claydodger Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 Curry for four, pops, onion salad, raita & tomatoe chilli sauce, mango chutney, onion bhajis & wedges, garlic nans, butter & jalfezi chicken with pilau rice. Finished off with a piece chocolate cake and a cup of coffee, no wonder I can't b....y move very fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 Very nice, good presentation too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 (edited) picked up a new (to me mango chutney)....will try it and report back..... Edited September 22 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 Onion salad looks perfect, jalfrezi could do with a little more colour? What spices did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claydodger Posted September 22 Author Report Share Posted September 22 Sorry to say they both came out of a jar and your right the colour wasn't great but it tasted okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 It all looks very nice - but the quantities of popadoms, bhajis and naans would do me several meals. As has been said, salad looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 1 hour ago, JohnfromUK said: It all looks very nice - but the quantities of popadoms, bhajis and naans would do me several meals. As has been said, salad looks great. It was for FOUR people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 8 hours ago, claydodger said: Sorry to say they both came out of a jar and your right the colour wasn't great but it tasted okay. Have a go at doing it from scratch - Jalfrezi is fairly easy as you can do it with only 4 spices. Slow cook the base sauce/gravy for 6-7 hours (try the BBC recipe) and marinade the meat (pataks do a jalfrezi paste) after cutting it into chunks and putting it in a zip close bag with a little oil and lemon juice and a good dose of paste. Give the bag a good massage to coat the meat then pop it all in the fridge then give it another massage every time you go to the fridge. About 2 hours before you intend to serve up roast the meat on metal spikes over a tray for 15 minutes at 210 conventional then remove and char with a blow torch. Put the meat in a bowl and cover with foil and allow to sit then around 3/4 hour before you serve add the meat to the sauce and make sure your slow cooker is on high. Serve with whatever you like, if you have naan bread avoid buying it from Supermarkets, look around your area for Indian food stores and buy from them. Give it a go, you should find it beats anything you can buy in a jar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 8 minutes ago, bruno22rf said: Have a go at doing it from scratch You are quite right - and also right in saying it's a lot better ............. but it doesn't half eat up the time doing it; I have pre-made the gravy and frozen it in vac packed cubes, pre-made the chicken (2 days in home made marinade, cook, then freeze in batches). Put together with fresh peppers, onion etc. and cook when needed. Also sometimes do home made 'naan' and home made bhajis which are again 'not hard', but a lot of work and the any batter/dough with gram flour (besan) is unbelievably sticky to work with! Overall - very nice, but a lot of hard work over several days and organisation/planning. I admit to being lazy and using pastes and tinned tomatoes/passata a lot of the time which may not be strictly correct, but makes a nice meal with a lot less work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 45 minutes ago, JohnfromUK said: You are quite right - and also right in saying it's a lot better ............. but it doesn't half eat up the time doing it; I have pre-made the gravy and frozen it in vac packed cubes, pre-made the chicken (2 days in home made marinade, cook, then freeze in batches). Put together with fresh peppers, onion etc. and cook when needed. Also sometimes do home made 'naan' and home made bhajis which are again 'not hard', but a lot of work and the any batter/dough with gram flour (besan) is unbelievably sticky to work with! Overall - very nice, but a lot of hard work over several days and organisation/planning. I admit to being lazy and using pastes and tinned tomatoes/passata a lot of the time which may not be strictly correct, but makes a nice meal with a lot less work. Totally understand. lot easier when you're retired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 8 minutes ago, bruno22rf said: Totally understand. lot easier when you're retired. I admit I am retired ........... but also lazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 1 hour ago, JohnfromUK said: I admit I am retired ........... but also lazy! If you ever fancy having a go but dont want to buy the spices just give me a shout and I'm happy to post you what you need foc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 26 minutes ago, bruno22rf said: If you ever fancy having a go but dont want to buy the spices just give me a shout and I'm happy to post you what you need foc. Thank you for the kind offer. I do have quite a large collection of spices. I generally get a 'bag' from an on line supplier as much cheaper and better than the little jars from supermarkets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claydodger Posted September 23 Author Report Share Posted September 23 2 hours ago, bruno22rf said: Have a go at doing it from scratch - Jalfrezi is fairly easy as you can do it with only 4 spices. Slow cook the base sauce/gravy for 6-7 hours (try the BBC recipe) and marinade the meat (pataks do a jalfrezi paste) after cutting it into chunks and putting it in a zip close bag with a little oil and lemon juice and a good dose of paste. Give the bag a good massage to coat the meat then pop it all in the fridge then give it another massage every time you go to the fridge. About 2 hours before you intend to serve up roast the meat on metal spikes over a tray for 15 minutes at 210 conventional then remove and char with a blow torch. Put the meat in a bowl and cover with foil and allow to sit then around 3/4 hour before you serve add the meat to the sauce and make sure your slow cooker is on high. Serve with whatever you like, if you have naan bread avoid buying it from Supermarkets, look around your area for Indian food stores and buy from them. Give it a go, you should find it beats anything you can buy in a jar. That looks absolutely delicious. 4 hours ago, JohnfromUK said: It all looks very nice - but the quantities of popadoms, bhajis and naans would do me several meals. As has been said, salad looks great. As said it was for four people, my photos were misleading as the plate shown was just one serving, there was also another plate of popadoms and some plain nans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 1 hour ago, JohnfromUK said: Thank you for the kind offer. I do have quite a large collection of spices. I generally get a 'bag' from an on line supplier as much cheaper and better than the little jars from supermarkets. Top man, may I suggest NATCO for online spices, postage is very reasonable and their spices are top notch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 i had a fish finger sandwich sandwich for lunch yeasterday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claydodger Posted September 23 Author Report Share Posted September 23 1 hour ago, ditchman said: i had a fish finger sandwich sandwich for lunch yeasterday Doesn’t sound like your usual scran. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 29 minutes ago, claydodger said: Doesn’t sound like your usual scran. had a day off............doing a sweet&sour chicken for lunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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