I am always a bit sceptical when someone contacts us and says they’ve created a curry kit that allows you to make a meal at home that tastes just like a restaurant dish. Surely it can’t be that easy I think. I make a lot of curries at home and those that come from a kit or jar are generally not that great. So when Bang sent me a pack of their kits to try I set my expectations to medium. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. This weekend I made their dhal and a beef madras with their very simple kits and I was very happy with…
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Not strictly anything to do with curry (although they make a very acceptable Samosa Pie) but I wanted to give a shout out to the people who make these fantastic pies. I moved to Yorkshire a little over a year ago and was lucky enough to find them online. We’ve since ordered 3 or 4 times (they sell in packs of six) and have tried pretty much every pie they have. I would recommend a taster box is they way to go, they cater for all, both meat eaters and vegans / vegetarians. I am happy with either so would say my personal favourites so far are the Steak and…
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It’s always nice when someone gives you a present, so today my friend Gary brought in some of his homemade Scotch Bonnet & Mango Sauce. So we immediately hot footed it off to Lily’s to buy some of their excellent samosas to give it a taste test. Here’s what we thought: WOW – you certainly get a kick from the Scotch Bonnets but this is well balanced by the sweet mango making this a perfect dipping sauce with the samosas. It doesn’t have that overly sickly sweet taste that some mass produced sauces have, but a clean, hot taste and pours easily from the bottle. So it’s a great sauce,…
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M&S Curry – What’s it like?
We all have lazy days when we just cannot be a**ed to cook. Everyone must have them as the convenience food sector continues to grow inexorably towards world domination. You think it’s China that’s going to take over the world? More likely to be the food companies. Anyway back to…
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Lion Stout from Sri Lanka
The nice people at KBE Drinks were kind enough to give sample bottle of Lion Stout to try at a recent trade show and although I am not always the biggest fan of stouts I thought it would be rude not to give it a go. So a stout from…
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Bombay Bicycle Beer Review
So the nice people at KBE drinks were kind enough to give me a bottle of Bombay Bicycle IPA to taste at a recent Casual Dining trade show, so as I’m not a fan of the normal fizzy crap served up in the majority of Indian restaurants I was hopeful…
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Steenbergs Spice Blends For Christmas
If you are looking for something a little different as a stocking filler these maybe worth trying. I’ve not tested them, or even seen them, I just got their press…
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Naaantastic T Shirts
Curry Themed T Shirts curryculture.co.uk has teamed up with a leading UK design agency to launch a new line of curry themed t-shirts. I know it sounds insane but wait to you see the designs, you’re going to love them. Current favourites include the women’s Naaaan t shirt and the mens Tandoori Geller. I realise…
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Goa Premium Beer Review
So I was recently sent a couple of bottles of Goa premium craft beer to review and as I am partial to a pint or two, this was no great hardship.
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A Brief History of India Pale Ale
India Pale Ale (IPA) has seen a huge increase in popularity in the last few years, originally from the craft brewers of America (we can’t laugh at their fizzy rubbish…
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Popular Asian desserts reviewed
Many restaurants offer a selection of Asian desserts, frozen or freshly prepared, for those of us who like to finish the meal off with something sweet, so we decided to give some of the most popular a try. Here’s what we thought…
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Hena’s Luxury Chocolates review
We all rate a meal experience on the food, service and atmosphere but do restaurant branded chocolates influence our opinion?
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Chicken tikka masala – Taste test
Chicken tikka masala is one of the most popular Indian dishes in Britain and has become something of a national favourite.
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Bipin’s Masala Pastes
I recently read a piece in Red Magazine about Bipin’s Masala Pastes, a convenient way to make authentic Indian cuisine in your own kitchen.
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Chaat-tastic Tamarind Sauce
A few weeks ago we received a product to review – “Chaat-tastic Tamarind Sauce“. We gave it a go and here is what we thought. The story of Chaat-tastic is that of a family – the recipe goes back over a century in the Shabi family history where it has been passed down faithfully over the…
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