Use thighs for more flavour and if trimmed properly are still low in fat and a great source of protein
Category: Indian
Dal with potato masala
Dal is an Indian lentil dish, served with potato masala this makes a great vegetarian side dish or starter
Lamb and spinach karahi
This is an amazing curry and you can beef or chicken instead of lamb for this lamb and spinach karahi
Cod curry
This is an excellent cod curry using but you could use any white fish such as hake or pollock as it will work as well.
Madras prawn curry
This is a hot Madras prawn curry recipe, the tamarind gives it a great hot and sour flavour
This is a great Indian recipe using chicken and which takes no time at all if you can have the onion and tomato chutney made ahead of time, its just a case of grilling some chicken.
Indian chicken stew
A fragrant curry, this Indian chicken stew is a real crowd pleaser, for more flavour we prefer thighs, just cook for an extra 20 mins
Chicken curry with mango chutney
Serves 4 Cooking time 40 mins Ingredients 1 Red onion, chopped Small piece of ginger, chopped 2 Cloves garlic, chopped 1 Green chilli, chopped 2 Large tomatoes, chopped 2 Whole cloves 2 Cardamom pods 1 tsp Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds 1 tsp Salt 1/4 tsp Turmeric 1 tsp Ground coriander 1 tsp Paprika […]
This is a great little Indian starter, chickpeas, mango and coconut all work well together to create a fresh favoured dish
Serves 4 Cooking time 2 hours Ingredients 1 kg lamb(leg, shoulder) cut into large pieces 1 tbsp garam masala 2 onions, chopped 1 cup yogurt 2 tbsp tomato puree 2 tsp fresh ginger, grated 2 cloves garlic, grated 1 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper 1 tbsp ground coriander 2 tsp ground nutmeg 1 […]
Lamb or chicken tikka
Serves 4 Cooking time 45 mins Ingredients 1kg boneless leg of lamb 1 tsp ground cumin 3/4 tsp turmeric good pinch of salt 6 tbsp natural yogurt Half an onion, finely chopped 5cm piece root ginger, grated 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 tsp garam masala Method: This Tikka recipe can be made with lamb or […]
Onion bhajis
Serves 2 Cooking time 20 mins Ingredients 1 large onion, peeled, halved and thickly sliced spices – cayenne, turmeric, ground coriander, ground cumin, ground ginger salt 5 tbsp gram flour 1 heaped tsp tomato puree groundnut oil for deep-frying lemon wedges and Indian pickles to serve Method: Serves 2 as a starter or wee snack! […]
Tuna pilau
Serves 2 Cooking time 30 mins Ingredients a glug of groundnut oil 1 onion, chopped 4-6 dried curry leaves 1 clove garlic, chopped 1 tsp grated fresh ginger 1 tsp turmeric 1 tbsp curry powder 1 cup basmati rice 500ml vegetable stock half a cup of frozen peas 200g tin of tuna, drained squeeze of […]
The best prawn curry
Serves 2 Cooking time 30 mins Ingredients vegetable oil 2 tsp mustard seeds a good pinch of dried curry leaves 1 onion, chopped 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 fresh green chilli (you can easily use chilli powder or chilli flakes instead) half tsp fenugreek powder 1 tsp turmeric 6 cherry […]
Cauliflower bhajis
Serves 4 as a starter Cooking time 30 mins Ingredients 1 small cauliflower, cut into small florets 1 onion, sliced knob of butter half tsp each ground cumin, turmeric, ground coriander, ground ginger, cardamom seeds Batter: 100ml milk pinch of saffron threads 160g gram flour 1 egg, beaten oil for deep-frying Method: Put the cauliflower […]