hi adrian have you tried using butter ghee to cook this recipe. this can give a rich aroma and taste to the dish, providing you don't burn the ghee ie frying at too higher temperature. try this....

add 4 tbsp melted ghee to the preheated pan medium heat then add 1 tbsp of finely chopped onion fry for a couple of mins until the onions starts to soften then add 1 chefs pinch of fine chopped garlic fry until raw smell cooked out 20 secs max then add the salt 1 pinch, 1 1/2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder or to taste 1 tsp restaurant masala(curry powder mix) 1tbsp tomato paste (2/1 tom paste water) turn up the heat to high mix well the when you smell the spices release their aroma add the 1st ladle of base sauce mix well and then reduce then add 1 chefs pinch of methi and another ladle of base 1 tsp lemon juice mix well then add the precooked chicken. turn down the heat to medium and simmer until the sauce starts to thicken slightly (if it thickens too much just add a little more base) 1 minute from the end add a good pinch of fine choppped coriander mix in well, turn off the heat and serve garnished with some more coriander.

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gary

hi UB thought you might like to try this restaurant when your next in tenterden mate. last wednesday my wife had a foot op so after a long day did not want to cook so looked through the menus we had and for a change we decided to give Mouchak a try a quick 5 mile drive having already cooked some rice to save money, i ordered 2 chicken vindaloos, bombay aloo, chicken tikka starter, onion bhaji and a peshwari naan. i must say it was 1 of those meals that tasted so good you didn't want it to end, bloody fantastic. i know that 1 meal does not make a restaurant good but just try this 1. the restaurant is light and airy clean and well organised (computerised system. they did have a website but i tried the link and it did not work, shame!
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gary

hi donnie they do a square 1 too which i believe would be more suitable, but if i had to choose 1 it would be the orange 1 for stablility. it depends what you are going to use it for and where you are going to use it. jerry bought the 2.5 kw burner and then bore out to give himself about 8kw i think? i found another 1 on ebay from chaplebaits which they have it up for 39.99gbp
hope this helps
regards
gary
ps if you go into the hints tips section then into cooking equipment there is a posting you might be interseted in in starting with the 7.0kw hot wok kit

hi dave if you go into the BIR recipes section and go in to the index of recipes there is a thread chicken tikka biryani with a madras sauce and the thread actually has another recipe from curry queen (bless her) for a chicken biryani as well!
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gary

hi donnie if you go to www.hamlitongasproductsltd.co.uk or go to www.ebay.co.uk and type in boiling rings there are 2 burners about 30 pounds 1 is about 3kw but there is also an 8kw burner for about the same price jerrym bought on last year and has never looked back! and they are a 1/3 of the price of the hot wok
kind regards and welcome
gary

hi anna
welcome to cr0. you will not be disappointed any questions you have ask and we willtry to get back to you as soon as we can. there is a wealth of experience here and many friendly peeps who are all mad about bir curries, some have had demonstrations at real restaurants and spoken to many chefs for the answers we all seek.
enjoy your stay at curry nivarna and chinese recipes too
regards
gary

ps what's you fav?

hi jerry
just had a look on you tube for the demo for this and it is on there. just type in v-slicer and this is the guy who demos it!
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gary

hi jerry this will do the dicing for you as well, especially if the original V-slicer.
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gary

hi josh you could try to get in the kitchen and may be film your meal being cooked, or just watch it being cooked? it will inspire you plus the buzz is fantastic and your curry cooking will change for the better, or you may just be frustrated that you just cannot get that flavour aroma/taste. oh and lastly don't forget to buy some curry gravy and oil that way you could cook a meal with it as you are miles away from home    or you could just enjoy the meal and have a great night out ;D

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gary 

hi guys bought some shazans microcook chicken tikka yesterday in asda 5.97 for 700g which isn't bad. would have made my own but thought i'd try it but the time it takes to mix the ingredients together this can be cooked and eaten as you cook from frozen in about 4 minutes or until cooked through . it is halal meat and the list of ingredients are :-
chicken 85%
veg oil
tomato paste
garam masala
salt
chilli powder
turmeric
food colouring
msg
it tastes very good but does have a bit of kick not everybodies cup of T. but worth it for a shortcut instead of minimum 6 hours marination then cooking it and then making the final dish 10 mins you could have a curry cooked and on the table in 15 mins DONE! ;D
they also do sheek kebabs 15 long sausage like kebabs for 5.00gbp very good value for money 

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gary