Quote from: Phil (Chaa006) on November 02, 2011, 12:08 PM

Quote from: hotstuff09 on November 02, 2011, 11:41 AM
Next time I visit my T/A I'm going to ask the waiter why there is no beef on the menu,

If he /is/ Hindu, he may well reply "Because we don't employ any Dalits, Panchamas or Ashprush in the kitchen, Sahib !"

Dalits,..... Was that not a tv series with Elliot Ness in it ;D

Quote from: chewytikka on November 02, 2011, 11:18 AM
Hi HS
Very interesting post
I think this is one of the great aspects of cR0, i.e. regional differences.
Here in the NorthEast its always been Beef or Lamb.
On old menus "Meat" was the option and could have been either.
Today, Beef is standard and Lamb is the premium meat and usually
has a small extra charge added to it.

E.G.

Traditional Dishes
Traditional dishes can be based on a choice of chicken, lamb, beef or prawn.
(Lamb ?1.00 extra. Chicken Tikka ?1.00 extra. King Prawn ?2.50 extra)

The 'sacred cow' is Hindu Religion, estimated 40.000 roaming the streets of Delhi alone.
Most BIR are Muslim.

cheers Chewy

Cheers Chewy
Beef seems to be the norm up north then, Like I said before, there is not a Indian t/a down south that sells beef that I know of, (although I could be wrong,) So could they possibly be Hindu, Next time I visit my T/A I'm going to ask the waiter why there is no beef on the menu,

Hs

Quote from: Phil (Chaa006) on November 02, 2011, 09:26 AM

Quote from: hotstuff09 on November 02, 2011, 09:13 AM
So do any of the Indian restaurants near you sell Beef Curry's?

They used to (60s & 70s, that is, and "darn scarf" -- Homestead, Orpington,
) but not seen one for many a long year ...  On the other hand,
my local BIR menu does read (e.g.,) "meat Diahann's" and if I ask for a lamb
Diahann's, the owner will repeat back "one meat Diahann's" -- make of that
what you will !

** Phil.

I suppose it could mean they only do one meat Phil "LAMB"  Like I said I've never seen it before, I thought the cow was sacred in India, But  who knows, Maybe times they are a changing

HS

A couple of months ago, I went back up home to Berwick on Tweed to see my brother, And I was very surprised to see a Beef Curry on the Menu at a Indian restaurant in the town,(This was a first for me, never seen beef on a menu before) So we went in and had a curry as you do, I had the Beef Curry and Bro had a Lamb Curry, Out the two the Beef was the best, meat was tender not like the Lamb which was way over cooked and tasted like rubber, So do any of the Indian restaurants near you sell Beef Curry's? Down here in the south It's Chicken, Lamb or Prawn's and that's it,

HS

Quote from: Cory Ander on November 01, 2011, 11:01 AM
Hi HS,

In the meantime, I have tried quite a few different bases (from others - such as Chewy's, Ray's, Taz's, Undercover Curry, etc).  I have also tried quite a few iterations of my own base recipe posted on the forum (e.g. adding garam masala, whole spices, frying the spices beforehand, using whole onions, adding chicken carcasses, etc).  The one thing I haven't explored fully enough, though, is using spiced oil in the base.  I really must crack on and do this.

I am currently using my seventh (or more) iteration, since posting the one on the forum, but the current one is not dramatically different from the one I posted (e.g. it has a higher percentage of onions, more garlic, more oil, some whole spices, etc).

Other than that, I'm currently "going back to basics" with a much simpler spice mix and curry base (primarily for milder curries such as korma, tikka masala, etc).

Otherwise, yes, I still use my own spice mix (I've also tried quite a few others) and my own base recipe when making my curries.  So far, to me, most decent curry base recipes on this forum are much of a muchness (and, for me, still don't quite hack it - BIR wise).

Thank's CA,
I will use everything as per recipes then,

HS

Quote from: madmatt on November 01, 2011, 03:25 PM
Any idea where Dip has gone?
Nearly 2 years since his last activity on youtube!

Is his takeaway still in business???

Matt

Hi Matt
According to one of the posters on Dip's channel, (page 5)
Dip died about a year ago,

http://www.youtube.com/user/dipuraja1

HS

Looking Good natterjak
Do you do Mail Order ;D

HS

Quote from: Phil (Chaa006) on November 01, 2011, 12:21 PM

Quote from: hotstuff09 on November 01, 2011, 12:10 PM
Already have [searched for a torrent with the same name] Phil, But just "Indian Cookery" brings up loads of hits but can't see the one i want. Can't find it in the download section either.  Oh well, back to the web search.

Well I haven't tried this (of course), but if I were looking for such a file as a torrent, I might try a search string such as '"Indian Cookery" +btjunkie.org' ...

** Phil.

Cheers Phil
Can't get on there at the minuite, so will try again later,

HS

PS
Just found on Kickass torrents, cheers phil

Quote from: Phil (Chaa006) on November 01, 2011, 11:57 AM
Or you could always search for a torrent with the same name ...

Already have Phil, But just "Indian Cookery" brings up loads of hits but can't see the one i want.
Can't find it in the download section either, Oh Well. back to the web search

HS

Quote from: Unclefrank on November 01, 2011, 11:39 AM
Hi HS it might still have a valid link in the e-books section but cant remember which one its in.

Cheers Unclefrank
Totally forgot about our download section

HS