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Post by smokey on Mar 1, 2015 17:07:25 GMT 10
I know it don't look much, Being a curry and all but I'm really starting to nut these things out. Using real spice rather than a paste really takes it to another level. The privlege of a summer garden helps no end. Those one stop spice packs are just superb.  |
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Post by shayneh2006 on Mar 2, 2015 6:58:07 GMT 10
Looks good Mick.
Prepared curry mixes are used around here next to nil (I use it when preparing curried snags, that's about it).
With all the Indian supermarkets you can find here in western Sydney, all the ingredients to blend your own are on hand, which I do.
If you can ever pick up a "Wonerfull way to prepare Curries" by Jo Ann Shirley at a garage sale or flee market (prob on fleabay too), grab it as it has plenty of worthy recipes to go with. Printed in 1978, I use it all the time. Family favourite in it (the kids scream for it) is the "Special Chicken Curry",,,, its a cracker 
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Post by smokey on Mar 2, 2015 10:40:15 GMT 10
Cheers, I'll keep a lookout for it.
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Post by smokey on Mar 2, 2015 10:59:18 GMT 10
Here is one of the kits I use  They are not far from me and also do mail order www.currytraders.com.auI haven't had a bad one yet |
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Post by shayneh2006 on Mar 2, 2015 18:45:19 GMT 10
Wow Mick.
I have never seen anything like that before, everthing needed bundled together ready to go. Great idea!!!
Shayne
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Post by chrisg on Mar 2, 2015 21:49:58 GMT 10
 I've not found them thus far either Shayne, Mick mentioned them a while back, went looking, not here yet Cheers |
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Post by smokey on Mar 3, 2015 13:18:11 GMT 10
. Each bag inside is numbered and the instructions on the back tell you what to do with each, Grind bag 1 ,,,,,, etc.
Check the retail list. Ten bucks each though the results are fabulous.
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Post by chrisg on Mar 3, 2015 15:41:46 GMT 10
Plus ten bucks postage, means a fair sized order to make it worthwhile, will see if a few other sandgropers are interested but apart from the Goan Fish what others do you recommend? Cheers |
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Post by smokey on Mar 3, 2015 18:25:05 GMT 10
The gone fish is the last of all thirteen.I have left The josh is a standout, The vindaloo I couldn't feed to the kids. The Bombay I couldn't feed myself but the Taste makes you soldier on. Yes it's dear but it makes a lot of curry and we all know curry keeps and feeds many meals. Most of them call for 1 to 1.5 kg of meat but you could easily upgrade that to 2 kg and same for upgrading the extras, so in that regard the price is not so bad. And is better than the local takeaway. I have nothing to do with this company but the missus and I have been having a ball in the kitchen when one of these packs come out |
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Post by chrisg on Mar 3, 2015 18:52:35 GMT 10
Dividing them up might be an option here, 2 kg of meat is like enough for more than four nights of dinners for the two of us I think we'd be looking at halving and say 500gms of meat. Vindaloo is something my kids, in their twenties are only just appreciating so not surprised, I'm going to assume the Bombay was as fiery as it usually is ? The ones that especially interest me are the Malaysian and Ceylonese, both countries whose curries I adore. Cheers |
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Post by bill44 on Mar 4, 2015 8:32:33 GMT 10
Build yourselves a decent spice rack and stock it up. Use small plastic containers for the most used items so you can buy bulk packs.
We have about 40 bottles in the spice racks and at least a dozen containers for the bulk stuff.
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Post by chrisg on Mar 4, 2015 10:26:57 GMT 10
I think we have four spice racks Bill, no idea how many bottles etc. I think the thing with curry from scratch is fresh grinding etc and knowing what mixes, also some of the ingredients are a little esoteric. Cheers |
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