Quote from: smokenspices on February 29, 2008, 04:24 PM
Anyway, your Suryaa packet is quite precise to which chillies they've used in the curry powder ... it's red chilli.

I don't understand. Are you being sarcastic, or is 'Red Chilli' a variety of Chilli? (and by this I do mean Chilli and not chile ) Aren't most Chillies red or thereabouts?

Quote from: smokenspices on February 29, 2008, 02:11 PM
You should already know the answer to this Bobby  :

Right, where's the emoticon for raising my middle finger while blowing a raspberry? ;D

Just kidding SnS, now I do recall that being mentioned at some point, although I did not know (or rather never thought about) Paprika being a Chili - but I'll certainly never forget now ;D

That said, if they differ so widely, why isn't the particular variety of chili then specified in the ingredient list of packaging? I wanted to know which chili my pack of Heera chili powder contains but the packet just lists chili. Perhaps it contains more than one variety?

Quote from: Curry King on February 29, 2008, 10:57 AM
I found that it was very overpowering and like this one it was mainly chili powder. 

Does anyone else find it odd that this is the mild version and yet the main ingredient is chili? I also notice that the tub of curry powder the old Indian (or actually SriLankan so I'm told) woman in the picture is holding is totally different. I particularly like the 'The right choice' written at the top right hand side. Buying any other brand is plain morally abhorrent!

That's what I was thinking, especially considering that the main ingredient is red chilli.

Check out the old woman on the front making the divers 'OK' sign - that means it must be good

Quote from: smokenspices on February 28, 2008, 09:21 PM
Is that lumps of leaf (methi or curry) floating on the surface of the powder

That's Curry leaves SnS.

Coming in at 3 quid, I finally gave in and tried this 'high end' curry powder from my local. I'm glad that I did as I really enjoyed using it in my Madras. Quite spicy but still aromatic. Here are some images for anyone who is interested.

Has anyone else tried it?

This recipe sounds great. I'll being having a bash at this one in the very near future. As always, I'll take loads of pics to let you see how I get on...

Quote from: smokenspices on February 27, 2008, 01:37 PM
Final warning: Please discontinue use if patient experiences any unusual symptoms ... such as death!

Who would have thought eh?

Holy s***! How awesome is this? I have respect for anyone who puts this baby in their kitchen! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USED-STAINLESS-STEEL-6-BURNERS-CHINESE-WOK-BARGAIN_W0QQitemZ320221423726QQihZ011QQcategoryZ148480QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Quote from: Chris303 on February 26, 2008, 02:53 PM
get a cheap iron one and season it

How? Just use it a lot or?