Curry is a mythical, hybrid beast in England. Born of curious Raj influences, the modern Indian food apparently bears little resemblance to food eaten in India today. Most of us experience the odd names of the menu and play roulette with what we get, as they appear different from restaurant to restaurant. After making garam masala and forming it into […]
Read moreOnce again the wonderful Delicious magazine brings another great recipe. Grab a lentil curry ready meal and mix with freshly-boiled veg – a clever way to mix the tricky parts of Indian cookery with ‘real’ ingredients.
Read moreI’ve managed to catch up with the dreadfully named Recipe For Success. A couple take over a restaurant for a day and try to run it. It’s fronted by the affable Simon Rimmer, whom I’ve admired for many years and I’m sure is worthy of a bigger household name status than he has. He gave this recipe to one of […]
Read moreAnother one from Nigella: a filling, warming bowl of food that assuages post-Christmas guilt. Relatively simple, tin tomatoes, whatever veg was to hand (courgette, cauliflower, onions, carrots, peas), stock and some Gary Masala, boiled up for a while and dotted with coriander. Served with a chewy, fluffy naan, it’s seriously comforting.
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