Chicken Tikka massala shortage

[IanM]

Not Asian old chap.................Chicken Tikka Massala was another great Scottish food invention in the 1970's.
Along with the new deep fried battered pickled onions.

#notapropercurry

...in the same way as Chop Suey was a New York invention, not Chinese...

 

[Foxholer]

Supermarket bought curry, pffft.
Do yourself a favour and buy this book and get cooking by a million miles THE best curry book I own.

https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-curry-guy-bible/dan-toombs/9781787134638

Indeed, the 'Curry Bible'. But did you notice the 'Not currently available' message?
Personally not a fan of superhot curries - as it's the flavour of the spices that I most enjoy. Hot curries are very much a macho 'sport'!

 

[IanM]

I never been a curry liker myself but I always remember the "Who dares win" sketch about a bunch of guys trying to out-do each other with how hot they can have their curry. "I'll have the broken glass and napalm sauce please"

A nod to the "Goodness Gracious Me" sketch about a group of Indians who go out for "an English" and see who is brave enough to order the blandest dish!

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Not Asian old chap.................Chicken Tikka Massala was another great Scottish food invention in the 1970's.
Along with the new deep fried battered pickled onions.

I thought it was Birmingham where it started out. Whereabouts in Scotland was it first made?

 

[Deleted member 18588]

I thought it was Birmingham where it started out. Whereabouts in Scotland was it first made?

Birmingham was where the balti originated, specifically Adil's, in mid 1970's.

Fortunately we Brummies cannot be held responsible for the abomination that is chicken tikka massala.?

 

[jim8flog]

Reading a lot of this thread Marmite comes to mind

 

[Doon frae Troon]

I thought it was Birmingham where it started out. Whereabouts in Scotland was it first made?

Curry City...Glasgow of course.
Seemingly a chef added some tomato soup to one when a customer complained it was too dry. @ early 1970's

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Curry City...Glasgow of course.
Seemingly a chef added some tomato soup to one when a customer complained it was too dry. @ early 1970's

The dish’s origins are debated. Some believe that it was invented in the 1970s by a Bangladeshi chef in Glasgow, Scotland, who, in order to please a customer, added a mild tomato-cream sauce to his chicken tikka, which is pieces of boneless chicken marinated in yogurt and curry spices and served on a skewer, kebab-style. More likely, it derived from butter chicken, a popular dish in northern India. Some observers have called chicken tikka masala the first widely accepted example of fusion cuisine.

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Indeed, the 'Curry Bible'. But did you notice the 'Not currently available' message?
Personally not a fan of superhot curries - as it's the flavour of the spices that I most enjoy. Hot curries are very much a macho 'sport'!

I have enjoyed my journey over the past few weeks into curries

My favourite is always a madras but I tried my hand at the following

Balti
Bhuna
Dhansak
Dopiaza
Madras (had to)
Panthia
Rogan Josh
Achari chicken
Keema matar
Konkani green curry
Thakkali
Tarka dhal
Makhani dhal
Rajma dhal
Chana masala
Garlic chilli chicken curry

Their pilau rice and sag alou /Bombay potatoes if you dont add spinach and tomatoes are amazing

We love the makhani dhal and pilau rice as a nice side to whatever curry we decide now

Even use ghee as it gives it that touch more restaurant look

I love the spicery system as you use 4 blends and it just tells you how much each blend pure curry

For example pilau rice is one teaspoon the haldi blend and then half a methi blend afters for flavour

Just keeps it simple lol saves me having many spices on the rack

Below for example is there balti recipe, so simple to follow

 

[badgb21]

Wife got a curry kit from Waitrose this week and I have to say, it was very good and so simple to make, even I could do it:
It's called The Spice Tailor and it's in a carton box with 3 packets inside. I added a few veg bits and cooked them with chicken.
They do many variants, this was a Tikka Masala and loved it. much hotter and a cleaner taste than many ready meal versions.
Like to hear if anyone else has tried this

The Spice Tailor – Curry
1 Onion
0.5 large Pepper
1 chilli (no pith or pips)
350g Chicken
2 mini Naans
Rice
Follow instructions on box - so easy!
(This'll serve 2)

 

[Hacker Khan]

Wife got a curry kit from Waitrose this week and I have to say, it was very good and so simple to make, even I could do it:
It's called The Spice Tailor and it's in a carton box with 3 packets inside. I added a few veg bits and cooked them with chicken.
They do many variants, this was a Tikka Masala and loved it. much hotter and a cleaner taste than many ready meal versions.
Like to hear if anyone else has tried this

The Spice Tailor – Curry
1 Onion
0.5 large Pepper
1 chilli (no pith or pips)
350g Chicken
2 mini Naans
Rice
Follow instructions on box - so easy!
(This'll serve 2)

I used to get these occasionally. They were not bad, but prefer making my own from scratch. They really are quite easy to make as you only need a few spices that you can get at any supermarket. The ready meals are usually not great.

 

[IanM]

Sat on a lengthy MS Teams call.... I am blooming starving now!

 

[Beezerk]

Indeed, the 'Curry Bible'. But did you notice the 'Not currently available' message?

It wasn't a link to buy it as such it was just to show what book I've been using recently ?

 

[fundy]

A nod to the "Goodness Gracious Me" sketch about a group of Indians who go out for "an English" and see who is brave enough to order the blandest dish!

would you like Peas with that

 

[SteveW86]

It wasn't a link to buy it as such it was just to show what book I've been using recently ?

I have seen this book mentioned on many BBQ groups, but not yet tried it. Looks like a potential stocking filler

 

[arnieboy]

The first and last curry I ate was a Vesta, came in a box, over 40 years ago.

 

[GG26]

The first and last curry I ate was a Vesta, came in a box, over 40 years ago.

That explains why you never had another one!

 

[GG26]

If being lazy, like me, don’t use the sauces. The Pataks curry pastes are way better.

 

[Foxholer]

It wasn't a link to buy it as such it was just to show what book I've been using recently ?

I figured as much.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Would definitely say Pataks are the best of the jar varieties (and by a distance)