The first words which come to mind when thinking of Indian food are usually: Hot, spicy, oily, rich, fatty and...
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Indian cooking: Pantry essentials
Indian food is famous for being packed with amazing aromas, vibrant colours, and of course those spicy, sweet tangy flavours....

Top 3 secrets to making a great Indian curry
There’s not many things that are more satisfactory than that moment when you realise that what seems an impossible discipline...

Essential Indian Cooking: Tools for the perfect flatbreads, fritters and curries
In order to cook the perfect Indian meal, it takes a lot more than a well-stocked spice rack. A confident...

Lamb curry vs traditional Easter Roast
The word curry has been used since the medieval period, and ever since the Victorian era Britain has been incorporating...

Top tips for cooking rice: How to get perfect, fluffy white rice
Rice is notoriously one of the hardest ingredients to cook, with soft, fluffy rice seeming unobtainable for many. Understanding this,...

Kickstart your January weight-loss with Indian food
If you are anything like us here at Maharaja then December will be all about indulgence, enjoying as much food...

The best wine to accompany a curry
While curry and beer have for many years been joined at the hip our tastes as curry-lovers have become a...

5 Indian spices every cook should have in their kitchen
While Indian food has been adopted by the UK, home-cooking rarely involves the flavours of the country, with Brits associating...

Can Indian food really be healthy?
The short answer to this questions is yes. However, with so many misconceptions surrounding Asian cuisine we felt to need...
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