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Gram Flour
Gram flour, sometimes know as Besan, is a flour made from chickpeas. Dried chickpeas are ground down to make the flour.
Different varieties of gram flour are made from different varieties of chickpea, for example those grown in Bangladesh are different to those in Sri Lanka.
Nawabi Chicken Korma
Our guest chef recipe today is from Shah Malek who is the chef director of Rivaaz Lymington and Thali Ho Indian Kitchen.
He describes this dish as “The original Chicken Korma. This is the dish that has been adapted to make the Korma that is served in so many of the Indian restaurants up and down the country. It’s delicious with any breads or rice and is perfect for kids too!”
Chickpea, Coconut and Mango Rice
Fancy a risotto style dish with an Indian twist? Then this recipe from guest chef Anjula Devi should be just what you are looking for.
Ideal for vegetarians and with one or two ingredient changes you could also make a vegan version.
Channa Masala
Another great dish from guest chef Astrid Mitchison of Halo Eats. As with all the recipes on her website, this is suitable for vegans and is gluten free.
This chickpea based dish is ideal as a side dish or as part of a mezze style menu if you are serving lots of different dishes to your guests.
Lamb Rogan Josh for Slimmers
We are often asked “what’s a good curry for slimmers?” This for me is a slightly mis-leading question as many curries are not fattening, it is often all of the items you eat alongside them that can make the meal less healthy.
Anyway enough preaching, here’s a great Lamb Rogan Josh recipe from Debbie Robinson of Slimming World and this shows you how with a few tweaks to the ingredients and cooking method you can enjoy a curry and still stick to a healthy eating plan.
Feature Profile: Chef Anjula Devi
It’s always great when we get to profile a chef and today we are lucky…
Chicken Curry
This classic chicken curry recipe comes to us courtesy of guest chef Anjula Devi and is taken from her recipe book Spice for Life.
Everyone loves chicken curry so this is a recipe we recommend you try and learn how to make. It’s a great one for every aspiring curry chef to have in their armoury and is bound to be popular with the whole family.
Dishoom Recipe Book Review
There seems to be a new recipe book published every day at the moment as we all turn ourselves into culinary wizards, or not, depending on your dedication to the kitchen.
Perhaps this is the influence of Bake Off and Master Chef, but either way I have invested in a few of the latest Indian recipe books and will review them over the next few weeks to let you know if, in my opinion, they’re any good or not for the average amateur chef.
Dosa with Potatoes and Onions
Guest Chef Dev Biswal gives a classic Indian street food recipe. Dosai with gently spiced potatoes, mustard and onions.
A dosa is a simple pancake, originating from South India, made from fermented batter. They look very similar to thin pancakes or crepes. You can add just about any fillings you wish to make a great snack or light meal.
Tandoori Lamb Curry
This Tandoori Lamb Curry with scented rice & onion seed naan is brought to us courtesy of Steenbergs.
Although not seen as an “official” curry this dish is very popular and is full of flavour. You can adjust the heat level to your own liking by adding more or less chilli powder.
Star Anise
Star anise (also known as badain anise), when whole, is an eight-pointed star shape around…
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