Can aussies make a decent curry?
Mar 25th 2004, 5:54 pm
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Originally posted by JaneandJim
Also, anybody know any decent spice shops? Coles don't have cumin seeds.
Also, anybody know any decent spice shops? Coles don't have cumin seeds.
Take a trip to Balaclava Street, Wooloongabba, where you will find an excellent Indian food shop selling all spices (including allspice) at a fraction of the cost of Coles.
Mar 25th 2004, 5:58 pm
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Originally posted by JaneandJim
Already tried yellow pages, thank you. No spice shops listed for Brisbane.
and Sydney's a bit for for me to travel BP!
Already tried yellow pages, thank you. No spice shops listed for Brisbane.
and Sydney's a bit for for me to travel BP!
http://www.fooddirect.com.au/fooddirect.asp (online shopping for us in the Brisbane area) .
I'm sure coles and woolworths sell it here, (well they should if it's Masterfoods spices) never bought it myself, but will check next time in my local woolworths... anyway if your desperate, that above online food shop delivers to Brisbane addresses
Mar 25th 2004, 6:01 pm
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Originally posted by JaneandJim
Already tried yellow pages, thank you. No spice shops listed for Brisbane. and Sydney's a bit for for me to travel BP!
Already tried yellow pages, thank you. No spice shops listed for Brisbane.
and Sydney's a bit for for me to travel BP!
And they have just moved into a larger shop in the complex, must mean they are getting bigger. Every time I walked past it, all I could smell was India !
(the spices)also look at page 1044 of the 2004 Brisbane yellow pages:
Food Delicacies.
Mar 25th 2004, 6:03 pm
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Originally posted by Megalania
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Asian Food Supermarket Thanh The
39 Railway Pde Darra 4076 (07) 3375 4641
Nguyen Asian Food
57 Corsair Ave Inala 4077 (07) 3372 4077
Indian & Asian Spices & Foods
510 Beaconsfield Tce Brighton 4017 (07) 3269 1426
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839 Boundary Rd Coopers Plains 4108 (07) 3373 8218
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Australian Asian United Food Import Export Co
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Hung Lee Chinese & Asian Food
Brookside Shopng Cntr 62a Osborne Rd Mitchelton 4053 (07) 3355 3330
Family Happiness Asian Fast Food
Logan Hyperdome Bryants Rd Loganholme 4129 (07) 3209 9799
Mandarin Delight Asian Fast Food
259 Queen St Brisbane 4000 (07) 3221 8989
Mar 25th 2004, 6:10 pm
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Originally posted by ABCDiamond
How often do you get down to Capalaba ?
How often do you get down to Capalaba ?
Never! Its about an hours drive from here.
Perhaps its just our local Coles that don't have it Ceri. They have cumin, but not cumin seeds. Fooddirect don't deliver out here.
I'll try going to Woolongabba, sometime Jayr, thanks.
There's a deli in Rosalie, which sold mace, when I couldn't find it anywhere else. They'll probably have them. Gives me an excuse to eat in one of the yummy pavement cafes while I'm there.
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Mar 25th 2004, 9:21 pm
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Re: Can aussies make a decent curry?
Originally posted by Nibbs
Please tell me you're coming to Perth. Does your sig reflect the results of your cooking ?
Please tell me you're coming to Perth. Does your sig reflect the results of your cooking ?
Psst that's a secret. If DIMIA learns about this they will ban my entry on grounds on bio-hazard. BTW I would be landing in Sydney. I am sure you can visit us there.
Personally I reckon I just can't get the taste of the right blend of fresh spices when I cook. I'm not after something fiery just that great mixture of flavours. <dopiazza mmmm.... drool>
Actually the golden yellow color comes from saffron blended with cream coated on the meat during marination.No need for any artificial food grade color at all. All the color an authentic Indian Curry needs comes from pure spices one uses.
The blend of spices suited to most palates is not hard to conjure but for a most satisfying gourmet experience you have to do your own thing. Check out the various dishes and with varying degrees of blend before you can attain Nirvana
Gordon
Mar 25th 2004, 9:45 pm
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Re: Can aussies make a decent curry?
Hiya Gordon,
I'm quite lucky like you that my wife in my case can coock a good Chicken Tika Nasala, very red, but just from the spices.
My wife loves me taking her out for meals and then seeing if we can work out how it's done. (Or maybe she just likes me taking her out & paying
)
Bye
Mark
I'm quite lucky like you that my wife in my case can coock a good Chicken Tika Nasala, very red, but just from the spices.
My wife loves me taking her out for meals and then seeing if we can work out how it's done. (Or maybe she just likes me taking her out & paying
)Bye
Mark
Mar 25th 2004, 10:57 pm
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Whilst not being a curry expert (apart from I know what I like), I have picked up a few basics for instance the aloo bit in vindaloo means potato.
Most australian vindaloo's I have experienced dont have potato in them!
Try asking for an onion bargi here, you generally get a blank look!
Alas, long gone are the days when you went to the pub for several too many beers then on to the indian, and ensured a firey curry by insulting the waiter!
