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VSO 'BIG CURRY NIGHT' 25 OCTOBER 2008

Curry lovers are being called on to use their passion for curry to raise funds for International development charity, VSO, as part its annual 'Big Curry Night' to be held on October 25th 2008. Supported by TV Chef Manju Malhi, 'Big Curry Night' aims to get people to hold a curry night and ask guests to make a donation to VSO.

TEACHING THE BRITISH HOW TO COOK FISH BETTER

Atul Kochhar, the first Indian chef to be awarded a Michelin star, who shot to fame in Britain as a finalist on the BBC's 'The Great British Menu', has taken a whole new approach to fish by marrying it with Indian spices and says it's been a revelation. "I've discovered the marriage of British fish and Indian flavours is one of the best there is," he says. And he has gone on to write a book about it. read more

CURRIES MORE FATTENING THAN CHINESE FOOD OR PIZZA

Having an Indian meal may be Britain's favourite dish, but researchers say curries are more fattening than either Chinese food or pizza takeaways. A single meal of Indian curry has been found to have more fat than what is recommended for the entire day.

CURRY KINGS OF BRITAIN

With the UK ethnic foods market (including rice) worth £1.38bn at retail selling prices in 2006 and curry taking a major chunk of this sector, just who are the real "curry kings" in Britain today? Here I take a look at the top five "curry kings' - Sir Gulam Noon of Noon Products, Kirit Pathak of Patak's, Sir Anwar Pervez of The Bestway Group, the Suterwalla brothers behind the 'TRS' label & Moni Varma of Veetee.

CURRY QUEENS OF BRITAIN

With the UK ethnic foods market worth £1.38bn at retail selling prices in 2006, is the British curry industry all about men, or have the "curry queens" dared to brave the heat of the mass-manufacturing kitchen? Here I take a look at the top six "curry queens"- Perween Warsi, Meena Pathak, Nighat Awan, sisters Namita & Camellia Panjabi and Geeta Samtani - living in Britain today.

CURRY IS STILL KING OF ETHNIC FOODS

Indian food dominates the UK Ethnic Foods Market

The demand for curry in Britain continues unabated as Key Note research estimates that the total UK ethnic foods market by 3.7% to £1.15bn at rsp. Sales growth slowed slightly between 2003 and 2005, although the market is thought to have recovered a little in 2006 as a result of higher levels of demand for non-Asian ethnic foods.

BEST OF SANJEEV KAPOOR

Being asked to choose just five favourites from Sanjeev Kapoor's cookbook armoury is like choosing your favourite sweet from a box of 'Quality Streets'.....you really like them all and you'd rather not just choose one! What I like about Kapoor's recipes is his unashamed love of cooking. He does not compromise on ingredients and doesn't dress up his recipes with fripperies that add to the presentation but not to the taste. read more

"....GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD"?

"....Give us this day our daily bread"? Not likely if you can't cook! But help is at hand with our recipes to help you make the prefect roti, paratha, methi paratha or puri. Of course, if it all does end in disaster you can always read our 'Naan' better comparison for the best of naans from the supermarket !

ESSENTIAL UTENSILS FOR THE KITCHEN

Essential Utensils for an Indian Kitchen

What constitutes the essential utensils needed in an Indian Kitchen? Well this depends - do you wish to achieve rusticity, or do you want to cook a great meal? We thought so….here's our list. You can also browse our list of non-essential to downright naff utensils.

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