Sure I read this somewhere.

Tins of plum tomatoes must be made from the whole firm 'perfect' ones, so after processing, you get whole tomatoes out of the tin.

Chopped are made from the rejected, split, soft, over-ripe and oddly shaped plum tomatoes (probably hence the occasional bits of skin still left in).

Not really taste tested this myself but, for this reason (over ripe), the chopped are supposedly sweeter.

Hi Newbie on here.

Can't believe how old this thread is.

Anyway, was looking for a new Dhansak recipe and thought I'd try this one.

Well just made it and it must say it was delicious. ;D

Followed it to the letter, although I did add half a tin of pineapple (chopped) and it's juice for the sweetness, as is found in my fav local restaurant.
Oh, and I added a chopped fresh red chilli too, as I had one left, instead of adding more my chilli powder which isn't that hot.

Didn't notice it was pre-cooked onions, till I was just about to start :, so did a quick cheat.
Sliced a small onion, put it in a lidded tub with a tbsp of base and a drizzle of oil, and then nuked it for about 3 to 4 mins in the microwave.
Hadn't done this before, but it seemed to work out fine, so might do the onions that way again.

Cheers
Martin