BIR Style Curries Archives

Adrak (Ginger) Curry Recipe

Adrak Ginger Curry Recipe In my opinion the hearty and fiery ginger root (the Hindi word is ‘adrak’) merits a specially dedicated curry of its own. My version is a medium-hot curry featuring an abundance of fresh ginger and is complemented with onions, green pepper,...

Nr Naga Curry Recipe

by Richard Sayce

Mr Naga Curry Recipe A very hot curry with Mr Naga chilli pickle taking centre stage as the star of the show. Mr Naga is a hot pickle with a special flavour that deserves serious credit, and is often used by Indian takeaways and restaurants as a condiment to enhance...

Mango Chicken Curry Recipe

by Richard Sayce

Mango Chicken Curry Recipe In this medium-spiced curry, the juicy sweet flavour of mango is wedded with tender chicken and accompanied by the ever-faithful coconut milk/powder, tangy lime juice, and a confetti of chaat masala. style="display:block"...

Shorshe Masala Curry Recipe

by Richard Sayce

Shorshe Masala Curry Recipe: This is an unusual curry born out of my experiment using leftovers one day. I tried out the combination of English mustard, cream, and honey, and the outcome was this recipe, which is a medium-hot curry with the punchy piquancy of mustard...

Achari Curry Recipe

by Richard Sayce

Lamb has a subtle sweet character that marries well with tart-tasting things. Achari means ‘pickled’ in Hindi, and achari lamb is a classic curry that melds sweet and tart components magnificently for a festival of flavour in the mouth. You may have also heard of it...

Tikka Masala Curry Recipe

by Richard Sayce

Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe With its most common incarnation involving chicken, the mild yet flavour-packed tikka masala curry is famous across the globe, and needs no elaborate introduction.There are numerous explanations as to the origin of this sweet, vibrant,...