Hi magpie (that name reminds me of Mick Robertson <blushes>....sheesh that takes me back )

I love a jalfrezi, I usually get them from one of two places, one cooks to what I'd call an "older" recipe, the other to a more modern recipe or taste, both are excellent curries but are totally different in colour, flavour and texture (also one uses egg and the other doesn't lol)

lol I've always thought that a standard ladle was 4 oz or 113 ml Yours is bigger than mine Cory

Also I wouldn't add water to the base, instead I'd add more liquid to the final curry if it needed it It's horses for courses again I guess lol

250 mls should be enough to make a curry for 2 (depending on their appetites lol) although it sometimes depends upon the recipe you're making, some call for more base sauce than others). The bhuna I made using one batch of base made easily enough for me & him indoors though ;D

Hi TC

The sauce is quite thick but I wouldn't water it down, I made another batch of this yesterday (using hot CP and smoked paprika, tastes great )  and I ended up with about a litre of sauce.

Most home ladles hold around 100ml (I think  lol) although I never go by a "ladleful" simply because some people's are bigger than others lol (lucky buggers )....typically I make my batches up to 250 mls each 

Here are a couple of threads on pre-cooking meats...

https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=1232.0

OR

https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=80.0

Hope this helps 

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I'd prefer a set like yours Jethro, unfortunately, I live with a Yorkshireman lol

Yep ;D I know the recipe doesn't look like it should be, but it is (for my tastes anyways). I'm gonna have to try it out on different recipes, but if the bhuna was anything to go by, it's faultless I know I could be accused of arse-kissing but don't knock it till you've tried it lol

it shows fine for me Swampy

I use these from Ikea....although you can't buy them online they're good and more importantly, they're cheap lol

only ?2.99 for a set of 17

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/10098256

This is the bhuna I made last night with this base.....MMMMMMMmmmmmm

lol thanks to the Admin here I've completely changed my mind....His new base sauce covers all flavours IMO for very few ingredients, it's far and away better than any base I've tried (and I never thought I'd find one to top Darth's) so my stew theory is wrong lol ;D

I stand very happily corrected