Ok, what do we all like to eat with our favourite curry?
I feel lost without Pataks Brinjal pickle with every curry.
I also like a good chilli or chilli and lime pickle with a mild one or Geeta's onion chutney with a hot one.
The wife likes mango chutney with everthing (little does she know I have been upgrading from mild to quite hot ones  : )
She also likes a yogurt and cucumber Riata with everthing.
Chopped coriander is mandatory of course.
What do you curryholics like and has anyone made their own pickles/chutneys?

Welcome to the forum

Did anyone feel the earthquake?
Nothing down here in South Hampshire, but then I was fast asleep after a curry and a couple of G&Ts   

Hi Em, welcome to the forum  ;D

Quote from: Cory Ander on February 23, 2008, 11:21 AM

Quote from: JerryM on February 23, 2008, 10:57 AM
i went to get the lovage seeds yesterday to make your spice mix. the shop assistants were good in explaining they are in fact cloves (which i have already of course)

No JerryM, lovage seeds are lovage seeds, they are not cloves.  Lovage seeds are often mistaken for Ajwain seeds...if I'm not mistaken myself 

Yep totally different spices and dont even look alike:

Cloves


Lovage

Welcome to the forum

Welcome to the forum Pixie

Quote from: Cory Ander on February 19, 2008, 03:25 AM

Quote from: Secret Santa on February 16, 2008, 07:05 PM
If you can't get it you can substitute palm sugar

Jaggery is palm sugar isn't it?

Can be cane or palm sugar apparently:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaggery

News to me too, I thought it was just palm sugar

Quote from: smokenspices on February 16, 2008, 06:39 PM

Quote from: Secret Santa on February 16, 2008, 05:07 PM
You should try jaggery (jaggery goor). It has a very intense flavour which is quite different to ordinary sugar, and as I suspect that all combinations of the other ingredients you mentioned are used in various BIR recipes you'll need to experiment to get the exact match for you.

Hi SS

I've seen Jaggery mentioned in many Pathia recipes, but never managed to get hold of any.
Have you actually tried it?
Where did you get it from?
What form is it in (solid block or prepared)

Most books say that dark brown sugar is the closest substitute.
Comments welcome please?
I'm not sure about using the honey option SS    Although I do love honey, but it's normally on toast!
SnS  ;D

Here ya go'

http://www.spicesofindia.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?REFPAGE=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2espicesofindia%2eco%2euk%2f&WD=jaggery&SHOP=%20&PN=Indian%2dFood%2dTRS%2dGoor%2dJaggery%2ehtml%23aGRO021#aGRO021

;D

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