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#341
Quote from: Geezah on December 03, 2013, 08:56 PM
I tend to always use Blades recipe.

600g Chicken  - 4 or 5 breasts
2 hpd tbl Pataks tandoori curry paste (the KEY ingredient as it includes lots of tamarind)
1 tsp mint sauce
1 hpd tsp garlic paste / granules
1 tsp ginger paste / powder
2 tbl lemon juice (Jiff is ok)
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1 dsp spice mixture (equal parts ground coriander, turmeric, garamasala, curry powder). I use this same mix for my curries.
1 lvl tbl methi
1 lvl tsp salt
2 tbl veg oil
2 tbl water

Cut chicken breasts into desired sized chunks and cover with marinade and refrigerate for 24 hours.

Next; after marinating, pre heat oven to highest heat and  skewer the chicken onto skewers or place on a baking tray at the top of the a pre-heated oven. 
turn down to 180 and cook for about 25 minutes, making sure the chicken is cooked thoroughly (break the biggest bit in half to see if it is white all the way through.)

Yep Blade's tikka is the don!  ;D
#342
Thanks gents. I was just wondering as I'd seen it mentioned quite a lot. None of my local 'Indian' shops seem to sell it so I'd have to order it online which is something I would generally only do if it's a 'must have' or much different from the standard chilli. I guess it's worth a closer look though. Are there any dishes that it works especially well in?

Mike
#343
Hi

Can anybody tell me what the difference is between normal chilli powder and Kashmiri chilli powder?

Thanks
#344
Quote from: George on December 01, 2013, 11:29 AM
Quote from: Garabi Army on November 30, 2013, 04:10 PM
Mike, 'secret ingredients' have always been a red herring, what is important is technique and method. Chris and Sam will explain this in their e-book. Until then mate, keep the faith  ;)

I say this partly because I've had recent success using ingredients which are seldom, if ever, mentioned here at this forum and I've never seen them used in any video taken within a BIR kitchen.

Please feel free to elaborate George  ;)
#345
Quote from: natterjak on November 30, 2013, 07:23 AM
Not being funny mike, but you're replying to a post in which Ken has said he will never divulge anything!

Hence why I wasn't asking for any specifics i.e ingredients, techniques etc.....

Cheers guys. I guess I'll see for myself in due course. I quite like H4ppy's videos though, he seems like a bloke whos really passionate about curry. Fair play to him for the effort he's put in I say.
#346
Quote from: Garabi Army on November 17, 2013, 09:37 AM
Quote from: Whandsy on November 17, 2013, 01:19 AM
Ken ,i spoke over the phone with chris about 6 months ago and he said that (at the time) he had told you everything he had been shown from sam. Is that significant?, or do we have to wait for his ebook? He also said he wished he'd never told you (nothing personal) because it could compromise his whole ebook secret.
Does that make sense? Can you make better curries from something we are yet to find out about?
W

As I told Chris at the time, I would never divulge anything until his e-book was released and I stick by that.  And yes, I can honestly say I have been making better curries, this is mainly due to the techniques I have mastered. Unfortunately I forgot some of the finer details of the recipes, so like you I'll have to wait.

Cheers,
Ken
Hi Ken

This is a good question which I would like to add to if I may... I won't ask you to reveal any specifics about Chris's ebook but can you please answer me a couple of things about his "secret" gravy ingredient as seen in his youtube video? (That is, I'm presuming you both know what it is and have used it!)

1. Is it something totally new and never before seen by amateur BIR cooks such as ourselves? And..
2. Are the results from it mind blowing or just OK?...What I'm trying to establish is...Is this the missing link that we've all been searching for?

I know this "secret ingredient" mallarkey is old ground so apologies but it's something that's really had me going since I saw the video and I don't think anyone got to the bottom of it apart from various speculations. I'm really looking forward to the ebook but I don't want to be filled with false hope and when I do finally buy it be underwhelmed at the results as so often is the case with various ebooks and recipes etc... So go on Ken put me out of my misery... ;)

Regards 

Mike
#347
Lets Talk Curry / Re: Three baltis
November 14, 2013, 12:09 AM
I'll second that! Any major breakthroughs on making baltis?  ;)
#348
Has anybody who's made this tried Abdul Mohed's tikka marinade? How does it compare?
#349
Kashmiri masala
#350
Wow! Those look awesome mate, really neat and professional! An Indian lady showed me how to make samosas but yours look even better than hers. I too would be interested to try your version so please do post the recipes for dough and fillings! ;)

You're right those filo ones are a far cry from proper ones. I like to put a teaspoon of ajwain seeds in my samosa dough. It gives them that extra "something".  8)