| Sainsbury
launches the 'banganpalli' fibreless mango in the UK |
 UK
Supermarket Sainsbury’s has launched the banganpalli mango
from India to its high street outlets. Priced at £1.99, the
banganpalli mango is highly aromatic with citrus and peach flavours
and has bright yellow skin and orange flesh. The
mango has a fibreless flesh, which gives it ‘melt in the mouth’
texture.
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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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| Priya
Lakhani wins 'Enterprising Young Brit' Award 2009 |
 27-year
old former laywer Priya Lakhani has won the 'Enterprising Young
Brits' Award 2009 for her range of authentic Indian cooking sauces
marketed under the 'Masala Masala' brand. Priya made the change
from lawyer to entrepreneur last year, and in this short time has
already managed to secure deals with premium department stores and
delis in 30 countries.
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| Housewife
Daksha Kumar brushes off retirement to launch a food empire |
 At
the age of 65, sprightly Daksha Kumar has just been signed by Tesco
to be the sole supplier for its new range of chilled home-style
ready-made Indian foods. So impressive is her home-style range that
even producers of the TV show Dragons’ Den once approached
her to pitch on the show - but Daksha refused. And her decision
to stay out of the Den has paid off as she launches her range through
select Tesco stores.
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| World
Food Awards 2009 Winners |
 Meena
and Kirit Pathak, The Cinnamon Club, Sir Gulam Noon and Levi Root
of Dragon’s Den fame are among the winners who were celebrated
at the inaugural World Food Awards on 31st October in London. Winners
were selected by a panel of industry experts including celebrity
chefs Ainsley Harriott and TV cookery presenter, Anjum Anand. Lifetime
Achievement Award winner was Sir Gulam Noon, founder Noon Products.
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| Cobra
Partnership Festivals Dinner 2009 |
 The
Cobra Partnership celebrated it's inaugural Festivals Dinner on
Sunday 18th October at the Lancaster Hotel, London. The dinner,
which featured an exclusive performance by renowned Bollywood singer
Alka Yagnik, was organised to thank the ethnic restaurant sector
and wholesalers for their ongoing support of the Cobra brand. The
dinner was attended by several hundred curry restaurateurs.
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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 |
|
 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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| "....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
|
 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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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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