Another year, another excuse to rustle up a garam masala. This year, a heavy lean on the aniseed flavours: star anise, cinnamon, chillis, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, black peppercorns, bay leaves, a whole nutmeg all roasted in a low oven until aromatic. Blitz to dust.
Read moreIt may be a touch early in the year for this dish but I got a real craving for this earthy yet refreshing combination. The citrussy crackle of coriander with the deep earthiness of cumin can’t be beat when matched with a full-on red meat like this rump steak. Couple it with a refreshing and zingy salad and you’ve got […]
Read moreI’ve gone a bit curry mad lately. A recent rerun of Floyd’s Indiadidn’t help, and Gordon Ramsay’s latest seriesisn’t going to quash it either. So tonight I really fancied yet another home-brewed curry. A quick aside: I can’t find a gospel on how Indian food should be named. Sometimes it’s named by method (balti), sometimes by ingredient (dhansak = double […]
Read moreThis is the rice from the chicken tikka masala recipe. I’ve broken it out to it’s own page otherwise I have trouble finding it! Aromatic rice: 1 onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, peeled and bashed 1 cinnamon stick 3 cloves 4 cardamom pods 1 cupful rice per person Fry the onion gently until softened, then add the garlic. Add the […]
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