BIR Starters
From the ever popular onion bhajis to juicy chicken tikka, a selection of favourite Indian restaurant starters.
BIR Starters
From the ever popular onion bhajis to juicy chicken tikka, a selection of favourite Indian restaurant starters.
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30 min - easy - serves
BIR Pre-Cooked Chicken Recipe
In a busy kitchen cooking chicken from raw every time someone orders a curry isn’t feasible. The chef is under...
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20 min - easy - serves
BIR Tomato Paste Recipe
Tomato puree on its own is too strong and thick to use in BIR cooking, conversely tinned tomatoes are a...
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135 min - easy - serves
BIR Base Gravy Recipe
Base gravy is used by British Indian Restaurants (BIR) as a key ingredient when cooking curries. If you want to...
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35 min - easy - serves 1-2
Vegan
Chicken Karahi Recipe
A karahi is the metal wok style dish that this curry is traditionally cooked in, however in most BIR kitchens...
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25 min - moderate - serves 1-2
Vegan
Chicken Dhansak Recipe
A sweet and sour curry with lentils that give a distinctive texture and flavour to this dish. Pineapples are usually...
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25 min - easy - serves 1-2
Starters
Chicken Dupiaza Recipe
Dupiaza literally translates to ‘two onions’, so if you like onion then this is the perfect curry for you. Made...
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65 min - easy - serves 2-4
Simple Chicken Curry Recipe (base free)
Don’t have any base gravy? Then try our simple chicken curry that can be cooked with a handful of basic...
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35 min - easy - serves 2-4
Starters
Tarka Dal Recipe
A delicious comfort food that’s cheap, healthy and vegan. Tarka dal can be enjoyed equally as a main dish or...
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25 min - easy - serves 1-2
Lamb Rogan Josh Recipe
A delicious meaty curry with tomato, peppers and onion in medium spice sauce.
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20 min - easy - serves 1-2
Chicken Bhuna Recipe
A simple but tasty dish of fried onion and spices, a classic favourite in any Indian restaurant.
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25 min - easy - serves 1-2
Chicken Jalfrezi Recipe
A wonderfully hot and spicy curry with peppers and onions, a best seller in restaurants and one of our personal...
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20 min - easy - serves 1-2
Chana Bhuna Recipe
A deliciously wholesome dish of spiced chickpeas. Nutritious, vegan and incredibly tasty.
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30 min - easy - serves 1-2
Vegan
Bombay Potatoes Recipe
A popular vegetarian dish of spiced potatoes that’s cheap and simple to make but tastes delicious.
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15 min - easy - serves 1-2
Chicken Korma Recipe
A delightfully mild, sweet and creamy curry with coconut.
Don't have time to cook? Try our ready made Korma sauce
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15 min - easy - serves 1-2
Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe
Our recipe for this all time favourite.
Don't have time to cook? Try our ready made Masala sauce
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15 min - easy - serves 1-2
Chicken Madras Recipe
Learn how to cook this deliciously hot, tangy and spicy curry just like how it’s made in a typical British...
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30 min - easy - serves 4
Vegetable Pakora Recipe
Bitesize vegetable fritters lightly spiced and fried until beautifully golden and crisp. This recipe can be made with any vegetables...
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30 min - easy - serves 4
Chicken Pakora Recipe
Tender pieces of chicken and vegetables in a mildly spiced batter, fried until crispy and golden brown. These make an...
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20 min - easy - serves 2
Paneer Tikka Recipe
A recipe for making restaurant style paneer tikka at home using our tikka marinade spices. A delicious vegetarian alternative to...
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20 min - easy - serves 4-8
Chicken Tikka Recipe
A recipe for making restaurant style chicken tikka at home using our tikka marinade spices For a delicious vegetarian alternative...
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20 min - easy - serves 4-6
Onion Bhaji Recipe
Make Indian restaurant quality onion bhajis at home with this easy to follow recipe using the East at Home Onion...
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25 min - hard - serves 4
Blooming Onion Bhaji Recipe
A whole onion, cut to resemble a flower then coated in a lightly spiced batter and deep fried until crispy....
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0 min - easy - serves 1-2
Egg Rice Recipe
The Indian equivalent of egg fried rice. Scrambled egg that is lightly spiced and fried with basmati rice. Serve with...
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15 min - easy - serves
Onion Rice Recipe
A very simple fried rice dish with onion. An easy way to elevate plain rice into something more flavour.
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20 min - easy - serves 2
Mushroom Rice Recipe
Mushroom rice is a delicious accompaniment to any curry and equally tasty on its own.
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10 min - easy - serves
BIR Red Onion Chutney Recipe
Red onion chutney is the ideal accompaniment to poppadoms and Indian starters. Learn how to make this favourite British Indian...
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5 min - easy - serves
Simple Mint Yoghurt Sauce Recipe
Mint yoghurt sauce is a perfect accompaniment to poppadoms and Indian starters including our Onion Bhajis. This recipe is a...
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