Curry...!!

[SilverShadow]

Sadly can’t take credit for those , there were pakoras too . My brother sources them from an Indian sweet shop in gravesend. They come with a hot/sweet:sour dip which is fantastic.

Never attempted samosas myself , I’ll scan through a few of my books and post up if I find anything …

Yeah it's that dip recipe I'd love to know. Must be reasonably straightforward, but it's knowing the amounts, and guessing those secret 1 or 2 ingredients

A bit like kebab shop chili sauce - years ago each shop made their own, but now its all bought from the cash & carry and less flavoursome

 

[Gingerbrews]

Christmas present

 

[will4009]

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While waiting for orders to take our dogs to Mrs Clints emporium I've decided to thrash up a batch of curry base gravy...like you do.

Do you follow a recipe for your base gravy?

I fancy giving it a go. A decent base gravy seems to be key to making that British/Indian restaurant food.

 

[Clint]

Look up Misty Ricardo on YouTube. My latest batch off Steven Heaps channel...its described as Bangladeshi restraunt style.
The Misty is a good place to start,I also add a handful of cabbage.

 

[Sandimas]

The Misty is a good place to start,I also add a handful of cabbage.

Greens go really well in a curry, I grown spinach and chard and heaps of both go in my curries. A good way to get some nutrition into the teenager in the house :-) Also adds something to the curry too.

 

[will4009]

Look up Misty Ricardo on YouTube. My latest batch off Steven Heaps channel...its described as Bangladeshi restraunt style.
The Misty is a good place to start,I also add a handful of cabbage.

There are loads of base gravy recipes out there, its difficult to know where to start. I was watching some of Al's Kitchen videos, to try and get a bit of inspiration, but will look at Misty Ricardo.

 

[devexwarrior]

Christmas present

I have one of his books, it is very good though his recipes tend to be for 4 so need scaling down. His Balti is especially yummy.

 

[Rodcx500z]

I love her food for me it is real curry Lamb Madras Recipe - YouTube without the base gravy, check her out

 

[Jim Brewster]

Made a big pan of curry sauce today and had some on salmon. Not BIR style but it hit the spot.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Salmon in my opinion is best with Thai curry and throw a few prawn into the sauce.

 

[devexwarrior]

I love her food for me it is real curry Lamb Madras Recipe - YouTube without the base gravy, check her out

I'd not seen her before, but that recipe looks fantastic and I'll explore her channel for more recipes. I like to grind whole spices in a coffee grinder too. I think there is a place for the 'BIR' recipe - cooked fast and furious with a base gravy and the slower cooked curry. One of my favourites is a Rick Stein Dopiaza that is really just 'throw it all in a pan, cover with water and simmer for three hours'. I also leave it in the fridge for a couple of days to mature.

When I met my wife, some 30 years ago it seemed 'doomed'. I was a beer-swilling, curry guzzling squaddie. Although she too was in the Army, she didn't (and still doesn't) drink to any real degree and had never eaten curry!

I now do range of curries that she likes - she has recently acquired a taste for biryani which I can produce to her satisfaction - even if my pal Aki at the 7 Spice (who runs one three restaurants set up by his father and run by three brothers) does make her favourite version. (I still drink beer but we managed to have an extension built last year and I didn't end up underneath it!)

 

[aamcle]

Risking the Wrath of the Curry Illuminati.

I like curry but some members of the household have intolerances - limited gluten, FODMAP diets (no or very little onion/garlic) so you can see my issue.

I used Patacs paste then Spice Taylor but both seem to have changed - more pepper n less flavour.

I'm looking for alternatives I don't want to have to buy 57 varieties :) of spices most of which would be out of date before they were used up.

What do you recomend?

Thanks

aamcle

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Ferns is the best paste I’ve found I buy online hot and medium strength.

 

[aamcle]

I'll have a look. :)

 

[Eskimo John]

Gluten free is hard enough, but no onions or garlic is very difficult, most commercial sauces and marinades have either or both in them.
However great curry can be made without them using the basic spices and a good helping of yoghurt stired in late in the cooking.

 

[Clint]

There is a religion in India that do not eat garlic or onions.

 

[devexwarrior]

Risking the Wrath of the Curry Illuminati.

I like curry but some members of the household have intolerances - limited gluten, FODMAP diets (no or very little onion/garlic) so you can see my issue.

I used Patacs paste then Spice Taylor but both seem to have changed - more pepper n less flavour.

I'm looking for alternatives I don't want to have to buy 57 varieties :) of spices most of which would be out of date before they were used up.

What do you recomend?

Thanks

aamcle

I've done curries that could easily be done without onions for garlic - dry dishes like shish or tikka. There's one that uses cardamom as a main ingredient. Onions give a thickness - lentils cooked slowly would have the same effect (I usually put lentils into a casserole for this). Trial and error may be the best way, it'd be fun to experiment too. If you have a local spice shop you might ask them for advice, they are often (as is ours) run by the same family that has a restaurant and are very knowledgeable about dietary requirements.

 

[aamcle]

I didn't mention it but no lentils or chickpeas for them either, I sometimes make myself a batch of daal split it and freeze portions as "can't be bothered to cook" rations.

 

[Druncan]

Anyone like Moroccan style fragrant curries? Maybe try 'Ras el Hanout' (Top shelf) also add rose petals and dried ground orange rind. Ras El Hanout

 

[Clint]

My new favourite YouTube BIR chef...check out Britishian Food.