Monthly Archives: October 2007

Galangal. What Is It?

Posted on October 31, 2007 by rayqsl

Galangal is a spice from the ginger family and the root looks like ginger root. It is used a lot in Thai, Indonesian and Malaysian cooking and has similar properties to ginger when used culinary dishes. For this reason, you … Continue reading →

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British Curry Awards 2007 – The Results

Posted on October 28, 2007 by rayqsl

The results are in for the 2007 British Curry Awards. At a lavish ceremony at London’s Grosvenor Hotel last Sunday (21st October), Chris Tarrant hosted the awards. The following were 10 regional winners: Scotland / Northern Ireland: Britannia Spice, Edinburgh … Continue reading →

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Chicken Biryani and Onion Bhajis Recipe Reviews

Posted on October 25, 2007 by rayqsl

Hi, Ray here again. I’m getting pretty good at this cooking game so I chose two recipes to try in one day! I don’t think I’m getting too cocky because the second recipe is really simple and the first is … Continue reading →

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Japanese Curry and Curry Roux

Posted on October 22, 2007 by curryfocus

We received an email asking why we did not have any Japanese curry recipes on the website. The simple answer is that nobody has submitted one to the website yet. So we asked the writer to give us a couple … Continue reading →

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Paratha Recipe Review

Posted on October 21, 2007 by curryfocus

Hi, Ray here again. I was browsing the Curry Focus recipes when I spotted the one for paratha. Being a big fan of this type of bread, and having a delicious supply from my local Indian store, I decided to … Continue reading →

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Dhal Recipe Review

Posted on October 17, 2007 by curryfocus

Time to try another recipe from the Curry Focus web site. I chose the dhal recipe because it looked so easy and I like dhal. Everything was in the pantry except for the lentils and I just picked them up … Continue reading →

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Mustard and Curry Leaf. What Are They?

Posted on October 15, 2007 by curryfocus

Mustard Mustard is a plant that is widely grown around the world. It is a common crop in Hungary, UK, India, Canada and US. The mustard seeds are usually either ground into a powder and mixed into a paste, to … Continue reading →

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British Curry Awards 2007

Posted on October 13, 2007 by curryfocus

The 2007 British Curry Awards Curry is the favourite UK food with more than 25% of the population eating Indian food. Every week, 2.5 million UK customers eat Indian food. And the UK exports (yes exports) curries around the world, … Continue reading →

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Beef Curry Recipe Review

Posted on October 12, 2007 by curryfocus

Time to try out another yummy curry recipe. The last few have been chicken curry recipes so this time I’ve gone for the Beef Curry recipe from the Curry Focus web site. Apart from the beef, I already had all … Continue reading →

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Fennel and Fenugreek. What Are They?

Posted on October 10, 2007 by curryfocus

Fennel Fennel is an herb and also a spice and has leaves and seeds that have a sweet and aromatic taste similar to anise. In fact, there is no different word for fennel and anise in some languages, such as … Continue reading →

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