| India
holds its first ever mango festival in London |
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On
Sunday 5th May, the Mayo Boris Johnson's office welcomed the State
of Maharashtra to Trafalgar Square in London, providing a global
platform to what was the first ever Alphonso mango festival. The
festival was supported by chef Sanjeev Kapoor and the State brought
thousands of mangoes from Maharashtra to offer
free mango lassi shots. 
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| The
Urban Rajah's Curry Memoirs by Ivor Peters, out 9th May 2013 |
 The
curry industry in Britain is estimated at £1.8bn and employs
over 60,000 people. It is fair to say curry has become an integral
part of our staple diet but few of us are aware of what ‘authentic’
means when it comes to Britain’s favourite food - how it is
cooked and what makes it so sublime. ‘No more!’ cries
self-proclaimed Urban Rajah, Ivor Peters whose curry memoirs invoke
simple dishes like aloo tikki, tadka and mattar chawal.
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| Crowd-sourced
venture 'Mummy's Cooking' to train new cooks |
 Crowd-sourced
venture Mummy's Cooking, set up by four recent graduates from London,
is to help women from vulnerable backgrounds gain skills and employment
through the medium of cooking. The idea came to the fab four - Nelson
Sivalingam, Iram Zahid, Jaina Patel, and Kartik Bharadia - after
forking out to eat in restaurants only to discover the food didn’t
match up to Mum’s home cooking.
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| Madhur
Jaffrey's Curry Nation, out 11th October 2012 |
 Madhur
Jaffrey, television's most-loved Indian cook, returns for a major
new TV series for the Good Food Channel in October 2012. Travelling
across Britain, visiting Indian & South Asian communities, Madhur
reveals how it's possible to sample virtually the whole of Indian
cuisine without ever leaving the British Isles. In the 'Curry Nation'
book, Madhur showcases her favourite recipes.
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| Leicester
to test turmeric's cancer-fighting properties |
 Scientists
at the Cancer Research UK and National Institute for Health Research
Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre in Leicester will investigate
whether tablets containing curcumin - found in the spice turmeric
- can be safely added to the standard treatment for bowel cancer.
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| Curryziest
idea yet, curry-scented perfume! |
 Kitchen
staff at India Dining restaurant in Warlingham, Surrey have come
up with the "curryziest" idea yet, a curry-scented perfume!
Developed to mark National Curry Week 2011, ‘Tears on my Pilau’
is described as a “delicious” mixture of fragrant oils
and a blend of Indian spices. Its top notes consist of cumin, while
middle notes include turmeric, chilli and fenugreek.
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| Waitrose
introduces Indian Wine to the UK |
 British
retailer Waitrose is the first supermarket to stock wine from India.
Having introduced Indian sparkling wine to the UK several decades
ago, Waitrose has now launched the Ritu Viognier and Zampa Syrah,
as demand for more exotic wines increases. The two wines, a red
and a white, are made from traditional grape varieties grown in
the Maharashtra region of Western India.
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more |
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| Arla
Foods launches first branded dairy Indian range in the UK
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 Arla
Foods has announced the launch of its new Indian dairy range 'Savera',
which will give Indian consumers the chance to buy authentic fresh
Indian dairy produce in mainstream supermarkets. Savera - meaning
‘new dawn’ or ‘morning’ in the Hindi language
- was co-created with consumers and Indian chef, Ajoy Sachdev, after
three years of research and development.
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more |
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| Ahimsa
Slaughter-Free milk now on sale |
 Organic
milk from cows that will be retired to a sanctuary once their milking
days has started deliveries to North-West London and parts of Hertfordshire,
bringing about a revolution in milk production. Ahimsa slaughter-free
milk costs £2:25 a litre and 15p for doorstep delivery.
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more |
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| Classic
Indian Recipes: 75 Signature Dishes by Manju Malhi, Out 4 April |
 Manju
Malhi developed her passion for Indian cooking as a child from watching
her parents cook, and refined her skills while studying in Mumbai
for four years. After her award-winning book Brit-Spice was published,
she quickly became a household name, famous for simplifying the
fine art of Indian cuisine.
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| Spiraling
cost of rice may halt growth of ethnic foods market in 2011 |
 Ethnic
Foods, a new report from market intelligence provider Key Note,
estimates that the value of the total UK market for ethnic foods
and rice was around £1.64bn in 2009, representing an increase
of 10.4% on the 2008 value of £1.49bn - largely due to the
rise in the cost of rice, without rice it was a much more modest
2.8% increase, about £1.27bn in 2009.
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| Turmeric
extract could help to cure bowel cancers |
| Scientists
at the University of Leicester are pioneering the use of an extract
of turmeric, the ingredient that gives curry its yellow colour,
to target cancer cells. The aim is to use tissue from colorectal
tumours to target chemo-resistant cells using curcumin, an extract
of the root turmeric.
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| Lessons
in Back-Seat Cooking |
 I
am amazed by the number of men, particularly the Asian pot-bellied
kind, who share insider cooking tips with their mates over a pint
of whisky or two. So to really make these bizarre ‘Smith-n-Jones’
conversations truly edifying, I thought I’d compile a few
easy curry cooking lessons for back-seat cooks. No experience is
required to master the art of back-seat cooking and no skills either!
