accustomed to. So I may well give the more authentic one a shot.

One other question I have is.

I have both Ginger, & Garlic paste ready made in jars.
Is there going to be a big difference to the finished dish if I was to use this. Instead of the freshly ground ones?
Are our taste buds really that sensitive?

Once again, many thanks for taking the time to answer my questions.

CArl...

Thanks Razor,

I noticed in one of the Madras videos that onion paste is used.

So thanks for this.

Think I'm gonna use yours....Sounds good.

CArl...