Indian restaurant curry

[nee]

Hi all,

I was wondering if someone here knows how to make currys like what gets served up in UK indian restaurants??

Anyone recipes or tips or point me in the right direction would be appreciated.

cheers

[Indo_Aryaan]

Ask a chef at one of those restaurants.

[annie]

indian cook books...lol

[nee]

Well ive tried that at a number of differnt places and they all give some sort of excuse as to why they can't say like its some big secret. Ive managed to get a few bits of info out of them but not a complete this is how you make it from base to curry!

[Indo_Aryaan]

Are you Asian by any chance? All that secret ingredient stuff is non-sense.

Best look things up in a book, will give you step by step instructions. Failing that get someone who knows to show you afew times.

[Maya-aka-tulu]

all the curry recipes are basically same. only the difference varies by the amount of spices being used.
and no chef uses the same amount and that's the secret.

[nee]

Thanks for the replys,

Im not asian but love the food in paticular restaurant style currys, which ironicly is probably about as far from asian food as you can get

Ive tried loads of books and websites but with no luck, I had a guy talk me through the basics once but he was more a second chef than the main chef. So i know how to make a basic gravy and chicken curry\madras, which is ok but not exactly the same. I know that they are all the from the same base with different spices etc... but my home made currys always seem to be missing something. So im guessing my base isnt right.

I agree that the secret ingredient stuff is probably rubbish but given the amount of restaurants there are in the UK and the amount of chefs there must be how come no one knows how to make it?

Thanks
n