indian food
Best Wines for Indian Cuisine
Finding the right wine to drink with Indian and South Asian cuisine can be an interesting affair. Most people would think that red wine is most suited due to its old time pairing with meat, and it being cooked in spices. But with a major aspect of Indian food being vegetarian, it’s important not to [...]
Shilpa Shetty launches Food brand
From Bollywood to the IPL, from perfume to medi-spas, Shilpa Shetty has now embarked on a food venture. She is launching her food brand called ‘Shilpa’s Gourmet Creations.’ Along with her fiancé Raj Kundra, she has entered into partnership with an international food company, V8 Gourmet Group. The company will be introducing range of [...]
Lasan Restaurant – a tasty rendezvous
Jabbar Khan founded Lasan Restaurant in 2002, tucked away inside Birmingham’s prestigious Jewellery Quarter, Lasan has been voted one of the top ten Indian restaurants in the UK by The Independent and The Times. It boasts amongst its many accolades, The British Curry Awards, Institute of Directors (IOD)- Young Director of the Year Award – [...]
Stuffed and Starved-Global Food Crisis
Amid food shortages and spiraling costs of food worldwide, developing nations including India, have decided to hold on to their resources of staples such as rice, allowing only the most expensive varieties to be exported. Whilst such actions protect poorer populations from food price pressures which have seen 40-100% rises in food commodities and lead [...]
A Passion for Pakoras
Pakoras, also known as bhajis, are versatile gluten-free snacks that can be made using vegetables, paneer, chicken or fish deep-fried in a crispy, spiced batter.
Protein-rich gram flour (besan) is used to form the batter which is bound together with water. With little preparation time or cooking expertise required, you can impress your guests without being [...]
Restaurateurs protest over migration laws
The Ethnic Catering Alliance (ECA) who represent over 40,000 ethnic restaurants in the UK specialising Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese and Turkish cuisine staged a major protest in London against the new migration laws and system.
Over 3,000 people attended the protest and a petition was handed to 10 Downing Street the residence of the UK Prime [...]
Quick Recipes – Tandoori Chicken
Tandoori Chicken is a dish enjoyed by many in restaurants and at home. It is one of the most popular chicken dishes originating from Punjab between the border of India and Pakistan.
Tandoori chicken actually dates back to the Moghul period. A popular story about the dish is that it was created by Kundan Lal Gujral [...]
Quick Recipes – Basic Chapatis (flat bread)
Chapatis are one of the most staple food from the Asian sub-continent. It is a simple flat bread made from flour called atta that can accompany any South Asian dish, especially vegetarian dishes such as daals (soup based curries) or sabjis (vegetable based curries).
The chapati has different names in different parts of India. For example [...]