MrEmjoy

Too many people seem to be buying the curry.

Just make the damn things

indigoblue

Scotch eggs have the same effect on me. Good job I can't find those here either

NC Penguin

I make my own curries and other Indian dishes but sometimes I want something a bit different. Maybe goat curry or Southern Indian dishes like appam, idli or sambar...

Janek66

Road Kill Curry?

indigoblue

Wow NC Penguin, I'm impressed; are you a good cook?.
South Indian food is yummy and did you know that you can make idli in the microwave?!. A friend of mine back home had this plastic contraption which consisted of small shallow cups which she had bought from the local Indian store. All she did was add water and I think yogurt to the idli dry batter mix which she had also bought from the store. She then put the batter in the cups and in the microwave for like 4 or 5 minutes and ta da . . . fresh idli. They tasted pretty good as long as you ate them straight away. Coconut, yogurt and corriander mixed together goes great with it.

Janek66

This book is great for whipping up a home made curry

http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Indian-...7019559&sr=1-2

indigoblue

Janek66, this book looks pretty good have you got it and if you do, do you have any favourite recipes?.

Janek66

No I have Pat Chapman's The New Curry Bible. Its good if you like cooking practically all day long (which I do). I like it all. Thankfully so do the rest of my brood.

Bob

UK Nova has that indian cooking made easy show at the mo which is pretty interesting, showing you interesting stuff.

No traditions here, though we do fire off some sparklers for guy fawks....

NC Penguin

I know the idli cup thingy you're talking about but since it's just one of many cuisines I eat and it's a uni-tasker, I'm not buying it so that's why I eat them when I eat out.

There's a brand new Indian grocery store down the road from me that sells fresh idli batter too. They sell almost everything one would need to make Indian food including Pataks (but I don't use that). I've also seen the largest block of paneer I've ever seen in my life. It's the size of a half sheet pan!

MrEmjoy

Pataks

Just like Dolmio or any other 'quick sauce'

But then again, when the nipper crash lands into our world I'm sure I'll be reaching for something convinent now and then. I'll try and stick to fresh and made from scratch but we'll see how long that lasts.

Bob

pataks have their uses, popadums and chutney at the least

and with a new born, best thing you can have is a frozen meal as a back up for one of those can't be arsed nights, lasagne or home made stew...life saver

MrEmjoy

Yeah, I allways make too much so there is allways a dozen frozen meals in the freezer!


Im just trying to wrap my head around thanks giving. (Cue thread on paxo)