I have an embarrassing confession to make.................

[vernon]

It's a bit draughty tho' and Patrick's left it in a bit of a state

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Misleadingly described by the estate agents as air conditioned.

 

[subaqua]

....with original features and loads of potential to create that WOW factor.

Is that WithOut Walls ?

 

[Archie_tect]

Escape to the Country [HMP edition]...

 

[Archie_tect]

...not worth the VAT.... best knock it down and build somewhere sensible.

 

[PK99]

Daughter made a wonderful curry last week Patrick, all fresh ingredients and all from scratch, took her about 3 ,4 hrs of messing plus all the shopping for the stuff.
jars are ace and save a fortune, just adding a few extras is fine by me on a week night.

enjoy

Nah! The commercial pastes are just tooooo salty. Patak's OK for an emergency standby - if jazzed up with some fresh spices and coriander* form the freezer,

*I used to mulch mine down ad freeze as ice cubes, but an indian friend persuaded me yo just wash and freeze the whole bunch, works far better.

 

[PK99]

That's because it's a blend of fat, sugar, and cream with a token spice or two. Junk food.

A trifle harsh...

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Very punny!

 

[Archie_tect]

Nah! The commercial pastes are just tooooo salty. Patak's OK for an emergency standby - if jazzed up with some fresh spices and coriander* form the freezer,

*I used to mulch mine down ad freeze as ice cubes, but an indian friend persuaded me yo just wash and freeze the whole bunch, works far better.

+1 on too much salt [and sugar].

 

[Bryony]

I'm using a jar of cooking sauce from the Co-Op tonight. In mitigation, I would say that it is Sharwood's butter chicken sauce and at quid on special offer, I was interested to see what it's like. In fact, it's pretty damn good. So, that frees me up for a bit of work on the rest of the meal. Natural yoghurt, some mint sauce and very finely sliced onion - so that's the raita. Home made onion bhargis - much better than the bought ones. Slice up lots of onion very finely. One green chilli pepper - plain flour, and stir through under a dripping tap until sticky. Then add cumin, coriander and a little lime to give it a twist. Shallow fry as flattened patties and turn them. Make sure that the mix is mainly onion - not flour, and do the bhargis a few at a time and don't let them burn.

I've had the butter chicken too and its lovely! I don't think there is anything wrong with using jars, we get them in for when me and my OH want a quick and easy meal on the days where we're both working late. I can cook up a mean curry from scratch, nothing beats a homemade curry!

 

[MontyVeda]

That's because it's a blend of fat, sugar, and cream with a token spice or two. Junk food.

 

[vernon]

I wouldn't eat it either but I'd be happy to carry my pies in it.

 

[Archie_tect]

At least it's not crocodile.