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McSwede wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2019 12:54 amAlso witnessed deep fried battered pizza for the first time. WTAF??? It's like committing slow suicide

My friends in Stirling, their Local takeaway does Chicken Nugget Balti and Pizza Naan...

dinny_g wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2019 6:46 am
My friends in Stirling, their Local takeaway does Chicken Nugget Balti and Pizza Naan...

They both sound alright to be fair, like some kind of junk food/curry mashup. As long as for the latter you mean a pizza made with naan bread as the base, not just a whole pizza stuffed inside a naan.

unzippy wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2019 2:14 am I've had some very good results from here:

will take a look through there. Thanks for sharing it.

JonMad wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2019 7:26 am

dinny_g wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2019 6:46 am
My friends in Stirling, their Local takeaway does Chicken Nugget Balti and Pizza Naan...

They both sound alright to be fair, like some kind of junk food/curry mashup. As long as for the latter you mean a pizza made with naan bread as the base, not just a whole pizza stuffed inside a naan.

The former...

To be fair, the normal stuff, Jalfrezi, Madras etc were very good

I had a Thai curry last night
Very good.

Need to find somewhere that sells plantains so I can recreate that deep fried coconut batter plantain dessert and binge on it over the weekend.

Also does anyone know how to make nice grilled squid at home? I’m tried a few times and end up with something akin to a Pirelli P6000 tyre.

Mito Man wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2019 11:10 am
Also does anyone know how to make nice grilled squid at home? I’m tried a few times and end up with something akin to a Pirelli P6000 tyre.

In the words of Raymond Blanc - cook for either for 1min or 1hr, no more no less

Hmm perhaps I’ll try the 1 hour method as the 1 minute one was closer to sushi.
I reckon the restaurants I go to must cook it for an hour then deep fry or grill it just before serving

mik wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2019 4:54 pm I want a curry now

Me too - so I had one... lush

Was brought by friends to Chatkhara in Tooting SW London this evening.... Similar to the one above it's a place I wouldn't normally go into based on how it looks, but it was honestly the best curry that I've had in a couple of years and it worked out at £6.50 each!

unzippy wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2019 2:14 am I've had some very good results from here:

Did the basic chicken curry yesterday. Took a while to do the sauce - man, that uses a lot of garlic! - but I now have 5 portions of it left for another day. Very nice curry - exactly as you'd get in a restaurant. Impressed. I made the naan as well, which came out better than I thought it would when I put it in the oven, as the dough was very sticky.

That looks bloody good Jon...

Good effort! I'm no fatty tho and would want double that on my plate

dinny_g wrote: Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:30 am That looks bloody good Jon...

Seconded!!

I'm in Aberdeen this week, anywhere offering a decent curry around there?

Oof that's looks cracking.

How long did it take ?

ETA I can see it now 1.5 hrs including prep. I'll have a crack tonight.

Carlos wrote: Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:15 pm Oof that's looks cracking.

How long did it take ?

The sauce took nearly a couple of hours including all the chopping and blending, and I cooked the chicken at the same time as this. Then adding it all together took another 15 mins.

As I said, I have a few portions of the sauce left so using that it should be half an hour or so all in, once the sauce has defrosted.

Forgot a couple

Manchester City Centre - Rajdoot, This & That, and Dishoom as previously mentioned. This and That is brilliant, old school, simple curry. Menu varies daily, but always the same every week and there's only a few dishes on offer.

Sussex - Elmer Tandoori in Elmer. One of the best curry houses I've ever been to. Been a couple of times when staying in Elmer to do Goodwood, albeit a few years ago now. A couple we stay with even have friends that drive 45mins to Elmer to go to this place. It's also insanely cheap - as in you'll be sure they've missed several things off the bill. I had a lime chilli chicken or something the 1st time I visited, which was amazing. 2nd time it wasn't on the menu but when I asked they cooked it for me anyway 8). Don't expect a fine interior or matching cutlery, but that's part of the charm.

McSwede wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2019 12:54 am Just had chips and curry at Pizza Corolla in Weegieland and they were bloody lovely. The lady fires salt on like a cardiac assassin though!

Also witnessed deep fried battered pizza for the first time. WTAF??? It's like committing slow suicide

Went to Döner Haus again earlier (pre being pissed) and it was great. Curry wurst and chicken shawarma, washed down with Bitburger. Yummy!

Doner Haus is amazing.

So is a pizza crunch, one of the only things I miss since I stopped eating dairy .

JonMad wrote: Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:27 pm

Carlos wrote: Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:15 pm Oof that's looks cracking.

How long did it take ?

The sauce took nearly a couple of hours including all the chopping and blending, and I cooked the chicken at the same time as this. Then adding it all together took another 15 mins.

As I said, I have a few portions of the sauce left so using that it should be half an hour or so all in, once the sauce has defrosted.

Fantastic

Likewise - do the sauce in bulk and then portion up for the freezer.

Same as Jon's basic curry, absolutely fabulous.



Genuinely as good as my local takeaway for a similar dish but it's a lot of work which ended up being over 2 evenings.