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Chennai chicken curry
View recipe: Chennai chicken curryThe star ingredient in this curry is the fenugreek in my Chennai spice mix; the method of cooking onions and then adding ginger, garlic and chilli paste with some thick yoghurt before the other ingredients is the one I picked up as a student from my Asian flatmate’s Mum. Once you master that classic technique,…
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Steak and green vegetable stir fry with black bean sauce
View recipe: Steak and green vegetable stir fry with black bean sauceIf you live in a town with easy access to takeaway deliveries, you may not feel the need to make your own Saturday night Chinese supper. For me, this homemade steak stir fry is just as easy, certainly as tasty (if not better), and definitely a cheaper alternative. You could serve it with rice or…
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Classic Christmas – roast goose with all the trimmings
View recipe: Classic Christmas – roast goose with all the trimmingsIf you’re feeding a lot of people, turkey is the obvious choice for Christmas. This year, however, with the prospect of a smaller ‘Covid Christmas’ menu to plan, you might like to try something a bit different and treat yourselves to a roast goose with all the trimmings. Goose can be a bit deceptive because…









