OK OK thats it I am out of this thread.  Sent my apologies to you Darth on the other thread. 

CP

Not suprising really, a bit like our waste bins (on a slightly smaller scale) :-X

I note the canned Spinach.  Most BIRs use this these days and I reckon that gives the BIR taste to their Saag dishes.  My local BIRs use both tinned and frozen.  the frozen is used for Saag Gosht (dry fried Spinach & Lamb) which is one of my geat favorites.  Anyone got a recipe for this that is rated?

CP

I thought I would try Marks base recipe and have just spent ages ploughing through this thread.  Did any write down the original recipe in full as it got modified through Mark's patient research?  Did anyone write down the recipe that uses less onions as originally proposed by Darth.  I know this is an old thread but there is something about Mark's base that rings a bell from the past, and I want to try the final version

Thanks
CP

I like the idea CC of a Premier League; it gives us something to aim for..Maybe we get a cup (sorry to mention that word  :) at the end of the season for the one voted the best?

Darth I have just posted a reply on the Measurement thread before I got here.  My apologies I hadn't seen your response above on your bag measurement. 

Thanks for the recipe George, I will try it next week.

Happy Cooking
CP

Well this has stirred up some comments.  I was only trying to be helpful to the newbies. 

For what its worth, a mug is one and one third cups, or 205ml or 7fl oz. 

I have just measured a few and all are more or less the same volume give or take a drop or two.  Now if Darth could do a similar exercise and give us just one measurement for his 'bag' in cups, imperial, metric, it doesn't matter, we can set up one reference page on this forum that anyone can refer to if they need a particular measurement system.  then everone can carry on with their own thing and we don't have to add anymore complexity to writing or moderating our recipes.  Voila!  I say no more on the subject  ;D

Blissful Cooking
CP

PS I made up a batch of my cracking Madras Beef last night, so I might have some for breakfast!

Does the drink have a cherry in it?

CP

Gosh, I never thought this would stir up a hornets nest.  I could say I wish I hadn't bothered (but I wouldn't) .  Funny enough, India (one of our past colonies), the West Indies (ditto), Australia, (ditto), America (ditto), oh this is getting boring  ;D, all use cups, spoons, Imperial (thats us babes), and metric, but you nearly always find that cups not ladles of stuff appear everywhere.  I am typing this in a light hearted fashion so as not to upset anyone.  However no one has answered my question, i.e. shall we adopt some sort of standard?  To be hones I am happy with a bit of that and a cup or ladle of this because when i cook my stuff for the business that's all I do (and that goes for the Indian chefs in the BIRs also).  Oh well, off to the pub to fill my cups ;D : :-[

CP

I see your on form as usual DP!  I am down in mine at the mo' cos I have just done two big batch runs of Punjabi Lamb and Beef Madras; so I must awah to the pub (next door) for a few bevvies.  Have you tried the Sith Challenge?  Do a search on the web.

Cheers
CP

I notice, now that I have had some time to plough through the site, that there is a lot of controversy on volumetric measures.  Below is the food standards guide.  So perhaps we can now use these measures below in future as our standard.

1    cup = 250 ml       9 fl oz
1/2 cup = 125 ml       4 fl oz
1/3 cup =  80 ml        3 fl oz
1/4 cup =  60 ml        2 fl oz

1 Tablespoon (Tbsp)    = 15 ml
1 Dessertspoon (Dsp)  = 10 ml
1 Teaspoon (Tsp)         = 5 ml

There is no point in using ladles or dollops as measures because of the many variations in size (there are about 30 professional catering sizes alone).  Measuring cups and spoons made in plastic or stainless steel are now available in all food stores and cost very little.

Hope this helps

Happy Cooking
CP

This was referred to in a recent recipe post.  I have searched the site but I can't find it.  Any comments on it would be welcome also.

CP