Doesn't surprise me George, my 8 yr old daughter loves my chicken korma but recently she had to settle for a sharwoods jar the missus picked up. It was awful just like the pataks sounds, I was hoping she wouldn't notice too much being young, but she did and most went in the bin.
      Maybe there's an opening in the market for BIR korma in a jar, as that, for me, is one dish you can rely on time and time again!

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Snap!

Very BIR-esque, even to the point of wiping the front of the cooker part way through cooking, hehe ;D

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Looks yummy rich, not sure I can do this for breakfast though, reminds me of the days of going for a few slurps, buying a curry in a drunken stupor, leaving half and then eating cold leftovers for breakfast.

Mmmmmm, the good old days ;D

Bet there's a few who still do that on here 

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A warm welcome CK, looking forward to hearing how you manage to achieve "the taste"

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Quote from: Secret Santa on March 31, 2013, 07:14 PM
No, absolutely not. I don't believe fresh GM has any place in BIR recipes, except perhaps for some house specials. I use bought GM because it doesn't have the pungency of the fresh.

Fresh GM at any stage of cooking is one more step away from old style BIR for me.

I think I'm inclined to concur with this, for the past 12 months or so I've included GM in my dishes, whether it be C2G curries or whatever. Today I made the Glasgow precooked chicken, the general smell and taste seemed fantastic, but there was a ruined (again IMO) tone of GM underlying and its put me off. 

Maybe it's my Jalpur stuff. As mentioned when I 1st bought it, even the car smelled overpowered when i was driving home with it and it was still sealed and boxed then!!

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Thanks for the responses so far guys.

Does anybody enjoy the heavy smell of GM or even detect it in their dishes?, mine needs to go in the bin as the Jalpur stuff is still too potent for me  1 yr on (IMO of course).
I'm interested to find out who likes the smell of this as this influences the tastes massively for me and i have never detected this GM smell on the better curries I've had!

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What's everyone's opinion on garam masalas, do you make your own or use pre mixed powders?, the reason I ask is that about a year ago on this forum, ifindforu recommended Jalpur brand. It's that potent that anytime a recipe calls for GM, even when I reduce the recommended amount, all I can taste is heavy clove tones!

Lots of recipes call for GM and this stuff I've gots putting me off 


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Quote from: Phil [Chaa006] on March 31, 2013, 11:38 AM

Quote from: Secret Santa on March 31, 2013, 11:10 AM
Well at least it's Simtom this time and not naffing Pataks! 

So how do they compare, Santa, in your experience ?  What are the highlights of the Simton's products, and do they have any downside when compared to Patak's ?

* Phil.

Phil,

My wife tipped up with a jar of simtom lime and chilli chutney one day on her shopping travels, i have to say it was one of the best lime chutneys i have come across.
I appreciate its not a paste, but if taste is anything to go by, then they're surely worth a try (imo)

http://www.simtom.co.uk/lime-chilli-chutney

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Guys

It's fenugreek seeds not leaves (methi).

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