http://spicebox.co.uk en-gb Copyright: The first in our series of ‘Curry of the Month’ kicks off with the delicious, but perhaps slightly less well-known, Patia. A Parsee sweet and sour curry, it works brilliantly with lamb, prawns and fish, or courgettes and new potatoes as a veggie option. This dish is fresh and vibrant; to add even more flavour and texture (and impress your dinner guests) garnish it with shredded mint, cherry tomatoes and spring onions to serve. Traditionally served with a dhal and some yellow rice, this curry is perfect for those warmer spring evenings!Try the patia in this delicious Summer Fish Curry recipe idea. ]]> Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:02:00 GMT http://spicebox.co.uk/blog/latest/curry-of-thepatia-masala/00146.html http://spicebox.co.uk/blog/latest/curry-of-thepatia-masala/00146.html A simple and delicious side dish from Rafi's book '85 Classic Indian Recipes' ]]> Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://spicebox.co.uk/blog/recipes/curried-chickpeas/00073.html http://spicebox.co.uk/blog/recipes/curried-chickpeas/00073.html Sweet and sour tamarind chutney ]]> Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://spicebox.co.uk/blog/recipes/tamarind-chutney/00072.html http://spicebox.co.uk/blog/recipes/tamarind-chutney/00072.html The Spicebox Bake SaleWe were busy thinking up ideas for our spicy bake-sale for a few weeks before Red Nose Day, asking our customers for their baking tips and watching the hit BBC show for inspiration. As always, our customers had some brilliant suggestions, such as white chocolate and cardamom shortbreads and chilli-chocolate brownies to name just a few.We came up with all sorts and we were all up until late on Thursday night baking our creations: Spicy bread, Chai Scones, Lime-Chilli Cupcakes, Nigella Biscotti and many more! When Red Nose Day finally came around, the shop was filled with bunting and little, red dinosaur noses and the fridge was bursting with freshly made cakes, scones and breads. We had printed out our recipes to encourage people to use spices in baking as well as in curry, and these went down a treat!We had a lot of our wonderful customers in—even those who were not eating cakes over Lent still gave generous donations. The sale was brilliant fun; we talked not just about good curry, but about good cakes and good causes too.We’re all very proud of ourselves and our customers for raising over £300 for Comic Relief.Same again next year? ]]> Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:43:00 GMT http://spicebox.co.uk/blog/latest/our-comic-recy-bake-sale/00145.html http://spicebox.co.uk/blog/latest/our-comic-recy-bake-sale/00145.html A delicious cross between a small cake and a biscuit. ]]> Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://spicebox.co.uk/blog/recipes/cinnamon-madeleines/00069.html http://spicebox.co.uk/blog/recipes/cinnamon-madeleines/00069.html We are having a bake sale in our shops for Comic Relief on Friday 15th and Saturday 16th March. All our staff members are coming up with spice related recipes to add our own Rafi's flavour!Along with all of our cakes, scones and biscuits we are also selling recipe cards for all the goodies on offer for 50p, just in case you want to try them your selves at home. 100% of all the money raised will be going to Comic Relief.So if you can get to either one of our shops that weekend there will be more than just curry packs for sale! We would love to raise plenty of money for Comic Relief so please try and get down and buy some lovely spicy things! ]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:46:00 GMT http://spicebox.co.uk/blog/latest/comic-relief-bake-sale/00143.html http://spicebox.co.uk/blog/latest/comic-relief-bake-sale/00143.html Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:51:00 GMT http://spicebox.co.uk/products/ingredients/spices/black-cumin-100g.html http://spicebox.co.uk/products/ingredients/spices/black-cumin-100g.html Spices and flour for making 6 bhajiasThere is nothing quite like the taste of a freshly fried bhajia. Simply add water, onion and coriander to this mix and fry. Eat them straight away for the best taste. ]]> Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:30:00 GMT http://spicebox.co.uk/curry-mixes/onion-bhajia.html http://spicebox.co.uk/curry-mixes/onion-bhajia.html Basmati rice with spicesRice with a blend of South Indian spices to create wonderful, fragrant Pilau rice. You can colour this rice with a little saffron dissloved in milk. Just sprinkle it in drops on the rice once it is cooked. Try this aromatic rice with a savoury curry like the Sabzi Shakh Please note: This mix can only be made mild ]]> Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:39:00 GMT http://spicebox.co.uk/curry-mixes/pilau-rice-300g.html http://spicebox.co.uk/curry-mixes/pilau-rice-300g.html