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Chicken Red Curry -- Thai Style!

I've been making Thai style chicken red curry for several years so that I've pretty much got my recipe down to a science. Over the years, I've tweaked my recipe for chicken red curry to make it more tasty. I've finally hit upon the ri...

Best Butter Chicken Recipes

Anyone who loves Indian food - both eating and cooking - particularly non-vegeterian fare, knows that the holy grail of chicken dishes is the BUTTER CHICKEN. Yes all you Chicken tikka and Tandoori Chicken fans can eat your heart out, but Butter Chick...

Chicken Curry Recipes

I don't know when it was that I first sampled one of a selection of chicken curry recipes and experienced the delights of Indian cookery, but from the moment I came across curry was hooked. My parents have loved curry for years, and when entertaining...

How to Make Thai Green Curry

Thai Green Curry (Gaeng Kieow Waan) is perhaps the most popular of all Thai dishes with foreigners, certainly after thirteen years living in Thailand it is still one of my favourites. Indeed at various times Thai Green Curry has been voted the number...

Making a good Curry

If you are anything like me you will love Indian Curries, not just the curry but all the associated things that go with the meal, Onion bhajee, Nan bread, Bombay potatoes and all the other lovely things you can eat with your Indian meal. The best boo...

Vegetarian Curry Options 

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Healthy Vegetarian Recipes - Easy, Creamy Eggplant (Aubergine) Curry

I love eggplant but sometimes its difficult to know what to do with them! I do however think that eggplants, or aubergines, go really well in certain curries, and quite frequently add them to my Lentil Curry This eggplant curry recipe is delicious an...

Healthy Vegetarian Recipes – Lentil Curry

I'm not a Vegetarian but this vegetarian lentil curry is easy, tasty, healthy and especially great if you are on a budget! I love cooking Indian food, cooking curry in particular, and although there are lots of Lentil curry recipes this is the lenti...

Spinach and potatoes - Indian style

Saag aloo - also known as palak aloo - combines spinach and potatoes, and is a great vegetable side dish to serve along with curries. In fact, saag aloo can be served as a meal in its own right, with some boiled rice. A delicious alternative for whe...

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Asafoetida

Asafoetida, used in minute quantities in Indian and other west Asian cooking, its main purpose is to prevent flatulence. It is obtained from the resinous gum of a plant which grows in Afghanistan and Iran. The stalks are cut close to the root and the...

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Make your own curry powder

There's nothing more delicious than a curry, but have you ever wondered what herbs and spices actually go into one? You can find out here what to do to make the tastiest curries ever. You can even invent your own combination of spices so you get a p...

Hot Chicken Madras

Here's a really tasty curry recipe if you like your curries on the fairly hot and spicy side! Chicken Madras is one of the bestsellers in UK Indian restaurants and takeaways - hot but not too hot, and this recipe incorporates coconut and tomatoes for...

Simple Thai Green Curry

This is a delicious yet simple green chicken curry recipe for people seriously pushed for time. Thai green curry can be made using readily available curry paste, and just involves chopping some chicken and vegetables into bite sized pieces. A wonderf...

Chicken Tikka Masala

Here's a wonderful recipe for one of Britain's favorite curry dishes - chicken tikka masala. It is a highly spiced curry but one without a huge firey kick to it, as it was invented in Glasgow, Scotland to cater for British palates. If you want to add...

Easy Chicken Curry

Here's a lovely spicy chicken curry recipe that's easy to prepare. Cookery in a single pot with no marinating for hours. A delicious, healthy curry that anyone can make, and you can use lamb if you prefer, or fish, or vegetables if you're a vegetaria...