Monthly Archives: November 2007

Massaman Chicken Curry Recipe Review

Hi, Ray again. Last Sunday, it was time for another chicken curry recipe. The Massaman chicken curry recipe on the Curry Focus website looked really tasty and easy to cook. All of the spices and basic ingredients were already in … Continue reading

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How To Keep Indian Curry Spices Fresh

Spices are relatively expensive. We all know that spices lose their flavour and potency as time goes by, even when they are stored in airtight containers. Every time you open a spice container, air gets in and the spice reacts … Continue reading

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Curry-In-A-Hurry Sandwich On Sale In The UK

Well, maybe it had to happen. A curry “sandwichâ€? is now on sale in the UK and the maker of the new snack is Tesco. The sandwich is a tortilla wrap filled with curried chicken, rice, raita and mango chutney. … Continue reading

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Curcumin, Turmeric and Your Health. An Update

One of the main spices used in Indian cooking is turmeric. But more recently its medicinal uses and applications are being tested. Earlier this month we wrote about how curcumin, one of the components of turmeric, was being investigated for … Continue reading

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Tarka Dhal Recipe Review

Time to try out another of the delicious recipe from the Curry Focus website. I made a dhal a few weeks ago and it was a great success. Curry Focus has a recipe for Tarka Dhal so I chose this … Continue reading

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How to Make Garam Masala

Garam masala is a mixture of different spices and there are dozens of different recipes for garam masala. There are two different recipes for garam masala on the Curry Focus website and you can find a recipe here and here. … Continue reading

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Why Are Chile Peppers Hot?

Chiles (or chillies or chillis or chilis) are widely used in cooking, especially in curries and other hot and spicy foods. Technically, chile peppers are in the Capsicum genus of the nightshade family of plants. Chile peppers were originally from … Continue reading

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Okra. What Is It?

Okra is a plant that has edible green fruits that are delicious in a curry. The fruits are also called okra and are often called ladies, or lady’s, fingers. In the southern States, it is also known as gumbo. A … Continue reading

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Why Not Join or Start a Curry Club?

There are lots of curry clubs around the UK and there is room for lots more of them. Just what is a curry club? Simply, it’s a group of like-minded people who meet regularly to have a good time whilst … Continue reading

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Cinnamon, Cassia, Type 2 Diabetes and Your Health

This is the second article in a short series about Indian curry spices and your health. The first article was titled “Is Turmeric a Spice or a Medicine?â€? and you can read it here. A fair number of articles have … Continue reading

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