Paste Pots

[Onelife]

Not everyone’s taste but I love a good curry. My normal go to place for a good curry is a restaurant in Church Streton, which I have to say always delivers authentic tasting dishes…that being said its not on our doorstep so I normally resort to jarred curry sauce for a quick alternative, this was until I came across Patak’s Tika Masala Paste Pots which I have to say deliver a fantastic tasting curry and at £1.60 for two pots is great value. Yes, you do have to add an onion, some garlic, ginger, tinned tomatoes and yogurt but believe me you won’t be disappointed in the taste.

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[Ray B]

Onelife mansion falling on hard times ? as the squire has taken on a roll advertising Patak’s Tika Masala Paste Pots, a fantastic tasting curry and at £1.60 for two pots is great value.
Squire Onelife goes on to say, "believe me you won’t be disappointed in the taste."

[Stephen]

He starts his waiting on tables job tomorrow at the ‘Royal’ curry house Windsor.

[Onelife]

Onelife mansion falling on hard times ? as the squire has taken on a roll advertising Patak’s Tika Masala Paste Pots, a fantastic tasting curry and at £1.60 for two pots is great value.
Squire Onelife goes on to say, "believe me you won’t be disappointed in the taste."

Not at all Ray…two pots can feed the butler, two housemaids, three gardeners and the groom.

That’s what I call value for money.

[Onelife]

He starts his waiting on tables job tomorrow at the ‘Royal’ curry house Windsor.

Waiting on tables? I own the bl**dy place.

[barney]

Not wishing to be a ‘trumpet blower’ but we have a very extensive spice cupboard and always make from scratch.
We try to avoid processed food as much as possible, particularly ultra processed foods.
It’s actually impossible but you can do your best to mitigate it.

[Onelife]

Not wishing to blow my trumpet, but I will…I consider myself a good cook, not your everyday cooking as that is my wife’s work but I do/did enjoy cooking Indian and especially Chinese dishes, and like you Barney have a full range of spices and sauces. Whilst I enjoyed both styles of cooking the preparation, and standing creased my back so do very little of it now, other than Chicken and sweet corn soup and Beef Chow Maine.

Many years ago, and don’t know if they still publish it but there was a Chinese cookery book which went by the name of the “Australian Women’s Weekly, Cooking Class Cookbook” it is a fantastic addition for anyone who enjoys Chinese cookery…I think I’ve had mine nigh on 25 years.

[Onelife]

Just checked it out and you can buy used copies on ebay

[Ranchi]

We used to have good Asian stores but no longer. I must admit to using the freezer quite often for coriander (& other leaves) which we usually pick up when reduced at the local supermarket.

[Onelife]

We used to have good Asian stores but no longer. I must admit to using the freezer quite often for coriander (& other leaves) which we usually pick up when reduced at the local supermarket.

When I lived in the area Leamington was my place to go to for Indian spices…just writing about it conjures up those lovely aroma’s you got when entering these emporiums of Asian spices.

[Ranchi]

This post takes me back. We used to have a good Asian food store in our nearby town. My father in law was a retired engineer (marine) and had worked for many years with Pakistani engine room staff. He spoke Urdu quite well and when he came to visit us used to like to accompany me if I went to buy spices etc. on one occasion an old boy came out the back of the store and had a good old chin wag with my FiL. When I went to the till with ginger, okra etc.etc. The old boy decided he would do the cash out. The store had just bought a new integrated till and weighing scales. The old boy started to use it but wasn’t managing well. In the end he simply weighed the goods by hand and charged me accordingly. When I got home I thought I check the weights. - sure enough, they were just about spot on.