Hi Andy, welcome to the site.

What is the flavour enhancer?

regards

Mark

I would try this one as you dont need to pre cook the chicken, obvioulsy you need to add plenty of chillis and chilli powder https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=941.msg8305#msg8305

Quote from: Blondie on December 28, 2006, 01:53 PM
By the way, I don't know about anyone else here, but I have never had a Madras that even hints a taste of lemon.

Lemon in a madras is fairly common round our way, usually when they describe the curry as hot and sour with the lemon being teh souring agent.

cheers

Superb stuff, thanks a lot Cory

That's got to be a photoshop right???

Hi Mate

Yes sorry meant rinsed, agree too little water is way preferable when doign absorption than too much. With regard salt I thoguht your recipe didnt have enough 

Absorption is definitely trickier until you have a tried and trusted method, but IMHO it is the only way to cook pilau rice as you dont lose flavour.

cheers and happy Xmas

Quote from: Cory Ander on December 24, 2006, 08:16 AM

• the point of this method (i.e. cooking the rice in excess water and draining) is that is is far easier to control than the absorption method.  The absorption method is fundamentally different in that it requires a defined amount of water to be used and careful cooking....hence the difficulty some will experience with the method and the results
• in this method, the rice has been "RINSED" thoroughly rather than "SOAKED" thoroughly.  However, if I cook the rice by the absorption method, I use 500g of rice and 800ml of water.  Again, I think it is preferable to use too little water than too much water
• 0.5tsp of salt is twice the amount of salt that the recipe calls for...hence more rather than less salt
• I also reduce the amount of sugar to 2 tsp (i.e. 1 desertspoon), if I cook the rice by the absorption method

I will post the recipe, for cooking basmati rice by the absorption method, shortly

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I tried this recipe last night but by absorption, came out good.

If you want to try it by absorption I would suggest as the rice has been soaked thoroughly dont stick to the normal 2:1 water to rice, I would go 3:2.

I did 20 fl oz of rice with 40 fl oz of water and it was a bit too much water, dried off fine in the oven afterwards though.

Also I only used 0.5 tsp of salt and 1 dsp of sugar, as you arent pouring the water you need less salt and definitely less sugar I would say.

Tried this last night and I thought it was good but a bit bland, the texture was good I think if I tried it again I would use 2-3 TSP of spice mix, not 1

It makes 2 large portions.

Hi Mate, where did this recipe originate from? was it from a BIR?