that interesting  - it has a relatively low oil content. I hope this recipe proves the one, as I'm finding that increasing amounts of oil and ghee having been going into mine each time and all that sat fat can't be good for the insides! (100 odd calories per TBSP of veg oil?!)

Going on past attempts - especially Kris Dillons - I would expect this recipe to perhaps have an onion-y end result (aftertaste). Does anyone else every find that sometimes? It usually repeats big time if it does.

This sounds like a good one to try though - nice one Pete!

Hi,

If it makes anyone feel any better I share your frustration. I tried Petes recipe with good results, I have since tried Mutleys, a scaled up version of the Brick Lane demo base (cooked over a longer time period) and also the one from the scanned in pages on one of the threads on here.

Each one has been good but I've managed to get something not quite right each time, and hence I've told myself that this will be why it doesnt have that taste.

The best result I've had overall has been using the Pathia recipe from the Chepstow demo (sorry I forget author names) which was almost there but still not quite! It just lacked something thats hard to put your finger on...

I went on the Brick Lane lesson last week, and when I get a chance over the next couple of days, I will write it up. Whilst it won't really add anything new to what is already known, it's a couple of new recipe variations to go in the pot.

I think the best bet to take the forward is for someone to find a decent curry house and to offer the owner your services to do a days work in the kitchen for free (or maybe even pay them for the privelage!). ?I've already told my other half that that's what I'd like to do for my 30th at the end of the year (sad I know!).

how much does a tandoor oven cost to buy?

Hi,

I'm booked to go on the course at the beggning of March. Meal of choice will be a Chicken Tikka Pathia. I'll report back what I find...

Hi,

I'm on a course in London in a month or so's time and I plan to book the lesson. I will report back what I find. I guess a lot will depend on whether you cook everything from scratch or use their ready made gravies. Either way, I'm looking forward to finding out!

I?m sure many people have a favourite curry house that in their view is the ?best they?ve ever had? but I wonder if there is such a thing as a premier league of curry houses. Or whether one could (unofficially be built on here).

To explain.

My usual is a Chicken Tikka Pathia and if I go to a new restaurant then this is what I?d usually go for first, and usually go for most of the time. I?ve lived in a few places around the UK and would say that most CTK?s I?ve had, would, on a scale of 1 to 10 rate, quite naturally, around a 5.? On this scale I would say that the lowest I?ve had is a three and the highest an 8. Most are very similar, around a 5, which in my book makes a very pleasant meal. As I really like restaurants curries a five is pretty nice rather than just ?average?.? There are plenty of 6?s and a few 7?s too.? An 8+ is/would be fantastic.

The single exception that reached the heights of 8+ for me,? came when I was taken by some work colleagues to a place called the Bilash Tandoori in Wolverhampton about 18 months ago. I?m glad it was on expenses as it wasn?t that cheap, as curries go. Around ?10 to ?16 for a main course dish if I remember correctly. The difference about this place? is that I think it is meant to be specific Bandgladeshi cuisine rather than your regular ?curry house? fare, hence there being none of the regular dishes on the menu. Instead I just plumped for one that sounded nice.

I went back three or four times in total and I have to say that on they are the three of four best Indian? meals that I?ve had? by quite a way. I like things hot-ish usually, but at the Bilash I found that there was a real depth of flavour to the dishes that you don?t get usually and no reference anywhere to heat ? almost as though it was the posh nosh equivalent of a regular curry.? Its hard to put a finger on exactly what made it so nice, but quite simply, for me, it is a notch above anywhere else I?ve been.

My question is whether anyone else has visited this place, and if so did you find the same thing, or is my high rating of the Bilash purely personal taste?


Further to this, are there any other places that people might be able to agree on the standout quality of the food. We?re talking 8+ only here. If I visit Manchester or Sheffield or Bradford or various parts of London, or wherever, are there any restaurants that can be identified as ?must visits?. For example, I've now lived in the south west for a couple of years and am yet to find anything past a six...maybe a seven...

I?m looking forward to your responses!

Cheers