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The discussion centers around whether to use a single curry base recipe for various types of curries or to have different bases for each dish. While some participants advocate for using the same base for all curries, others believe that the base should complement the specific dish. Recommendations for base recipes include Bruce Edwards' curryhouse cookery update and others, with participants emphasizing that personal preference plays a significant role in choosing the best base.

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Offline DebrainPhuket

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Should I use the same curry base for all curries?
« on: January 28, 2010, 11:28 AM »
Hello All...

When making a base or gravy for curry, do u use one recipe for all or is there individual ones.

Most of my curries are vindaloo, balti, jafrezzi, madras, masala and tikka at the moment..

Thank you in advance
Debra
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Offline JerryM

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Re: Same of Different?
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2010, 07:44 PM »
i use the same base for all dishes. my local TA do the same. i do rotate now and again just for a change.

a fair few have different views to this - there's a belief that the base needs to match the dish (which is true in a way).
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Offline DebrainPhuket

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Re: Should I use the same curry base for all curries?
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2010, 12:22 PM »
Thank you Jerry...

Can anyone tell me what they think is the best base recipe that I can use from this forum. Many thanks

Debra
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Re: Should I use the same curry base for all curries?
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2010, 02:08 PM »
hi debra try the bruce edwards curryhouse cookery update this is easy to follow. or curry kings base sauce and vindaloo recipe which is pretty straight forward and as you like the heat of a vindaloo seems the best place to start as it is all on 1 page :)
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Re: Should I use the same curry base for all curries?
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2010, 08:14 PM »
debra,

there are quite a few to pick from - and it really is down to personal preference. in no particular order i rate ashoka, saffron, CA's aka, rajver, ifindforu, my take. i've not made admins but it does look good too.

as parker21 says though if u are new to base then BE's does have good learning in it.
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Re: Should I use the same curry base for all curries?
« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2010, 10:22 AM »
Quick line to say thank you and will check out base/sauce

Regards
Debra
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Re: Should I use the same curry base for all curries?
« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2010, 09:37 PM »
Hi Debra,

I don't think Saffron or Ashoka are as good as BE's most recent base, SnS's June 2009 or CA's, and ifindforu's base has far too much creamed coconut in it. although it is otherwise very good. Good luck!
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