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How to make Chilli Roasted Pistachios

By on Friday, December 30th, 2011 | 3 Comments

Chilli roasted Pistachios anyone?     These chilli roasted pistachios just plain gets it! Great for picnics or appetizers you can’t go wrong with this easy dish so I really hope you give it a try. Once made, they keep for months in an air-tight container in a cool and dark place. I usually quadruple [...]

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How To Make An Indian Style Chipotle Sauce

By on Thursday, December 8th, 2011 | No Comments

This chipotle sauce is great served hot or cold For those of you who are not familiar with chipolte chillies, they are usually supplied in a tin mixed with a thick smoked ‘adobo’ sauce. Chipotles chillies are used a lot in Mexican cookery and their smoky flavour loans itself very well to the ingredients used [...]

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How To Cook Naan Bread in a Tandoor Oven

By on Monday, September 26th, 2011 | 7 Comments

  Introducing my new – improved naan bread recipe!   Back in February 2011, shortly after I started this blog, I posted a naan bread recipe which I’d been using for years. That naan bread recipe had seen me through many curry nights and parties. Naan bread became a true favourite around my house.  I [...]

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How to Make Delicious Lamb Samosas

By on Friday, August 12th, 2011 | 2 Comments

  Lamb samosas are a favourite curry house treat!   I love samosas. Whatever the filling – whether it be the crab samosas I wrote about a couple of months back or the amazing haggis samosas my wife made in Scotland last week, samosas just get it! They may not be the best Indian food [...]

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How to Make Curry House Style Aloo Chaat – A Delicious Vegetarian Potato Starter Dish

By on Saturday, June 18th, 2011 | No Comments

  Aloo Chaat is potato salad done Indian style   You are bound to find this Aloo chaat on the menu of any good curry restaurant. Aloo chaat or aloo chat as it is sometimes written tastes great and it’s easy to make. Easy fast recipes are essential to the success of popular curry houses. [...]

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How to Make Sundal – An Easy to Make Indian Chickpea Salad

By on Friday, June 3rd, 2011 | 4 Comments

  Chickpea salad with a difference!   This is a recipe from Tamil Nadu in southern India. Chickpeas are more often associated with north Indian cuisine but this tasty chickpea salad is bursting with the amazing flavours of the south. Sundal is eaten all day long in Tamil Nadu including breakfast. It is often eaten [...]

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How to Make Crab Samosas – The Perfect Starter Course for Your Next Curry Night

By on Monday, May 9th, 2011 | 7 Comments

Crab Samosas Rock! There is nothing more delicious than homemade samosas. Biting into the crispy pastry stuffed with the special secret ingredients of your choice is what dreams are made of. I love samosas of all kinds – vegetable filled, lamb mince stuffed – you name it! Get the filling right and you and your [...]

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Cloud Like Indian Roti Bread That is Too Good For Words

By on Saturday, February 26th, 2011 | No Comments

This is a very special Roti Bread recipe! If you are a keen Indian food fan, you will no doubt have a favourite indian bread. At my house it is this special roti that we make from low fat milk and yoghurt. If there is one easy recipe you must make from my blog it [...]

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Indian Food Recipes – Onion Tarka is a Must Have Ingredient for many Indian Dishes

By on Thursday, February 24th, 2011 | No Comments

A lot of Indian food recipes ask for onion tarka. Often they do not refer to it as onion tarka because the recipe needs so little it is easier to just say fry an onion until it is crispy. Other Indian food recipes such as Lamb Raan and Tarka Dhal require quite a lot of [...]

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The Best Indian Naan Bread You Will Ever Eat

By on Friday, February 11th, 2011 | 9 Comments

This is the best naan bread recipe I have ever tried! I absolutely love this recipe. I learned it while living at the dorm at CSU Sacramento from an Indian exchange student. Wait ’till you try this! It puts ordinary store bought and even some restaurant naan bread to shame. Naan bread is best made [...]

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