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"An Introduction to BIR Curries" Now Released!

Obtain your copy of "AN INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH INDIAN RESTAURANT CURRIES" NOW! (100% of proceeds are donated to charity!)
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Post by kimgary »

Received my copy with in 1 hour. :-)

Congratulations Guys on a fantastic piece of work, nice to have good quality photo's of the actual curries.

Kind Regards (wishing you all the best for (V2.0) ?????????????

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Thanks for the feedback kg. Not sure about V2.0, but defo a V1.1 to sort out some minor errors! Do let us know if (when!) you spot any :o
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As far as I'm am aware, all copies of the e-book have currently been dispatched against confirmation of donations. Please let me know if you haven't received your copy (email: bircurriesebook@hotmail.com) and I will check, and resend it, if necessary.

Please be sure to check your junk mail and ensure that your inbox is not full! 8-)

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Hopefully tonight's reading :yahoo:
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Thank you so much for my E-book it really is the dogs intimate bits, and a load of money already in the bag for charity well done to all concerned. :thumbup:
Looking forward to the hard copy, CB, aka nice but dim.
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I'm looking forward to receiving mine.
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It would be great to hear how people have got on with following the ebook, especially to see some photos of the recipes they have followed.
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We are delighted to announce that, as of today (i.e. within 2 weeks), 100 e-books have now been distributed for cumualtive donations to the nominated charities of £634!.

We are well on our way to reaching our ambitious target of £1000 of donations to the nominated charities by the end of this year (a graph of cumlative donations against target donations is regularly updated on the first post in this thread)!

We would like to ask that you please do whatever you can to encourage others to donate to one of the nominated charities and receive the e-book too. Please also feel free to provide any feedback and/or to ask any questions that you may have regarding the e-book in this thread. Any suggestions that you may have, on how to promote the e-book to a wider audience, would also be very much appreciated (please do not forget to click the social media "share" links on the forums home page).

Again, we are overwhelmed and very humbled by the generosity of our members in supporting this charitable cause!

Extremely well done, and a very big Thank You!, to all of you who have so generously donated to the nominated charities! 8-)
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A huge thanks from me, 100 e-books distributed and £634 raised in just two weeks is beyond what we could have hoped :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

It took a lot of our time to produce the e-book, but it feels like it was definitely time well spent!
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What a great xmas present the e-book would make ! Buy one for your buddy.
I'm sure Admin could accomodate that. :christmastree:
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Remember folks, a curry is not just for Xmas, if you do a double portion then there is often some left for Boxing Day as well! :D
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The new e-book in pictures, hope I didn't mess up:)
Ok here I go..... Base ingredients.
Ok here I go..... Base ingredients.
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Base after 1 1/2 hours of cooking
Base after 1 1/2 hours of cooking
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Iv'e added Coriander and Mixed Powder.
Iv'e added Coriander and Mixed Powder.
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Base blended and finished.
Base blended and finished.
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Chicken Tikka ready to add to Chicken Tikka Bhoona.
Chicken Tikka ready to add to Chicken Tikka Bhoona.
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Cooking the Bhoona.
Cooking the Bhoona.
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Chicken Tikka Bhoona finished phew, all this for a fiver can't be bad, if you ain't got the e book yet what's the hold up? Hope I did the book justice guys.
Chicken Tikka Bhoona finished phew, all this for a fiver can't be bad, if you ain't got the e book yet what's the hold up? Hope I did the book justice guys.
Bhoona finished.jpg (157.74 KiB) Viewed 21621 times
Nice but dim. :confused:
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Looks the business... how did it taste? What would you change, if anything ?
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Awesome photos, Chickenbhoona, they all look spot on - maybe you should change your username to Chickentikkabhoona!

Thanks for taking the time and trouble to photo your dishes and post - glad you are enjoying the ebook. :):
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Post by Masterosouffle »

This ebook really is my introduction to BIR, having bought it the first day I found this forum.
Two days later I have made my first batch of base gravy, made some mix powder and cooked a kilo of lamb, and frozen it all down ready to start being bought out on Friday. This was definitely aided by the simple, easy to follow instructions and structure of the book. Anyone who can cook a bit, could follow the instructions and make great BIR, and myself as a former chef doesn't feel like I'm being taught how to boil an egg.
The fact this has been compiled as a charity book makes it all the better, in short highly recommended and great value intro into BIR :)
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Great write up MS :thumbup:
Hope to hear how your curries turn out when you have a go later this week.
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Looks mighty fine, CB, thanks for taking the time and effort 8-)
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Thanks for your report, MS, look forward to hearing how you get on with the curries...... 8-)
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Post by theturk »

Hello,

I bought the e-book and it looks awesome so thank you for producing this.

I have a question about the potatoes in the base gravy if someone could tell me please and sorry if it is a real dumb question but I am a real noob!

What type of potatoes should I use in the base gravy? I am guessing it should be something like a roasting potatoe i.e. King Edwards etc and not the waxy varieties you can buy. Or does it not even matter as they are cooked for so long?

Thank you.
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Remove them before they are fully cooked and make a small hole in them, is a top tip it turned my bhajis from just ok to very good.
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