Making Chicken Tikka

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Making Chicken Tikka

By Dan Toombs on Thursday, May 16th, 2013 | No Comments

Chicken tikka can be used in so many different recipes! I remember last year’s World Curry Festival in Bradford. I was walking around checking out the food stalls and noticed a very long queue in front of

Mint, Coriander & Mango Chutney

By Dan Toombs on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 | No Comments

I’m usually quite good and identifying flavours but with this mint, coriander & Mango Chutney I was stumped. Hasan from Hasan’s Restaurant in Leeds served it to me with a selection of tandoori dishes. I got the coriander and mint right but what was that other familiar ingredient? The chutney was quite thick so I [...]

Lamb Kofta Curry With Chickpeas

By Dan Toombs on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 | No Comments

This is British Indian restaurant (BIR) cooking at its best! I’ve been busy lately visiting some of my favourite Indian restaurants and learning their most popular recipes. Recently I was invited to Hasan’s in Leeds. Hasan, the owner and head chef taught me this lamb kofta recipe. It’s absolutely fantastic! A couple of days ago, [...]

What Is In My British Indian Restaurant Spice Larder?

By Dan Toombs on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 | No Comments

I’m often asked which spices are essential for good British Indian Restaurant (BIR) style cooking. Indian curry house cooking is different to more authentic styles in that it was adapted to make great tasting meals fast in a busy restaurant. I have about every spice going in my spice larder but there are a few [...]

Lamb Seekh Kebabs

By Dan Toombs on Monday, May 13th, 2013 | No Comments

This lamb seekh kebab recipe is from Hasan’s in Leeds I must have tried hundreds of recipes for lamb seekh kebabs over the years. Most seem to have twenty or more ingredients and take quite a while to assemble. I just love them but sometimes the recipes, including some of my own can be a [...]

My 30 Minute Quick Prawn Balti

By Dan Toombs on Saturday, May 11th, 2013 | No Comments

This quick prawn balti could also be made with cooked prawns This is a fresh tasting curry that I really love. It’s been cooked in a BIR (British Indian Restaurant) style though most restaurant chefs would use a pre-prepared curry sauce base – often referred to as a curry gravy. This is done to help [...]

Indian Food Recipes – My Oak Smoked Curry Powder Recipe

By Dan Toombs on Tuesday, November 13th, 2012 | No Comments

Try making my smoked curry powder at home for even better tasting Indian food recipes There are many great Indian cooks who would frown at the use of a ready made – one spice blend fits all – curry powder. Top Indian chefs around the world often say that it is essential to roast and [...]

My New Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe

By Dan Toombs on Tuesday, September 11th, 2012 | No Comments

You can use my new smoky spices for this chicken tikka masala or other good quality spices The CURRY GUY smoked spices used in this recipe can be purchased online at The Virtual Farmers Market! I am often asked for a good chicken tikka masala recipe that doesn’t require a pre-made curry sauce. Here [...]

My New British Indian Restaurant (BIR) Style Lamb Madras

By Dan Toombs on Thursday, August 23rd, 2012 | No Comments

This lamb madras has a smoky flavour that the restaurants will want to copy! I’ve been experimenting a lot lately with the smoked spices that are being produced for me by Besmoke Foods. Personally, I think they take homemade curries to another level. They are that good! This lamb madras recipe asks for The Curry Guy [...]

How To Make Homemade Papadams

By Dan Toombs on Sunday, May 27th, 2012 | 12 Comments

Most good Indian restaurant chefs make their own homemade papadams. There’s really no point going to all the trouble of cooking great British Indian restaurant (BIR) style food at home, just to settle for those pre-made stale papadams that are sold in the shops. Either forget the papadams all together or make them yourself. Homemade [...]

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