Well being scientific and all that i know this forum has and is doing its bit for global warming and the fishes, think of all those plastic curry packs from supermarkets that have not been sold, 

Starter Onion Bhaji / chicken 65

Main Chicken Pathia

Dessert, Never ever had one

Welcome, i reckon not liking a Ruby is grounds enough to get kicked out of the Job lol

Quote from: chewytikka on February 20, 2019, 01:07 PM
Great looking curry leaf tree you have there mickyp

Love to grow one myself, but its not going to happen.

I just have to rely on my local Asian Store.
@1.39GBP still cheap enough for its unique flavour.





Thank you,

It was one of those things that through a gauntlet down for me, buying the fresh leaves and thinking could i grow my own, so i looked into it.
After trying to grow cuttings i bought one about 10 ins high for

I tried rooting powder, scratching the bark off, coating it in rooting powder, one stem i bought gave me a run and started to shoot buds but then died, i think the energy / food within the stem caused that, you might be right about my own plant, but that is providing me with my needs for now so i will leave it be.
I shall be cutting back a bit in march to stimulate new growth, last summer which was a good one it doubled in height.

Lol...

Funny, i won't chomp on a superhot but i have eaten hottish ones i have grown and i love the way they give me instant hiccups, i have no idea why the body does that.

Quote from: Bob-A-Job on February 20, 2019, 02:22 AM
As a relatively Green fingered individual, growing my own chilli plants, I have been following this thread and others.

Whilst I am not above paying for plants, I prefer to grow from seed if I can, although I have found that sometimes the advertised plant is not always the seed provided.

My son has an 'App' that identifies most plants and I have asked him to identify my Bay Leaf Bush, the next time he is over (I aquired a small bush cutting from a very old family friend).  I recently read on here that some are ok and some are Poisonous!  I have not harvested any leaves yet, as you can tell from the fact I am still here!

Curry leaf seeds have to be wet within its Berry to be viable, if it has dried out it won't germinate, there is quite a bit of good stuff on youtube, I have tried several times with cuttings by buying fresh curry leaves on sturdy stems but none worked, i suspect they were to old, or had been kept chilled so i bought my plant.

When cooking chicken curries i tend to start with Blades Tikka, (large cuts) marinated for 24 hours then placed in the oven at 280 for half the normal cooking time. The meat will still be pink inthe middle, i then put them straight into the pan after the spice stage and carry on.
Pre cooking until half cooked allows you to complete the cooking of your dish without drying it out. Also i feel starting with Blades or similar imparts another layer of flavour.

Gnashers, We have a friend whose arthritis in her hands is aggravated by fresh tomatoes, tinned / cooked thankfully do not cause her any probs.