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| CURRY
KINGS OF BRITAIN |
 With
the UK ethnic foods market (including rice) worth £1.38bn
at retail selling prices in 2006 and curry taking a major chunk
of this sector, just who are the real "curry kings" in
Britain today? Here I take a look at the top five "curry kings'
- Sir Gulam Noon of Noon Products, Kirit Pathak of Patak's, Sir
Anwar Pervez of The Bestway Group, the Suterwalla brothers behind
the 'TRS' label & Moni Varma of Veetee.
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| CURRY
QUEENS OF BRITAIN |
 With
the UK ethnic foods market worth £1.38bn at retail selling
prices in 2006, is the British curry industry all about men, or
have the "curry queens" dared to brave the heat of the
mass-manufacturing kitchen? Here I take a look at the top six "curry
queens"- Perween Warsi, Meena Pathak, Nighat Awan, sisters
Namita & Camellia Panjabi and Geeta Samtani - living in Britain
today.
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| CURRY
IS STILL KING OF ETHNIC FOODS |
 The
demand for curry in Britain continues unabated as Key Note research
estimates that the total UK ethnic foods market by 3.7% to £1.15bn
at rsp. Sales growth slowed slightly between 2003 and 2005, although
the market is thought to have recovered a little in 2006 as a result
of higher levels of demand for ethnic foods.
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| BEST
OF SANJEEV KAPOOR |
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 Being
asked to choose just five favourites from Sanjeev Kapoor's cookbook
armoury is like choosing your favourite sweet from a box of 'Quality
Streets'.....you really like them all and you'd rather not just
choose one! What
I like about Kapoor's recipes is his unashamed love of cooking.
He does not compromise on ingredients and doesn't dress up his
recipes with fripperies that add to the presentation but not to
the taste.
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more
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| "....GIVE
US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD"? |
| "....Give
us this day our daily bread"? Not likely if you can't cook!
But help is at hand with our recipes to help you make the prefect
roti, paratha,
methi paratha
or puri. Of course,
if it all does end in disaster you can always read our 'Naan'
better comparison for the best of naans from the supermarket ! |
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| ESSENTIAL
UTENSILS FOR THE KITCHEN
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 What
constitutes the essential utensils needed in an Indian Kitchen?
Well this depends - do you wish to achieve rusticity, or do you
want to cook a great meal? We thought so….here's our list.
You can also browse our list of non-essential to downright naff
utensils.
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| **MORE
FOOD STORIES ** |
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Crowd-sourced
venture 'Mummy's Cooking' to train new cooks (05/13)
Leicester
to test turmeric's cancer-fighting properties
(05/12)
Curryziest
idea yet, curry-scented perfume! (10/11)
Waitrose
introduces Indian Wine to the UK (09/11)
Arla
Foods launches first branded dairy Indian range in the UK
(09/11)
Surya
launches 'Rice for Life' campaign for Pakistan flood victims
(09/11)
Ahimsa
Slaughter-Free milk now on sale (08/11)
Anila’s
Authentic Sauces brand gets a revamp
(04/11)
Spiraling
cost of rice may halt growth of ethnic foods market in 2011
(01/11)
Turmeric
extract could help to cure bowel cancers
(09/10)
Sainsbury
launches the 'banganpalli' fibreless mango in the UK
(07/10)
[Blog]
Lessons in Back Seat Cooking
(03/10)
Priya
Lakhani wins 'Enterprising Young Brit' Award 2009 for 'Masala
Masala'
Housewife
Daksha Kumar brushes off retirement to launch a food empire
World
Food Awards 2009 Winners
(10/09)
Cobra
Partnership Festivals Dinner 2009
(10/09)
World
Food Awards 2009 Nominees Announced
(10/09)
Shutki
Raja Chutney Powder to be withdrawn and destroyed
(08/09)
Eating
habits research reveals 'credit crunch munching' trend
(06/09)
Hindu
Council UK Condemns use of Beef and Pork in Chicken Products
(06/09)
Teaching
the British how to cook fish better (07/08)
Tap
tap water, cap the bottled one, UK study says
(07/08)
Curries
more fattening than Chinese food and pizzas
(06/08)
Curry
Kings of Britain (04/08)
Curry Queens
of Britain (04/08)
FSA
wants ban on food colourants in kids' foods (04/08)
Diageo
set to launch Bordeaux wines in India (04/08)
India requested
to allow rice exports to Sri Lanka (04/08)
India teeters
on brink of food crisis (04/08)
India bans export
of non-basmati rice (03/08)
India raises
rice export prices (03/08)
National
Vegetarian Week: 19-25 May 2008
Corporate
tea estates in Sri Lanka are withering (03/08)
Noon
Products Ltd fined for pollution of the sewerage system (01/08)
Curry
is still king of ethnic foods (10/07)
Veetee 'Dine
In' Wins Prestigious Trade Award (08/07)
Basmati
code of practice created in the UK
Cobra Beer wins
Gold at Monde Selection
A
foreign affair - how travel has influenced UK food
Food entrepreneur,
Shelim Hussain MBE, wins AOC Gold Award
Food
containing 'Sudan 1' chilli powder is withdrawn
Madhur
Jaffrey aids VSO 'Spice UP Your Life' campaign
Asian community
group achieves matrix standard
Halal Direct
launches home delivery service
Nighat Awan
wins 'Outstanding Contribution' Award
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