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Railway Lamb Curry
Railway lamb curry comes from curries served on the railways in India to First Class passengers, generally British, who liked the idea and taste of curry but couldn’t take the heat.
So this a relatively mild curry that contains potatoes as well as lamb making in not unlike a traditional British lamb stew with an Indian twist.
Read MoreGoan Fish Curry
This delicious Goan fish curry recipe comes to us courtesy of guest chef Anjula Devi and is taken from her recipe book Spice for Life.
Anjula explains “this is one of the best fish curries which my Dad taught me to cook. It requires raw green mango which most Indian greengrocers sell.”
Read MoreZest Quest Asia Summer Challenge
Restaurateurs CyrusTodiwala OBE DL and Pervin Todiwala have announced the launch of the first Zest Quest Asia Summer Challenge, an exciting on-line spin-off of the popular annual student culinary competition, Zest Quest Asia. The Zest Quest Asia Summer Challenge is likewise geared towards raising the profile, skills and knowledge of Asian cuisine among student chefs…
Read MoreIndustry body moves to help those who have lost their jobs
ceda, who represent over 100 companies involved in the catering equipment industry have launched a new initiative called ceda Retain. Alongside the headline job losses caused as well known restaurant chains such as Carluccio’s close, go additional job losses in the hospitality industry supply chain. Engineers, sales people, designers, admin teams all work in the…
Read MoreGram 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.
Read MoreNawabi 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!”
Read MoreChickpea, 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.
Read MoreChanna 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.
Read MoreLamb 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.
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