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Curry night!
View recipe: Curry night!I’ve been a big fan of Indian food ever since my West Yorkshire student days. My battered old copy of Madhur Jaffrey’s Indian Cookery is one of my most treasured recipe books. I realised the other day that there is quite the collection of Indian and Sri-Lankan-inspired curries and side dishes on the Pigeon Cottage…
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Spiced lamb or beef curry with spinach
View recipe: Spiced lamb or beef curry with spinachThis is a really comforting curry dish that can be made with lamb or beef; just bear in mind that beef can take slightly longer to cook than lamb. It’s a medium heat sauce but you can add more chilli flakes if you want to make it hotter. I make two variations of this. One,…
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How to cook perfect basmati rice: a step-by-step guide
View recipe: How to cook perfect basmati rice: a step-by-step guideI love to serve fluffy mounds of basmati rice with curries or as part of a cold buffet. So, what’s the secret to making that perfect, fluffy dry mound of rice every time? Even experienced cooks can find this a little daunting and end up with a claggy, sticky mess. Well, the mother of a…












