Quote from: JerryM on June 07, 2008, 09:56 AM
UB,
the balti dish picture is just heaven for me (tad too much oil floating but that would be picky so ignore that).

I know i drain it off before serving..

Quote from: JerryM on June 07, 2008, 09:56 AM
have been meaning to try CK's lamb so i have no excuses but to set up for a go asap (although euro 08 is kicking off today).

yeah but england are not in it 

Quote from: JerryM on June 07, 2008, 09:56 AM
i will make my own pastes.

that will be interesting

Quote from: JerryM on June 07, 2008, 09:56 AM
fantastic post - i feel sure it deserves to go under the recipe section straight away.

Done 

So the celeb chef made a lame effort at the BIR style lamb Rogan josh so heres my bash at it!

Ingredients:
1 portion base lamb - see here - 2 cloves added
2 Tbsp veg oil
1 Dsp chopped onion
1 Dsp chopped capsicum
1 Tsp garlic puree
1 Tsp chili powder
1 Tsp spice mix powder - see here
0.5 fresh tomato - quarterd
1 pinch methi - dry leaf
1 pinch fresh coriander
1 Dsp red masala - see below
1 Dsp tomato paste - white tower
250 ml UB's base gravy - see here - thinned with 30% water

Red masala method:
2 Dsp tandoori paste - pataks
2 Dsp tikka paste - pataks
2 Dsp kashmiri masala - pataks
500 ML yogurt
3 Tsp red food colour.
- mix all together

Main Method:
Add oil to pan and turn to high heat add then add onion+capsicum cook until turning brown remove from heat then add chili, spice mix, methi return to heat cook until spices turn dark brown will only take about a min then add tom paste, garlic puree and red masala cook until brown then add base lamb and tomatoes stir all spices into lamb for 1 min then add base gravy and keep stirring until lamb is piping hot. Add fresh coriander, serve. Enjoy UB.

Quote from: JerryM on June 06, 2008, 09:36 AM
UB,

have watched the interesting parts again (footage mins: 13:12, 15:17, 15:24, 15:30).

I?m very sceptical about the extent of what?s shown being useful to us ? meaning they are clearly highlights "bits of a jig saw" and a lot is not shown which would be needed to be 100% sure of what?s happening.

it is a bit mix and match.. but the very first curry went like this - high heat, oil, fry onion , capsicum,
add chili powder - spice mix, fenugreek until dark brown (13:26) then added
tom puree and red masala back to high heat then added precooked lamb.
the next shot looks like they filmed a different curry.

Quote from: JerryM on June 06, 2008, 09:36 AM
the base looks a bit like saffron.

agree looks similar in viscosity but this looks more opaque, seems basic looks like just onions, pepper, fresh toms.. No spuds, carrots etc

Quote from: gajman on June 05, 2008, 01:45 PM
  The curries Ive made from advice on this site are more like it.  It might be cynical me but Im sure the punters are told which meal to choose after the tasting.  If you think about it the celeb wouldnt be best pleased if the takeaways cooking was preferred.

I know what you mean, the punters chose the crappy one over the one they know and love (probably just to be polite)... but point is for me is that this restaurant does things quite different from what Ive been doing.. This bir makes a heavy spiced curry (with red masala includes pataks) on high heat and lets it turn dark brown and then thins it out with a watery gravy rather than using and medium spice curry with a medium spice gravy,,, this has been propper bugging me   :

Quote from: Derek Dansak on June 02, 2008, 02:32 PM
Great pics. that red masalla mix looks interesting. i bet that stuff tastes good just by itself. My guess is that it could include some pataks kashmiri masalla paste. That could be whats in the large pataks jars on the shelf.

yeah your right there DD - i need to experiment a bit with pataks to see what comes up.. Oh there goes my diet again 

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