Buying Spices.

pudding06

Hi folks,

I just wanted to say that I save a fortune this weekend by buying my spices from a local indian food store. I paid 59p - 69p for 100g of several spices, and when I went to asda and sainsbury's they were about the same preice and sometimes double the cost for half of the quantity!!

I made the most wonderful curry ever - following curry queens recipes ( do a search) and I will never buy another takeaway again. I cant believe the difference it made - so authentic. Of course now my OH and kids have been spoilt for life!!! I'll never be able to use a jar again:rotfl:

estimated cost of hm curry about £6 for 5 people including pilau rice, naan, butter chicken and onion bhaji's ( reduced chicken at £2.20 kg) it made more and at least one portion has been frozen.
half of the basic curry sauce has been frozen too. feeleing very good about myself.:A
cost at takeaway £45 ish savings of £39

not a bad saving eh :T

pudds

lynzpower

Send some over my way - sounds LUSH!

EagerLearner

Well done Pudds - I started doing own curries etc a few weeks back - same thing as you in terms of never buying from supermarket again!

EagerLearner

If you fancy popping the recipe on here for butter chicken and also for the onion bhajis (can they be frozen?) - I'll give your idea a go next weekend!!!

Raspberry_Swirl

the other great place to go is the chinese supermarket.
you get all the fabulous chinese aromatic spices for the same sort of price you've already mentioned for you indian ones.

there's also tubs of curry concentrate for about £1-£1.50 which make curry for 2 about 6-7 times. for those nights when you want a curry in 10 minutes!

mah_jong

I buy them either from my local whole/healthfood shop or if I am low on lots of spices from an online seller. No asian/chinese selllers here.

I dont think I have bought them from a supermarket in more years than some of you are old!

I make a delish quick curry sauce found on line, if I am out of the batch sauce (as per curry queen)

pudding06

Link for Curry Queen's Curry Night
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=100759&highlight=curry+night


I was hoping the above link would work but hey!!

woo hoo it did

enjoy

pudds

pudding06

Oh and just to add - it seems like a lot of work for a curry but believe me its fantastic - if you want restaurant quality and taste this is the real deal.

pudds

newleaf

Sarahsaver posted this brilliant link earlier:
http://www.natco-online.com/index.html
for those who don't have easy access to an Asian or Chinese grocers. Everything you could possibly want for your currying sessions!

mah_jong

Natco are the ones I use...... very fast and efficient, I can recomend them!