Goa Beer Greenwich Curry Club Awards – voting has closed

On November 23, 2017 By Daniel FordIn Curry NewsLeave a comment

Voting for the Goa Beer Greenwich Curry Club Awards 2017, in association with the Greenwich Visitor, has now closed. The Awards, which were established in 2011, aim to celebrate the restaurants, takeaways and the people who work in the spice industry in Greenwich and the surrounding are.. We thank everyone who has taken the time to vote in this year’s Awards.

The winners will be announced on this website in early December and in the December issue of the Greenwich Visitor.

This year there were five awards up for grabs (see Award categories below). In addition to these five Awards there will also be a special award as chosen by the members of the Curry Club. All those restaurants and takeaways nominated are listed below.

Restaurants
Chinipan (Blackheath)
Coriander (Westcombe Park)
Darjeeling (Lewisham)
Everest (Blackheath)
Gurkha’s Inn (Greenwich)
Kasturi (Charlton)
Mogul (Greenwich)
Mountain View (Greenwich)
Pathiri (Greenwich)
Royal Nepalese (Westcombe Park)
Saffron Club (Blackheath)
Taste Of Raj (Blackheath)

Takeaways
Charlton Indian Takeaway (Charlton)
Curry Royal Tandoori (Greenwich)
InDelicious (Greenwich)
Mogul Home Dining Kitchen (Trafalgar Road)
The Village Tandoori (Charlton)

Award categories
Favourite Restaurant
Favourite Takeaway
Restaurant Offering Outstanding Service
Restaurant Offering Outstanding Value
Favourite New Restaurant
Goa Beer Greenwich Curry Club Special Award

Here comes the Tiffin Club

On November 23, 2017 By Daniel FordIn Curry NewsLeave a comment

Your chicken tikka masala takeaway could soon be arriving at your door in a neat metal container rather a leaky plastic one. This follows news from the Asian Catering Federation (ACF) that they will be launching a nationwide Tiffin Club with reusable containers next year.

Tiffins are a set of interlocking metal containers with a carry handle and are widely used for transporting food in Indian cities and at railway stations along the country’s 40,000 miles of tracks. The ACF believes that takeaways in the UK can adopt their use here – with customers paying a small deposit for the first one they receive and swapping them on subsequent orders.

This follows a proposal from Chancellor Phillip Hammond’s to introduce a levy on single-use plastic packaging.

Yawar Khan, the Chairman of the Asian Catering Federation (ACF), which represent the interests of 35,000 restaurants and takeaways in the UK, said: “Tiffins, which will eliminate plastic waste and keep takeaways warm, are an ideal opportunity for restaurateurs to introduce smaller, sharing dishes, healthier options and authentic Indian dishes being demanded by customers.”

The packing on a typical family takeaway order costs the restaurant owner around 25p. Busy takeaway restaurants can spend £2,000 on single-use packaging in a year.

Curry lovers can nominate their favourite Asian restaurant and takeaway in the ACF’s Asian Restaurant Awards, being held in Manchester on 12 February, via the nomination form on the ACF website.

New Monthly Curry Night in Greenwich

On November 10, 2017 By Daniel FordIn Curry NewsLeave a comment

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Chilli Paneer Recipe With Video / How to make Chilli Paneer

On October 30, 2017 By Daniel FordIn RecipesLeave a comment

Chilli and paneer. What’s not to like?

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Hello Everyone!

Hope you all are doing great. Festive season is gone now. Just have to follow daily routine work😊 ! But for a refreshing change you can make this super tasty chilli paneer. It is really delicious and yummy😍! You can serve it with roti, naan or rice. It is very much easy to make this recipe. I am sharing you the very simple and easy recipe.

You can also see this recipe on my YouTube channel- cradle of joy. Here is the link and guys, it’s a request if you like my video then please share it and don’t forget to subscribe to my channel-

INGREDIENTS–

* Paneer- 250 gm

* Cornflour- 4tbs

* Capsicum- 2 medium sized

* Onion- 2 medium sized

* Gatlic- 3-4 cloves

* Coriander Powder- 3 tsp

* Salt- as per taste

* Soya sauce- 2 tsp

* Tomato sauce- 2 tsp

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Revealed: the most popular curry house names

On October 26, 2017 By Daniel FordIn RecipesLeave a comment

The UK’s most popular curry restaurant name is Taj Mahal, followed by Taste of India, the Raj, Saffron and Bengal Spice.

The results were revealed following research conducted by the Greenwich Curry Club of over 240,000 restaurant and takeaway names registered with the Food Standards Agency in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

For takeaways Taste of India tops the popularity list, followed by Saffron, Curry King/s, Bengal Spice and Spice of India.

It’s no surprise that curry lovers have become familiar with certain names. There are 46 restaurants called Taj Mahal (and a further 20 takeaways). Taste of India is the name for 38 restaurants and 30 takeaways. Saffron is also popular among owners, with 26 restaurants and 28 takeaways choosing the name.

Other popular names just missing the top five lists were Little India, Tandoori Night/s, Indian Ocean and a string with spice in their name, such as Spice of Life, Bombay Spice, Eastern Spice and Spice Village.

Spice, unsurprisingly, is a word used somewhere in the name of many restaurants and takeaways – a whopping 1,750 in fact. Other words that crop up frequently are Tandoori (1,578), Indian (1,414), Balti (665), Curry (560) and Chilli (334).

Evidence that Brits tend to put all subcontinental food under the banner “Indian” regardless of its accuracy, is that other spice countries receive relatively few mentions, with Bangladesh appearing 73 times, Nepal 30 and Pakistan just nine. Bengal crops up 291 times, while the colonial name Bombay is used by 201 restaurants and takeaways.

