The Leicester Curry Awards has teamed up with some of the award-winning Indian curry houses in Leicestershire such as the fantastic Masalas and Chutney Ivy. These generous restaurants have been supplying over 100 meals a day across the city and county to the amazing Leicestershire Police in support of all their incredible work during this tough period of time. We would also like to thank one of our sponsors Kings…
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A favourite curry dish of the UK is the humble, yet delicious Rogan Josh. But where does this warming, hearty dish come from? India would be a well-educated guess, of course. This staple food of Kashmiri cuisine (food from the Kashmir Valley of India) did not originate in India at all. It’s said that it came to the region with the Mughal Empire—a people who originated from what is now…
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The Leicester Curry Awards 2020 is right around the corner. We’ve had so many nominations for the myriad of different Indian restaurants and takeaways across the city and county, and we can’t thank you all enough for getting involved. On most High Streets today, you can find somewhere to sate your desire for Indian delicacies, from humble samosas to tasty bhunas and biryanis. Here in Leicester, one of the curry…
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From simpler spices such as black peppercorns and chilli powder to more acquired tastes such as cumin and nutmeg, spices hold such a prominent place in all of our food. But they weren’t always so readily available as they are today. Beginning roughly 4000 years ago, the famous spice trade was the largest industry in the world, with spices travelling across the globe from middle eastern merchants to eastern Asia…
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