Indian Takeaway

[mikey4444]

We have a newish Indian Takeaway in the village, one that I have patronised before. so I thought I would give it a try.

I have just bought my "test dish" of Beef Rogan Josh and Coconut Rice, with
a Bhindi Bhaji and a Mushroom Bhaji.

Report back later ( it smells awfully good though ! )

[retrocop]

jj
Yes. Sainsbury's do a good selection that I would trust. Usually near the deli section and rotisserie in ours.

[viv41]

I would not trust the hygiene ratings as far as I could throw them ummmm! Gotta go now, Happy Bank Holiday everyone ...

[ummmm]

Retro...I wouldn't use a zero rated outlet.

My uncle only sells rolls in his pub and I was there when they checked him. They are very thorougher (sp)

[viv41]

Yes jj, Asda does tasty ones too .....

[jennyjoan]

I have never had an Indian in my life. Oh I mean the meal.

[mikey4444]

Jenny....they OK-ish....quite nice really. But they lack that authenticity that a proper outlet will provide.

You will also not get anywhere near the variety of dishes in a supermarket.

However, I have used Patak's sauces in the past and still do....the ones in tins are better than the ones in jars. Their Madras paste is wonderful !

[ummmm]

Patak's are really good.

[jennyjoan]

thanks for that - will look for Patak.

[retrocop]

Of the 15 or so Indian cookery books I have this is my favourite.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Curry-Secret-Indian-Restaurant-Meals/dp/0716021919

It explains that almost all Curry restaurants use a same basic sauce. Onions/Ginger/Garlic in a slack paste.
They keep cauldrons of this ready prepared paste and when the orders come in from the covers the chefs just add whatever extra herbs/spices/flavourings to make a Korma/Vindaloo/Phal whatever.
This book is described as the book 'restaurant owners don't want you to see'
because it is so like the recipes you expect from a restaurant cooked in your own home.
As I type I am cooking a chicken curry which I found yesterday in the BBC Good Food section which uses the holy trinity paste I described earlier plus cumin/fennel/tumeric/chilli flakes and Garam Masala etc.

[mikey4444]

Jenny...Patak make a whole range of Indian foods, and they are all excellent, but look out for those tins of sauces ! ::::

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patak%27s

They are a British-Asian success story !

[ummmm]

And the curry you get from the Chinese is just a paste mixed with water. You can get it on Amazon for a couple of quid.

[mikey4444]

Retro....I watched my meal being cooked yesterday evening, and that paste was much in use ! Its the same sort as I use, if I am making a meal from scratch.

[mikey4444]

One last thing Jenny....avoid any sauce, no matter what type of cuisine it is, if it has the word "Homepride" on the label....you can taste the bloody flour used to thicken it !

[hc4361]

"I think the term "Indian" is historical, as Bangladesh was once part of India."

As was Pakistan, mikey

[mikey4444]

Indeed hc !.....the whole landmass is sometimes still called the "Indian Subcontinent"

[jennyjoan]

well ironically enough I have had a jar of Patak in my fridge for a while - madras - so left some chicken out - hopefully will try it tonight.

I have also that Chinese curry and gravy paste too - very good. It is difficult tho to sorta cook for one without wastage - I know you can freeze but somehow think it is lovely to have freshly made food.

[jennyjoan]

is true that vindaloo sauce makes you go to the loo (so I have heard)

[viv41]

jj - whether or not you get a good choice in a supermarket is debatable and I have no problems at all with choice, BUT you can bet your life that Asda workers do not wipe their behinds with their bare hands as in the Indian restaurant that I mentioned earlier !!