Most australian vindaloo's I have experienced dont have potato in them!
Try asking for an onion bargi here, you generally get a blank look!
Alas, long gone are the days when you went to the pub for several too many beers then on to the indian, and ensured a firey curry by insulting the waiter!
Mar 25th 2004, 11:34 pm
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Happy to report that we had a fantastic curry tonight, courtesy of the Wellington Point curry house, Will had chicken tikka massala which was suitably red, my vegetable thing matched anything Ive had in Birmingham for a while!
This place just gets better and better!
This place just gets better and better!
Mar 25th 2004, 11:44 pm
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I'll have to remember that place McMercer!
Beats my normal option which is to fly back to the UK for a curry (plus a decent pint of warm flat beer (Stonehenge Breweries Summer Lightning is to die for!).
By the way I actually do this: work pays luckily!
Beats my normal option which is to fly back to the UK for a curry (plus a decent pint of warm flat beer (Stonehenge Breweries Summer Lightning is to die for!).
By the way I actually do this: work pays luckily!
Mar 25th 2004, 11:57 pm
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They deliver too but not as far as you I suppose
Really worth a visit though, its a restaurant too not too far a drive away!No warm flat beer though, unless you take your own
Only moan was the naans were chapatis!
Really worth a visit though, its a restaurant too not too far a drive away!No warm flat beer though, unless you take your own
Only moan was the naans were chapatis!
Mar 26th 2004, 12:22 am
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It's very comforting to know I'm not the only one with a curry "problem".
Back in the UK I once had the following conversation with H.
Friday evening back home after working away for the week.......
H "Shall I do some chops for dinner?"
Me " Whaaaa? It's Friday!!"
H " Annnnd?"
Me <defiant voice> "Friday is curry night!"
H "Well I though we'd have a change"
Me <firm> "It's FRIDAY!"
H " You've eaten out all week at curry houses in Ispwich, I though you'd like something hopme cooked"
Me <whimpering> "But, But"
H "No buts, you've got a real problem"
Me <quiet pathetic resigned voice> "Can I have some lime pickle with it??"
I'm getting over it now, one day at a time.
Back in the UK I once had the following conversation with H.
Friday evening back home after working away for the week.......
H "Shall I do some chops for dinner?"
Me " Whaaaa? It's Friday!!"
H " Annnnd?"
Me <defiant voice> "Friday is curry night!"
H "Well I though we'd have a change"
Me <firm> "It's FRIDAY!"
H " You've eaten out all week at curry houses in Ispwich, I though you'd like something hopme cooked"
Me <whimpering> "But, But"
H "No buts, you've got a real problem"
Me <quiet pathetic resigned voice> "Can I have some lime pickle with it??"
I'm getting over it now, one day at a time.
Mar 26th 2004, 12:48 am
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Originally posted by mcmercer
They deliver too but not as far as you I suppose
Really worth a visit though, its a restaurant too not too far a drive away!No warm flat beer though, unless you take your own
Only moan was the naans were chapatis!
They deliver too but not as far as you I suppose
Really worth a visit though, its a restaurant too not too far a drive away!No warm flat beer though, unless you take your own
Only moan was the naans were chapatis!
. If you dont mind a drive Trev, try the one at Waterford that Dagboy mentioned earlier, Curry Bandit, thats about half an hours drive, you would have to be keen though to drive that far for a curry
.
Mar 26th 2004, 12:51 am
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There is an excellent Indian restaurant in Northbridge they also have a branch in Freo called "Maya Masala". The place is jam packed from Monday to Sunday and their curries are reasonably priced. The most popular dish seems to be the (either) vegetarian or non-vegetarian Thali which is a tray with a selection of around 4 curries (including the special of the day), raita, a desert, rice and a roti all for around AUD13.00. Throw in a couple of beers and "bobs your uncle".
PS. all the chefs I saw in the kitchen were of Indian origin!
PS. all the chefs I saw in the kitchen were of Indian origin!
Mar 26th 2004, 1:08 am
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Originally posted by capacity
There is an excellent Indian restaurant in Northbridge they also have a branch in Freo called "Maya Masala". The place is jam packed from Monday to Sunday and their curries are reasonably priced. The most popular dish seems to be the (either) vegetarian or non-vegetarian Thali which is a tray with a selection of around 4 curries (including the special of the day), raita, a desert, rice and a roti all for around AUD13.00. Throw in a couple of beers and "bobs your uncle".
PS. all the chefs I saw in the kitchen were of Indian origin!
There is an excellent Indian restaurant in Northbridge they also have a branch in Freo called "Maya Masala". The place is jam packed from Monday to Sunday and their curries are reasonably priced. The most popular dish seems to be the (either) vegetarian or non-vegetarian Thali which is a tray with a selection of around 4 curries (including the special of the day), raita, a desert, rice and a roti all for around AUD13.00. Throw in a couple of beers and "bobs your uncle".
PS. all the chefs I saw in the kitchen were of Indian origin!
That's the place where H had to fight the cockroaches off :scared: I told her not to bother, they don't eat much
Personally I thought the food was pretty good but that may have been the
