It was Pat’s NCB that set me on the road to developing a deep love of cooking Indian food. Until a friend purchased it for me I was making either bland, or totally over spiced, curries. There are still some recipes in there I use to this day. I’ve also enjoyed recipe’s from Camellia Panjabi’s ’50 Great Curries of India’. I’m afraid to say that Madhur’s recipes have always fallen flat for me, I’ve always wanted to like her food as she’s such a loveable character from my childhood.
As far as TV goes, 'Rhodes Across India’ that aired about 10 years ago got me totally fired up. Remove Gary from the equation (sorry Gary, you’re really annoying in this series) and you have some incredible (non-BIR) dishes being cooked by unsung masters of the cuisine. I highly recommend watching it online! I’m also a huge fan of Rick Stein, so his series will always hold dear to me. His passion for curry is evident throughout, and the Biryani recipe is one of the best I’ve tried.
Whilst on the subject…what are people’s thoughts on ‘The Curry Guy’? He clearly knows a thing or 2, but I’ve often found his recipes don’t live up to the BIR hype.
Topic: Biggest Curry Influences (Read 10931 times)
