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{Baking} BUTTER CHICKEN … add zest to life with curry!
“I’ve been fascinated by Indian cookery since my mum took me for a curry when I was a child. It wasn’t me running away. It was doing something that excited me.” Gordon Ramsay There’s some thing homey and comforting in butter chicken, the curry that put India on the global culinary map. A quick Google for Butter Chicken throws up 7,220,000 results in 0.20 seconds! Phew, such is the popularity for this sumptuous curry from India that has won hearts over across the globe. Suman Bolar has delved deep into the origins of the dish … As a post-partition dish, butter chicken is a relative newcomer to the Indian culinary…
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INDIAN CHICKEN CURRY IN A HURRY … a recipe from Miss Masala!
“No one who cooks, cooks alone. Even at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past, the advice and menus of cooks present, the wisdom of cookbook writers.” Laurie Colwin On twitter a few days ago, I had a conversation with Eleanor @ WokStar and we discussed woks we use for curries. For foodies like me interested in Asian cooking, woks, steamers, rice pots etc hold an endless charm. I LOVE my pots and pans and was happy to be introduced to a new Asian Cuisine resource at FoodServiceWarehouse.com. For those interested in Asian cuisine, this place is loaded with interesting information about…
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CHICKEN CURRY, OLYMPICS & BLOGGER AID … Culinary Connections!!
“Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.” Harriet van Horne My curry conversations are back. What’s not to love about curries? Was on Twitter the other day and Alessio, Davina and me got talking curries. Oooh delicious!! We discussed black cardamoms, green cardamoms, Indian spices and much more. I knew instantly what I would be posting about next! Seemed like the right time for curry… It’s been ages since I posted a curry, though I make one quite often out of one of the many cookbooks I own. I had a lemon pepper curry on my mind, but Sunday distractions, kids at…
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INDIAN SUMMER CHICKEN CURRY…CURRY ON THE GO!!
“Playwrights are like men who have been dining for a month in an Indian restaurant. After eating curry night after night, they deny the existence of asparagus”Peter Ustinov The North Indian summer is always unbearably hot, & is meant to last a month or so. That is how we are programmed to survive here, because come July, we welcome the rains with open arms & hearts! This year has been different. It’s almost August & zilch; the rains didn’t come. We’ve seen the monsoons fail…The temperatures are still in the 40’s, & the days are HOT + HUMID = UGH!! An odd shower now & then makes life miserable. This…
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CHICKEN CURRY with TOMATOES for EARTH HOUR. Come join us!
“Take care of the earth and she will take care of you.” Author Unknown This year, Earth Hour has been transformed into the world’s first global election, between Earth and global warming. Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In 2009, Earth Hour is being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote. Unlike any election in history, it is not about what country you’re from, but instead, what planet you’re from. VOTE EARTH is a global call to action for every individual,…
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THAI GREEN CURRY…inspired by RED!
“Red is obviously such a stimulating color, and it has so many connotations.” P. J. Harvey It’s nice to be inspired by colour, & it’s sometimes amazing the wonders it can work on your food. Saw this month that Click was back, & the theme for the month is RED. Everywhere I looked I saw red. The tomatoes sang to me, the red chilies called my name, & the bell peppers enticed me no end. Of course I couldn’t resist picking up some yellow peppers too, but have to say, ‘there’s something about RED’!! Red has more personal associations than any other color. Recognized as a stimulant red is inherently…