Jeera Jeera is simply the Hindi and Bengali word for cumin seeds, the pungent dried fruits of the Cuminum cyminum plant (part of the same family as carrots and parsley), which are such an integral ...

The Balti is alive and well, contrary to a not-so-popular opinion from Madhur Jaffrey. This dish is a very tasty way for you to tackle National Curry Week. Yesterday we brought you a simple Chicken ...

Taste assessment As Anglo-Indian gastronomic hybrids go, Chicken Balti Pie didn't sound promising - more in the ballpark of Alex James's Cheddar Tikka Masala than Coronation Chicken or Kedgeree. Or so ...

No matter how sophisticated Indian food has become, what every proper curry-lover really longs for is the old stuff The other day, at an Indian restaurant of the sort you wear a jacket to, a waiter ...

Since it was invented in Britain in the 1970s, chicken tikka masala has become a favourite at Indian restaurants. The jury is out as to whether it was conjured up in a kitchen in Scotland or England, ...