Great bowls of fire

Just what makes this takeaway favourite so popular? And is it really British born? We sift through the spice rack to learn about this classic

Autumnal evenings are made for big bowls of warming, flavour-packed curry; gather everyone around for a meal packed with fragrance and spice

Ingredients (Serves 4) ◆ 200g basmati or Thai jasmine rice ◆ Large pinch of turmeric ◆ Salt ◆ 2tbsp sunflower oil ◆ 10 raw cashew nuts ◆ 1 fat green chilli, halved, seeded and finely chopped ◆ 1tsp cu

Q You grew up in Jharkhand in eastern India. What was the food like there? A The city I lived in, Jamshedpur, was home to Tata Steel, so people came from all over India to work there. That meant the f

■ Serves 4 ■ Prep 10 mins ■ Cook 35 mins 1 onion, roughly chopped100g ginger, peeled and chopped50ml vegetable oil2 tsp garam marsala1 tsp ground turmeric1 red chilli, deseeded andfinely chopped400g c

If anyone is going to break you out of a Thai green curry or pad Thai rut, it’s MasterChef champion Chariya Khattiyot with her Northern Thai dishes