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Picture of Manju MalhiWith the first rays of warm sunshine beginning to emerge from the skies, summer is almost upon us along with plenty of sea sona l vegetables and fruit. Cauliflower is great for a proverbial Aloo Gobhi dish. Click here for the recipe . If you’re a fish eater fresh sardines are great grilled or barbecued. The oil rich fish trout with its delicate and tender flavour works well with spices.

Try the recipe for cranachan using raspberries instead of mango or use both as mangoes are now also in season. Alphonso or the Saffron variety is great eaten on its own or with plain vanilla ice cream. A refreshing lassi is one of my favourite drinks using the flesh of one whole mango. Whatever you’re eating this summer, try and make it fresh and seasona l. I am also cooking at the Novelli Academy this summer. So if you’d like to attend one of the hands on, all day classes, my next basic Indian course being on June 11 th , click here for more details. It should be fun in the beautiful surrounds of Jean Christophe’s farm in Hertfordshire. Happy Curry Cooking!

 
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Low and Light Chicken Shashlik

ImageThis is not only a great way to eat more vegetables but also have something light with no sauce. You can use other vegetables as well including mushrooms and baby corn. It’s the next best thing to tandoori chicken and a fun way of cooking chicken. This can also be done on a barbecue but make sure the chicken is cooked thoroughly and do not use the left over marinade to brush the cooked chicken with.

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Chicken Chasni

ImageMove Over Chicken Tikka Masala, here comes the Chasni!

Scotland may be the home of the battered Mars bar and the deep fried pizza but now there’s another dish on the block. The Chasni, chesni or chesney is known to be outselling the much loved Chicken Tikka Masala ten fold according to Sanjay Majhu the owner of the Harlequin chain of Indian restaurants in Glasgow.

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History of Curry

ImageCurry? What do you understand by the meaning of curry and do you know where the name curry comes from? Manju Malhi explains the roots of curry and how curry has come to hold the place it does in modern British life with a curry house on every corner . . . well not quite, but there are a great many Indian restaurants serving curry which shows the British love affair with what is a cuisine rather than a single dish.

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Recipe Pick

Aloo Gobhi

ImageImageSeasoned Potato and Cauliflower

Go to any home in the north of India during the winter months and the proverbial aloo gobhi will be served at least once a week, either as an accompaniment to a curry or as the main dish with chapatis. Aloo Gobhi is also one of the most popular side dishes served in restaurants in Britain.

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