Meat Loaf, the rather portly rock and roll singer sings a track called “Life is a lemon (And I want my money back)”. Lemons are a very underrated fruit, and while the name is quite often used in a derogatory fashion, there are not many objects in the universe that you can stick two pieces of zinc an...

Only way I can get Mrs GB to eat veg

Thanks RS, was a bit heavy on the oil tonight but hey, it's a Friday night

Tonight's curry fest.

• Chicken Dhansak (rshome123)
• Chana saag masalla (Al's Kitchen)
• Dhal (Scotchbonnet)
• Rice (Greybeard)

Thanks Rusty, will give that a shot, it won't work with cream / yoghurt based curries as the dairy products may curdle, but it is definitely worthwhile for the standard Madras etc.

Anyone who has spent any length of time on this forum will realise that BIR curries are addictive. Not just from the taste perspective, but one gets into a particular groove when cooking, performing the ritual of Mise en place, thinking through the process of what exact order in which to add ingredi...

Don't worry Rusty, it was a great curry, I took the photo plated only because I was ashamed of the apalling state of the both the kitchen, the worktops and the cooker after a mammoth session of cooking a large fresh pot of base, a huge batch of ginger and garlic paste + 6 other dishes ... As you can...

Photo for the time being, writing a classic "Greybeard" review.

Rusty,

This is going to be my curry tonight, what base did you use? Need to put some together as I've run out, so I thought I'd try to be as authentic as possible. Even have the yellow mustard seeds

I'm not a dog and I would not turn up my nose at that ...

This is the second time I've cooked this this month, I forgot to take a photo last time. Simple, straightforward and delicious.

I agree, Lee and Perrin's in moderation does add a little extra something.

Thanks Pauly.

Tried this tonight, and it was really tasty. There were a number of rather unsavoury words used in the preparation of this recipe, as the lid was not properly screwed onto my TRS yellow food colouring. Picking it up by the top, the bottom part fell off and landed on the floor, tipping 50% of the con...

Looks good Slicker, like the addition of the corn.

Looks good, Pauly, I see the pooch was looking rather jealous ... What about a large Biriani with some dhal? You could do that in 2 pots and maybe a frying pan.

Would like to have tried this as well, but my local supermarkets only carry one of the Patak's ingredients.

Superb photos as always reachable. What dhal did you use?

Greybeard review - lagerlad's Chicken Malaya IMG_5706.JPG In my long and varied life I have had many friendly insults thrown in my direction. Mrs GB says I have a sweet face (like a half chewed toffee), others say I grow on people (a bit like a fungus). So it would not be an exaggeration to say tha...

TN, would definitely recommend that you try a prawn curry, if you get the garlic and chilli balance right it is absolutely devine.

RS, that looks far too sumptuous a meal for a Monday night, we had quiche and chips