Quote from: curryhell on March 04, 2016, 10:45 PM

Quote from: Curry addict bob on March 04, 2016, 08:30 PM
Yes scotty ca the clown won't allow this would he

CAB.

ScottyM was refering to me not CA CAB.  But i'm more than happy to see this posted along with the recipe in a post specifically for any kind of food, not just BIR.  Something non BIR which i have eaten before and enjoyed but never cooked nor researched.  Nice one.

How surprising, still being a hypocrite.
" It's time this forum got  back to basics - CURRY  and cut the rest of the crap out."

Quote from: Sverige on March 04, 2016, 08:56 PM

Quote from: ScottyM on March 04, 2016, 08:03 PM

Quote from: Sverige on March 04, 2016, 05:59 PM
Thanks Scotty.

Chicken Ceylon tonight

Mmmm nice. I like the Ceylon, has the south indian feel. And i love me some south indian

What base do you use?

It's my own base, cooked as part of a bulk recipe (if you can call 10 portions bulk).

I use an electric pressure cooker and make 2.75 litres of base, starting with 2kg of onions and keeping it relatively thick - close to the consistency of a finished curry. Then I cook a bhagar with enough spices, etc for 10 curries and unite bhagar with base, plus any other ingredients (coconut and sugar for Ceylon) then portion it into takeaway containers and add precooked meat. I prefer to cook ahead this way to stock my freezer so I can defrost and knock up a quick and easy meal whenever I want, without cooking each time.

So anyway, I just vary the spicing and other ancillary ingredients to make it one curry or another. For the Ceylon I use 250g coconut block and 200g coconut milk powder (Maggi) plus 85g sugar & not too much tomato. Overall I shoot for 3.5kg of sauce for a generous 350g per portion to which I add 150g meat.

For madras I'd omit the sugar and coconut, add more tomato paste and mix powder and lemon and tamarind, or sometimes Worcester sauce (nod to Chewytikka).

Very informative, thanks mate!
Going to have a play with base's tonight and see what i like.

Cheers

Quote from: Sverige on March 04, 2016, 05:59 PM
Thanks Scotty.

Chicken Ceylon tonight

Mmmm nice. I like the Ceylon, has the south indian feel. And i love me some south indian

What base do you use?

Quote from: Curry addict bob on March 04, 2016, 07:53 PM
Made this tonight frittata.
6x free range eggs
2x medium sized potatoes cooked and chopped into peices
1x Tbsp of mixed veg
2x Tbsp of red cheese
Salt & pepper to taste
Mix all together
Place in oven in 7" Yorkshire puddings tin gas MK 8
Cook for around 20 mins easy to make and nice and tasty

That's a funny looking BIR curry.
Careful, CH wont be happy with this!! LOL

Looks nice.

Quote from: Sverige on March 02, 2016, 06:35 PM
Chicken tikka kebabs with a serve of madras sauce for pouring over. Bombay aloo, pilau rice and a naan bread.

What a feast. Making me hungry just looking at it.

Quote from: Micky Tikka on March 03, 2016, 07:54 PM
Brown sauce last night
And tonight ketchup 
very nice All Sottys recipes are spot on in my view

Cheers mate! Glad you enjoy them

Quote from: Sverige on March 03, 2016, 07:28 PM
Chinese. All three recipes by scottyM

Looks good mate!!

Quote from: George on March 04, 2016, 02:09 PM

Quote from: curryhell on March 03, 2016, 11:07 PM
You chefs who continually post great looking dishes are what this site is about.  It may not all be BIR but at least you take the trouble to cook and post the results.  I'd be up for sampling anything posted in this thread  . It beats the hell out of hot air and back biting

I couldn't disagree more. Here's why: 1) Great looking dishes are not the same as great tasting dishes. You appear to rate form over substance 2) This thread has too little to do with BIR and is a major distraction. You lock threads where people may have opinions to express, but not this one which, in my opinion should have been closed down many months ago, so everyone can get back to the primary BIR focus of the site. 3) any viewpoints you don't agree with are considered to be hot air and back biting. As ScottyM pointed out, why delete posts which may express a different opinion but are not especially rude, let alone obscene? If you delete this post, it will prove my point. There are countless posts on this thread supporting the general concept. This post expresses a different point of view, and I trust I'm allowed to express it.

Couldn't have put it better myself.
You expect people to enjoy posting on a site with no social aspect to it.
Just rock up post a BIR pic and leave.
You expect people to feel like sharing there curry recipes and secrets in such a unsocial forum?

Quote from: Ghoulie on February 27, 2016, 08:10 PM
A lot of the BIRs come about I am certain from waiters with ambition ( & little else when it comes to the kitchen 'skills' necessary) who are able to raise the money to open up a little place.  The curries are indifferent taste-wise, look the same - and probably all based on the same sauce with a few bits added as the 'differentiation'.

All in all Steven a general disappointment to anyone who knows the taste of the real McCoy.

I rate very few Indian restaurants worth a re-visit in the UK - I am more interested in the authentic taste based on my experience of living in the middle east (where asian food is fantastic and varied) and travelling all over the middle east, far east, asia in my work.

I live Manchester way - home to the 'famed' currry mile - and for the most part - disappointing.

Agreed, Authentic all the way.
Lucky that i live between Leicester and London so have some good options.

Loving south indian right now.
Kayal, Dakshin, Chettinad

Quote from: chewytikka on February 26, 2016, 07:16 PM
He is the Utube master
He has an Indian palate, so his spice levels, fresh chilli levels can be high.
So reduce to suit, but If you can already cook, he is a great guide to good food.

His Chicken 65 is infamous.

One of his Biryani's is the best your going to make.
_https://youtu.be/iJUdcbCoIcA

His best vid is his Toddy Chicken ;D ;D

Thanks Chewy!

That's what i was hoping to hear! Now i have a few weeks worth of videos to watch! Should keep me busy while i recover from a broken hand HAHA