But not every owner is content to have a name like many others. The research threw up some great names that stood out from the spice crowd, including the Curry Fever Restaurant in Leicester, Curry Cottage at Lovers’ Leap in Derbyshire, Curryosity in Bradford, Curry on the Curve in Newport, Spice Entice in Cardiff and In’Delicious in Greenwich.

Top restaurant names
1. Taj Mahal 46
2. Taste of India 38
3. The Raj 34
4. Saffron 26
5. Bengal Spice 25

Top takeaway names
1. Taste of India 30
2. Saffron 28
3. Curry King/s 22
=4 Bengal Spice 21
=4 Spice of India 21

Most popular curry restaurant names

On October 3, 2017 By Daniel FordIn Curry NewsLeave a comment

What are the most popular names for curry restaurants and takeaways? Answers revealed here

Gatte Ki Sabzi/Chickpea Flour Dumplings In Yogurt Curry

On September 13, 2017 By Daniel FordIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Looks stunning and tastes delicious. Do not be put off by the long list of ingredients!

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Gatte ki sabzi is a traditional dish from the state of Rajasthan, India. In this curry, gatte/chickpea flour dumplings are boiled and then simmered in a yogurt based tangy curry. This is flavorful & vibrant looking dish, taste well with chapati or steamed rice. I love trying traditional Indian recipes from different states and like sharing on my blog too for my followers friends 😊.

This curry is also a good options for vegetarians apart from paneer. It requires slight planning and time to make this dish but the end results are lip smacking, worth investing time. I assure you that your family members & guests will drool over it 😉. So let’s get started.

If you are looking for more Indian curries, do check my recipes of :

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Goa Beer to sponsor Greenwich Curry Awards 2017

On September 13, 2017 By Daniel FordIn Curry NewsLeave a comment

Goa Premium Beer is to sponsor this year’s Greenwich Curry Club Awards. The award-winning gluten-free pilsner is brewed by the family-run boutique Impala Distillery & Brewery in Goa. The brewery was acquired in 2015 by Bollywood actor and film producer Sachiin Joshi. Exclusively imported into the UK by Viiking Ventures, the beer is popular as an accompaniment to spicy foods.

The Greenwich Curry Club began in 2010 with a group of friends meeting once a month, at a different venue, to “eat curry, drink beer and talk nonsense.”

The group has since grown, and now reviews curry houses all over the UK and internationally, as well as offering news, recipes and all things curry related on its website.

The original south London group still meets and new members are welcome if they are “charming, witty, and don’t do ‘a runner’ before the bill is paid.

Commenting on the sponsorship, Daniel Ford, founder of the Greenwich Curry Club, said: “We launched the Greenwich Curry Club Awards in 2011 to recognise the restaurants, takeaways and people that work in this great industry and are thrilled to be able to work with Goa Beer closely, as we look to take the Awards to the next level. We know that Goa Beer is a forward-thinking company and are delighted to be partners with a company that offers a genuine Indian beer that is perfect for curry lovers.”

Local people can vote for their favourite venues in Greenwich, Blackheath, Lee, Lewisham, New Cross, Charlton and Deptford at www.greenwichcurryclub.com. Voting closes on 19th November and winners will be announced on 1st December.

Ben Parmar, MD of Viiking Ventures, said: “The Greenwich Curry Club does great work highlighting the best venues in the area, encouraging ever higher standards. Our marketing strategy is to support local, independent venues. I’m delighted to back the Club’s efforts and want to encourage similar organisations round the country to follow their lead.

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Goa Beer Greenwich Curry Club Awards 2017. Vote Now!

On September 1, 2017 By Daniel FordIn Curry NewsLeave a comment

It’s that time of year when we ask you to choose your favourite curry restaurants and takeaways, so we are delighted to announce the nominations for the Goa Beer Greenwich Curry Club Awards 2017, in association with the Greenwich Visitor. We are lucky to enjoy a superb range of top-quality Indian, Pakistani, Nepalese and Bangladeshi food in SE10 and surrounds and these Awards, which were established in 2011, aim to celebrate the restaurants, takeaways and the people who work in the spice industry.

This year there are five awards up for grabs (see Award categories below). Please click through to the voting form to make your choices for each category (one vote per person). Note that the Favourite Takeaway Award is for dedicated takeaways only and not restaurants. In addition to these five Awards there will also be a special award as chosen by the members of the Curry Club.

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Voting closes on Friday 19 November and the winners will be announced On this website and in the December issue of the Greenwich Visitor.

Takeaways
Charlton Indian Takeaway (Charlton)
Curry Royal Tandoori (Greenwich)
InDelicious (Greenwich)
Mogul Home Dining Kitchen (Trafalgar Road)
The Village Tandoori (Charlton)

In a pickle?

On August 28, 2017 By Daniel FordIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Pickles. What’s not to love?

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After reading the post about pickled red onions from Frugal Hausfrau recently, I decided it was time for me to get in a pickle! But of course, it would have to be my way. So I filled a jar with sliced red onions, sliced garlic, coriander seeds & cumin seeds, and filled it with a pickling fluid of apple cider vinegar, salt and the tiniest pinch of sugar..

I left them in the fridge for several weeks, and then started to taste and experiment with them. What I liked the most was the pickled spices, so I filled a jar with mostly them too!

A typical pickling juice is vinegar boiled with some salt and sugar then poured over whatever you wish to pickle. Then it’s down to you to enhance it with whatever aromatics take your fancy. Apple cider vinegar is quite a gentle acid, and works well, but…