Welcome Todd,
I second that...great post.
Looking forward to seeing your pictures.
QuoteThe only time Ive really watched a BIR chef cook a dish from start to finish was a few years ago at a takeaway in Bath. All I can remember is that spices and precooked meat / veg were in the pan on a high heat for a few mins before adding the base sauce
For me what you have said here is the key, get your pan very very hot with oil in, throw in your spices (turmeric/corriander/cumin/chilli etc) and shake pan, then seriously just add a 3 or 4 spoons of water.....stand back and watch the spice cloud explode and fill your kitchen with the Takeaway smell, then add your meat/prawns etc and a tablespoon of thick tomato pasata and then spoon in a ladle or 2 of base sauce, bubble for 5 and your done......add corriander.......let it cool before tasting
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