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Curry Sauce Base
The secret to many great curry recipes is not to just add water or chopped tomatoes when you need to create a sauce, but to have a pre-cooked “base curry sauce” ready to use.
Any curry chef worth their salt knows the secret of a good curry sauce and here at Curry Culture Towers we want to share this secret with you – here’s a great starter recipe for a good curry base sauce
Scrambled eggs with a twist
Guest blogger, chef Nahim Aslam…..
Nahim is the head chef at the Indian Ocean in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. Here he shares a personal recipe that he likes to make at home:
“This is a great snack and something I make when I come home, am really hungry and want something quick, easy and tasty.”
Beans on toast, Indian style!
An ode to the Brits from our guest blogger “The Mistress of Spices”
I have always been a HUGE fan of traditional English breakfasts, ever since enjoying them in the various parts of Anglophone Africa in which I’ve worked. A weekend in London wouldn’t be complete without at least one. Fried or scrambled eggs, grilled tomatoes and mushrooms and of course beans on toast (my favorite!)
Mughlai Paratha
News has reached us here in Curry Culture HQ of a new fast-food chain in Dubai with a rather different take on curry accompaniments. Curry and Toast serve all sorts of curry with, you’ve guessed it, toast – it sounds like a student’s culinary heaven.
Of course, it’s definitely not a traditional side dish and you’re unlikely to find it in any restaurant this side of the United Arab Emirates.
Chicken Biryani
Biryani is a mixed rice dish with its origins in the Indian subcontinent and Persia.
A hugely popular dish, not only in India, but across the entire South Asia subcontinent and now the rest of the world.
There are many regional variations but here we show you how to cook the traditional Indian take on the chicken biryani.
Punjabi Chicken Karahi
A Punjabi Chicken Karahi is an onion and tomato based dish with plenty of garlic and ginger added as well.
This Punjabi recipe carefully blends spices for a subtle yet tasty dish. Our recipe uses a base curry sauce but if you don’t have one to hand you could use more chopped tomatoes or a little water but that will reduce the depth of flavour.
Lamb Karahi (Korai / Karai)
This lamb karahi recipe (or karai) is a classic Indian curry with tender lamb pieces coated in a beautifully spiced curry sauce. This is a relatively “dry” curry so your sauce should be nice and thick.
It is relatively easy to cook and if you don’t have a base curry sauce available you can use chopped tomatoes.
Aloo Gobhi (Gobi)
A delicious vegetarian dish consisting of potatoes (aloo) and cauliflower (gobhi).
Very popular across India and Pakistan with many different variations as additional vegetables are added to give it a different twist. The end product has a yellow tinge from the turmeric in the recipe.
Commonly served as a side dish, you can add peas kale or cabbage to vary the taste.
Chicken Hari Boti
This recipe comes courtesy of the Indian Ocean Restaurant in Ashton and their Executive Chef Nahim Aslam
Chunky grilled or fried chicken marinated in a yogurt dressing flavoured with lemon and garlic and rolled in a blend of green leaves, fresh herbs and green chillies.
A delicious dish that can be served as an appetiser or starter or as a canape or snack.
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