the takeaway secret

molly_malone

I have to agree anguk the batter is better than the take-away. I put more vinegar and less sugar in the sauce than the book says too and everybody loved it.

jammy_dodger

we had chicken balls and sweeet an sour sauce too for tea tonight so easy to prepare not a lot of dishes at the end my kinda ,meal

AMMat158

Seems to be the night for sweet and sour chicken balls tonight!
I added mushrooms, peas and spring onions to the rice as well as two eggs.
I didn't think anyone would want to see the after picture of an empty plate!
Andrea

betterlife

hi, i got my book a couple of days ago and wanted to try the lamb donner kebab but i couldnt get onion powder, has anyone tried it using fresh onions? maybe fried and purreed? also i got garlic granules as couldnt get powder is it the same difference? and also has everyone found the recipe/instructions ok or do they need to be tweeked thanks

hex2

I went into Mr S today and got 'onion granules' which didn't show up on home delivery. We made the red sauce using encona chilli and garlic sauce and OMG it is perfect. Donner meat and HM pitta breads - yum. We made pitta breads in my already beloved kenwood, and by *yawns - half hearted* 7yo hand, both are perfect and miles above shop bought cardboard as long as you roll them out. Has anyone tried Kennys method of simply cooking as balls for the pitta bread? I cracked and rolled them.

Betterlife - I would buy 28p dried onions and whizz them in food processor, otherwise you are messing with the wet content.

a_sav

My disaster with the doner got beef mince, not lamb only realised when all was in the oven...lol
Red sauce was great but did not do it for us will get it right next time

beerqueen

Made the chicken curry from the Curry Secret yesterday - looked and tasted authentic though a bit of a faff, having to make the curry base first (last week and froze), then cook the chicken then combine. Also made the cauli and potato curry (can't remember what it was called) so had quite a lot on the go at once - took about an hour to an hour and a half of constant leaping around the kitchen! Should be easier next time as I cooked enough chicken for two lots and have still got some curry sauce in the freezer. Couldn't believe how authentic it looked - it didn't look promising to start! Didn't think to take piccy sorry.

Family liked it but said it wasn't better than my own cobbled together version. So jury's out whether I will continue to use this method - I guess if I can bulk cook sauce and freeze and don't try to be too ambitious! (forgot to say that as daughter is vegetarian I also had a quorn chicken version cooking in tandem!

Alton_Towers

Made the cookies and they are now a firm fave!

MummyOfTwo

amazing book! just got it this week, made the crispy shredded chicken with fried rice, which went down amazingly well, and tonight ive made the lamb doner, which was gorgeous! couldnt believe how spot on it was taste-wise. had it with salad and pitta, and the yogurt/mint dressing from the £shop. for the price, this book is a real gem.

sb44

Made the Spicy Chicken Wings tonight which were quiet nice but not hot as some have mentioned.

They were just like some that I bought from Lidl recently.

There was quite a bit of marinade rub on them so they were quite crispy which we like.

For anyone who hasn't made these yet, the marinade is more like a paste than a liquid marinade, well ours was anyway.