Table of Contents

FOREWORD by Former First Minister Lord McConnell INTRODUCTION 1 * KITCHEN ESSENTIALS Equipment, Tips and Hints 2 * STARTERS AND SNACKS Spicy Potato Fritters Cauliflower Pakoras Vegetable Pakoras Onion Bhajias Minced Lamb Kebabs 3 * SAUCES AND CHUTNEYS Spiced Onions Cucumber and Mint Raita Mint Chutney Hot Sweet Dip Curried French Dip Spicy Corn and Herb Dip 4 * MAIN MEAT DISHES Chicken Curry Chicken Ceylonese Korma Chicken Bazzigar Chicken Do-Piazza Chicken Saag - Chicken with Spinach (Murgh aur Palak) Kofte ka Salan (Curried Meatballs) Bhoona Gosht (Fried Lamb) Lamb with Spinach Shahi Spring Lamb Korma Lamb Chops Beef Pasanda Keema Matter (Mince and Peas) 5 * VEGETARIAN DISHES Mixed Vegetable Curry Mushroom Bhoona (Dry Mushroom Curry) Bhindi Bhaji (Okra) Aloo Gobi (Cauliflower Curry) 6 * SEAFOOD DISHES Prawn Curry Tandoori Fish Mussel Curry Prawn Patia Prawns with Chickpeas 7 * SIDE DISHES Tarka Dhaal Turnip Curry Undey aur Mattar Ka Salan (Egg and Peas Curry) Aloo Palak (Dry Potato and Spinach) 8 * BARBECUE AND GRILL Seafood Kebabs with Curried Honey Glaze Lamb Tikka Kebab Chicken Tikka Kebab Tandoori Chicken for Four 9 * HEALTHY OPTIONS King Prawn and Mango Salad with Coconut Dressing Red Salmon and Basil Salad Chicken and Pineapple Salad with Curried Mayonnaise Chilli Chicken Salad 1O * STIR-FRY DISHES Stir-fried Chicken Stir-fried Green Pepper and Baby Corn in Garlic Butter Stir-fried King Prawns Stir-fried Beef with Green Pepper 13 * PDQ DISHES Indian Toast Curried Baked Beans Spicy Egg Curry with Mushroom and Tomato Spicy Chicken and Chips 14 * OVEN DISHES Butter Chicken Seekh Kebabs Spicy Fish Fillets Dum Ka Raan (Roast Leg of Lamb) 15 * DISHES CONTAINING ALCOHOL Prawns with Pernod and Almonds Mumbai Fish Curry Special Chicken and Prawn Delight 16 * HOT CURRY SELECTION Prawn Chilli Masala Chilli-Spiced Chicken Curry Lamb Vindaloo Aloo Madras (Dry Spicy Hot Potato Curry) 17 * BREADS Chapati Puris (Deep-fried Bread) 18 * RICE Plain Boiled Rice Matter Pilau Bay Fried Rice Chicken Biryani (Murgh Biryani) 19 * DRINKS Lassi Indian Tea Mango Punch with Vodka Nimbu Pani Grape Sherbet 20 * THE BASIC SAUCE 21 * CELEBRITY DISHES John Beattie's Nasi Goreng Jackie Bird's Curried Chicken Salad with Avocado Dressing Craig Brown's Chicken Tikka Masala Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain's Chicken Curry John Inverdale's Naan Bread Hazel Irvine's Lemon Chicken with French Beans John Jeffrey's Beef with Carrots and Jalapeno Peppers Lady Claire Macdonald's Cold Spicy Lemon and Orange Chicken Rob Maclean's Goan Lamb or Beef Curry Eddie Mair's Lamb with Butterbeans MAGGIES CANCER CARING CENTRES INDEX OF DISHES AND INGREDIENTS

About the Author

Ali and Munsif Abbasi have learned their cooking techniques and recipes from their Indian mother. Munsif now lives and works as a chef in New Zealand while Ali is a BBC travel reporter based in Glasgow.