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Indian Mint Sauce

Super easy Indian mint sauce made to the Editor’ own recipe.

This is a very quick and easy recipe for a mint sauce dip to go with your poppadoms and starters. You can easily adjust it to your own taste.

It’s best prepared fresh and ready to use and only takes a couple of  minutes.

Asafoetida (Hing)

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Asafoetida (also known as hing) is a gum from the resin of a variety of…

Fennel Seeds

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Fennel is a green coloured bulb with protruding stalks and is a herb that belongs…

Chicken Old Delhi Style

This delicious chicken recipe comes to us courtesy of Des Biswal and the Ambrette Restaurant.

Breast of British chicken char grilled then finished in an Old Delhi style sauce of tomatoes and dry spices. 

Something for a special occasion and an alternative when you are looking for something to enjoy other than a traditional chicken curry recipe.

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Saffron

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Saffron is golden orange in colour and consists of small, fine threads which is used…

Mace

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Mace, in its original form, is the red lacy covering (the aril) that surrounds the…

Black Cumin

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Black cumin can refer to the seeds of two quite different plants, both of which…

Bay Leaves

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Bay leaves come from the laurel tree and are used as a herb in cooking.…

Phaal (Phall, Phal) Curry

Phaal or Phall is one of the hottest curries you will find on the menu. With the hottest chillies and often a large amount of chilli powder, this is not a curry for the feint hearted.

Phall is basically a thick, tomato based curry made with Habanero or Scotch Bonnet peppers  (sometimes 10 to 12 of them).  It originated in Indian Restaurants in the UK (Birmingham) so it’s not the most “authentic” dish and shouldn’t be mixed up with Phaal from Bangalore which is char-grilled without sauce and eaten as finger-food.

Cassia Bark

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Cassia Bark is also referred to as Chinese cinnamon and even bastard cinnamon (!), this…

Nutmeg

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Ground or grated nutmeg has a warm and sweet smell but in its original form…

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