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CA's Chicken Ceylon (Original)

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by Cory Ander » Mon May 06, 2013 12:05 am » in British Indian Restaurant Style CURRY RECIPES » Hot Main Dish Curry RECIPES (Recipes Only) » Ceylon

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CA's Chicken Ceylon (medium hot, spicy sauce with...

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Nice oil separation there Westy.
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Naga Phal

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by Westy » Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:01 am » in British Indian Restaurant Style CURRY RECIPES » Very Hot Main Dish Curry RECIPES (Recipes Only) » Phal

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This is based around CA's original phal recipe so...

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Looks a well cooked curry Westy & a hot one !
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Who uses whole spices in their base?

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by Westy » Fri Jan 22, 2021 3:59 pm » in British Indian Restaurant Style CURRY CHAT » CHAT about Curry Bases (No Recipes) » Ingredients

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I’m asking for the simple reason that it seems...

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No, I just use ground spices in my base gravy....

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2021 New Year's Best BIR-Style Curry Photo Competition!

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Competition:

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Looks scrumptious. Yum Yum.

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A quick Dhal

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by Westy » Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:11 pm » in Other Forum Resources » Photos

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Ready for tonight’s curry .....

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No Pauly, they’re red split lentils or ‘masoor...

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Pilau rice

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by Westy » Thu Jan 21, 2021 2:06 pm » in Other Forum Resources » Photos

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Prepped another 10 portions of Tilda basmati...

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It didn't have the lovely nutty aroma the old...

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Kerala Coconut Pepper Chicken

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by rsaha » Sat Sep 10, 2016 9:56 pm » in British Indian Restaurant Style CURRY RECIPES » Hot Main Dish Curry RECIPES (Recipes Only) » Other Hot Main Dishes

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keralacoconutpepperchicken.jpg

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Thanks for posting your results cpatmore , looks...

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Chicken/Lamb Madras with coconut

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by rsaha » Fri Sep 30, 2016 2:41 am » in British Indian Restaurant Style CURRY RECIPES » Hot Main Dish Curry RECIPES (Recipes Only) » Madras

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There's a thread...

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Thanks for posting a pic - it’s so easy now that...

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Thu Jan 21, 2021 4:21 pm
I’ve made a Brown Basmati Pilau but I don’t wear a hemp shirt

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by Westy » Wed Jan 20, 2021 2:50 pm » in British Indian Restaurant Style CURRY CHAT » CHAT about Starters, Accompaniments & Side Dishes (No Recipes) » Rice

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My wife is a bit of a health freak and my...

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I find brown rice strange stuff & only have it...

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CA's Original Curry Base (aka Gravy, Garabi, Sauce)

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by Cory Ander » Mon Jun 15, 2015 3:03 am » in British Indian Restaurant Style CURRY RECIPES » Curry Base RECIPES (Recipes Only)

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Here is my curry base recipe that I originally...

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That's a neat idea. :thumbup:
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