Chicken RaRa

Chicken Rara or Murgh Rara is a popular North Indian chicken curry wherein chicken is cooked in a thick curry and served spiced up with cardamom, yogurt and whole chillies in a lip-smacking chicken mince gravy. A proper restaurant style dish, it is best enjoyed with some hot phulka or plain boiled rice There are…

Mutton Keema And Ribs With Ome Made Devils Arse Hot Curry Masala

I’ve been waiting for weeks to use this masala… Ome Made Devils Arse Hot Curry Masala. Thankyou for this amazing spice! Been a long time since I’ve used a curry blend that suits my palate without adding additional spices other than the turmeric and kashmiri chilli powder I added just for colour. I wanted to…

Curried Ragu

You know how Italians have a pasta sauce, a bolegnese or ragu sauce, rich and intense, well here is my Bengali Style alternative. That’s because we love pasta too! I love a traditional ragu but I love spices. The two marry in my house.They are so loved up that what is created with this marriage…

Smoky Spicy Chicken Rice

Well you can’t have a chilli, spice and rice website without the occasional rice recipe!Here’s the Smoky, spicy chicken rice! This one pot rice cooker meal might just make you smile, a big fat contented smile. This is what I call comfort food, a bowl of rice studded with colourful veg, speckled with herbs and…

Lemongrass And Coconut Chicken Curry

This ones a quick streamlined recipe done for my girls. Lemongrass and coconut curry. Pretty much done and dusted in 30 mins or less. No need to miss out on a good curry with tonnes of flavour! I used chicken thighs, you can use prawns, paneer or fish. Cooking times might vary but the taste…

Sausage, Leek And Potato Bake

Serves 2/3 6 sausages of your choice1 chicken stock cube2 leeks, trimmed and sliced6 small potatoes1 onion sliced5 cloves of garlic minced1 tsp black pepper3 green chillies chopped1 tsp chilli flakesHandfull of fresh chopped flat parlseyWater3 tbsp oilSalt to taste Heat the oven at 180 deg. PREP: Peel and cut your potatoes into 1 inch…

Al Noor Chicken

Al Noor Chicken, today with potatoes and spinach. That’s what I call it, simply as a tribute to the Bassar brand I use in this curry. It doesn’t matter whether there are potatoes or spinach in it, whether it’s just potatoes or just spinach or green peppers, it just always simply tastes delicious. It’s one…

Tikka Style Turkey Karahi

We had Turkey Crown roast at the weekend and as usual we have leftovers…deliberately! Thats to indulge in turkey pakoras or a curry! There’s nothing quite like using up leftover roast meats and in this case I used the roast turkey that we had at the weekend for lunch. There is nothing to say that…

Gochujang BBQ/Airfryer Chicken Thighs

Mothers day celebration was in the guise of a Bbq to enjoy the sunny spell. These Gochujang Chicken Thighs adorned the menu. Gochujang or red chili paste is a savory, sweet, and spicy fermented condiment popular in Korean cooking. It is made from gochu-garu, glutinous rice, meju powder, yeotgireum, and salt. The sweetness comes from…