the takeaway secret

furndire

mncollyer wrote: »

Lots of the spices can be bought on ebay Here and they do free postage as well.

Mark

Thanks mncollyer - That looks a really good site - bookmarked it.

soupdragon10

Only just found this - already ordering a copy on Amazon and it's down to £3.95 at the moment with free delivery so less than the cost of a takeaway.

As I'm miles from the nearest town, take away is usually cold when we get it home anyway, so this will be a godsend.

kittykat500

2boysmum wrote: »

We had the Donner Kebab tonight, and it was amazing, exactly the same as kebab shop, especially the red kebab sauce!

The Donner recipe is really good.

I read somewhere that if you place a couple of slices of white bread in the base of the loaf pan, a lot of the grease will get soaked up. I think the recipe tells you to drain it off half way through, but this might be another option?

sb44

kittykat500 wrote: »

The Donner recipe is really good.

I read somewhere that if you place a couple of slices of white bread in the base of the loaf pan, a lot of the grease will get soaked up. I think the recipe tells you to drain it off half way through, but this might be another option?

I cook it on a foil lined baking tray then when I turn it over half way through, I put it on a wire rack so that any remaining fat drains off.

To be honest, even though I use Tesco Value lamb, not a great deal of fat is left in the tray.

triticale

Hi, don't know if it's been mentioned yet, but the batter for the chicken balls with sweet & sour sauce seems wayyy too much! I reckon what I had left over would do the same again, and then some - and my chicken breast was BIGGER than in the recipe!

I am not usually bothered about wasting normal batter, but it used half a box of cornflour:eek:, all I had left

So my advice would be to half the batter recipe, which is what I will be trying next - very soon too, as aside from that the result was fantastic!!! :T

Next on my list to try is the doner kebab for OH, then szechuan chicken and tikka masala. :beer:

debsy42

I've taken the plunge, bought all the stuff for the Donner Kebab and it's currently cooking away in the oven. Have to say it smells fab, can't wait to get my chops into it

SEASHELL

triticale wrote: »

Hi, don't know if it's been mentioned yet, but the batter for the chicken balls with sweet & sour sauce seems wayyy too much! I reckon what I had left over would do the same again, and then some - and my chicken breast was BIGGER than in the recipe!

I am not usually bothered about wasting normal batter, but it used half a box of cornflour:eek:, all I had left

So my advice would be to half the batter recipe, which is what I will be trying next - very soon too, as aside from that the result was fantastic!!! :T

I halved the batter recipe on my last batch and there was still too much. They taste great though :j

zenmaster

debsy42 wrote: »

I've taken the plunge, bought all the stuff for the Donner Kebab and it's currently cooking away in the oven. Have to say it smells fab, can't wait to get my chops into it

You really can't go wrong with the donner, can you?

I made it again on Saturday. Still couldn't get it to slice thinly so decided to let it cool as advised in this thread. I got fed up with being asked if it was ready every 5 minutes though so caved in.

My daughter told me today that her boyfriend loved it and asked if we could have it again the next time he comes over.

flea72

zenmaster wrote: »

You really can't go wrong with the donner, can you?

I made it again on Saturday. Still couldn't get it to slice thinly so decided to let it cool as advised in this thread. I got fed up with being asked if it was ready every 5 minutes though so caved in.

My daughter told me today that her boyfriend loved it and asked if we could have it again the next time he comes over.

you really need a mandolin (V slicer) to get it as thin as they do at the takeaway - they really are worth splashing out on, as you easily make your money back, by making things go further (you'd be surprised how many slices you can get out of a cucumber or tomato, using one)

F

zenmaster

flea72 wrote: »

you really need a mandolin (V slicer) to get it as thin as they do at the takeaway - they really are worth splashing out on, as you easily make your money back, by making things go further (you'd be surprised how many slices you can get out of a cucumber or tomato, using one)

F

I have one thanks (a Lidl special). I use it a lot for salads.

I'll give it a go with the donner next time but I think it's just too crumbly when hot to make a decent cut.