I have noticed a lot of take away chefs are balding on top. Maybe this is due to the ignition of hot oil that you get from a jet engine burner underneath the wok  I tried this in my own kitchen and the only heat I got was from the Mrs when she had to clean the cooker!

It always amazes me how you can walk into a Chinese take away and there is some 80 odd meals on the board and all are available, anything from mixed grill to aromatic duck, and within 10-15Min's you are walking away with it. A lot of it must be precooked especially the curry sauce..

I had a wok that I seasoned by "burning" it till it went black and only wiped it clean with a piece of kitchen paper, but I still got food sticking to the bottom of it because I couldn't get it hot enough.

No,not cream eggs, Balti pans (Karahi). I believe the dishes should be so hot that the curry sizzles when you put it in. I have put them in the oven for about 10Min's they seem hot but no sizzle. I have heated them on the gas ring and they ping and boing and the bottom goes black. I have boiled water in them to heat them up,but the minute I empty it out they have gone cold. They were ?2 each from ASDA so maybe you get what you pay for.. any ideas...

Hi Paul,  don`t downsize it and you will have plenty to freeze for another time. Happy cooking.........
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Hi deeboi,  looks like you had a good time in the kitchen,and that madras is the business  . Nice one mate.

Hi diesel  nice to have you aboard. Hope you find something you like here in curry heaven........ ;D

Hi Ronnoc,  welcome along. I also have the Curry Secret and had some good results but since joining this forum the book stays in the bookcase. I like to experiment and last night started cooking a curry, in went ginger/garlic followed by onions then spice mix chicken and base sauce. It looked and smelt the business, then I put in some blended tomatoes and it just killed it.Turned it very bland, so next time I will leave it out. Happy cooking...

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Hi Stew,   so we will be able to see the picture and have the recipe at the same time instead of having to search for the recipe?? That`ll save me some time... cheers mate.   ;D

Hi deeboi, have done Darth`s base and madras and is very good. I use 5 full length sticks taken from a bunch you normally buy in a bag. There is no such thing as a daft question on this site. All ready to help. Hope it turns out ok. Let us know how you get on...All the best..... ;D

Hi Deeboi,  welcome to the best curry site on the web. Happy browsing/cooking.

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When I log in and click to view unread posts since last visit it says there are none,
but when entering the home page there have been new posts.Is it just "teething trouble" Like the new look. Keep up the good work..

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