the takeaway secret

Dizzy_Ditzy

i ordered the book after lurking on here and seeing all the comments about it; i have just made the basic curry sauce and it smells soooooo nice!

My biggest problem now is deciding which curry to have tonight :-)

titchthepunkess

I made the basic chicken curry and my dad loves it, he is a massive fan of curries and we live in Bradford which could be curry capital so it must have been nice, needless to say I know I will be batch making the curry stock in bulk lol

Need2bthrifty

queen of cheap Ive tried the Chicken Tikka Chasni it was really nice but using both pur!e and ketchup was a bit too much tomato for my taste, I will do it again but cut down on these a bit. Have also done the Traditional Chicken Curry - much more to my liking.

pulliptears

I've made the Korma and it was delicious, exactly like our local takeaway. I'm making the Tikka for dinner

Dizzy_Ditzy

Need2bthrifty wrote: »

queen of cheap Ive tried the Chicken Tikka Chasni it was really nice but using both pur!e and ketchup was a bit too much tomato for my taste, I will do it again but cut down on these a bit. Have also done the Traditional Chicken Curry - much more to my liking.

thanks- we're going for the traditional chicken curry to start with, and then i will brave the others :cool:

Amys

I got this book over christmas and it is great. I use my kindle in the kitchen, but I put in in a large plastic bag, so it stays clean.

If you like the US style food, this is a good book as well, it is different from the UK book. You can click on the look inside as well to see some of the recipes. I love the chicken wings/buffalo wings and the crab cakes

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006PL9GLC/ref=docs-os-doi_0

FusionFury

Just ordered this as I can't afford take-aways anymore and hoping it saves money.

How hard are the recipes to cook? are there more simple ones to get started? thanks.

Need2bthrifty

Fusion Fury, I find the recipes easy to follow. I tried a couple of the indian and chinese meals - you need to be a bit organised for making the basic curry sauce in advance to use as stock and to marinade your meats.

You also need a well stocked spice cupboard but nothing out of the ordinary, the only thing I had difficulty finding in the area that I live was fenugreek (methi) leaves. But I bought some from a well known internet site and they arrived 2 days after ordering.

Like many other I also tried the doner.....delish.

Enjoy

titchthepunkess

hi, I have took a few pics of my cooking adventures from this book....



and for the half eaten muffin ...

nibs

Amys wrote: »

I got this book over christmas and it is great. I use my kindle in the kitchen, but I put in in a large plastic bag, so it stays clean.

If you like the US style food, this is a good book as well, it is different from the UK book. You can click on the look inside as well to see some of the recipes. I love the chicken wings/buffalo wings and the crab cakes

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006PL9GLC/ref=docs-os-doi_0

This is free on kindle at the moment.