Indian Food Made Easy

2010
Indian Food Made Easy

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EP1 Keralan Cuisine Nov 10, 2008

Food writer and chef Anjum Anand presents simple recipes for delicious, healthy Indian food. Following on from the success of Indian Food Made Easy, this second series takes Anjum Anand on a journey to show how regional flavours of the Indian subcontinent can be found up and down the country. First stop is Liverpool, where we meet Lyn, a cook at the local hospital. Lyn often makes traditional English fare for charity events, and she's hoping to raise some money by selling hot food at Liverpool's biggest farmers' market. Only this time she's going to be cooking Indian. Anjum puts together a menu of classic South Indian dishes, but can Lyn rise to the occasion?

EP2 Gujarati Cuisine Nov 17, 2008

In this episode we head to Leicester to meet Michael Scott, known as 'Scottie' to his friends. Scottie is captain of one of Leicester's oldest rugby clubs - Stoneygate. Every month they have a team curry night at the club but usually rely on takeaways, so Anjum convinces Scottie to make his own meal for the players. She takes him on a gastronomic journey to find out more about the cuisine that is enjoyed by Leicester's 20,000 strong Gujarati community. Having tasted some local delicacies, she teaches him how to make a fabulous Gujarati classic - Undihyo, a one-pot vegetarian dish. Then its off to meet Daxa, a Gujarati housewife, who reveals how to make delicious onion bhajis, and the secrets of a Gujarati thali. For Scottie's main course it's a hearty lamb curry with fenugreek dumplings, and chips with cashew nuts. Finally, can Scottie cook up a feast for his 15 curry-loving team mates?

EP3 Bengali Cuisine Nov 24, 2008

In this episode we head to London to meet James Moody, who loves having dinner parties and is a bit of a foodie, but would never cook Indian food as he finds it far too complicated. With Brick Lane on his doorstep, it's an opportunity for Anjum to show him how to cook up a Bengali feast. First they visit the restaurant of top Bengali chef Udit Sarkhel, and the chance for a hands-on experience making keema stuffed mashed potatoes. Then in Anjum's kitchen he starts off learning how to make a fabulous butternut squash dish with chickpeas. A quick trip to Brick Lane and some fantastic fish dishes gets him into groove of fish curry, which the Bengalis love. Back in the kitchen, it's time for James to learn how to make his own fish curry, as well as a fabulous dish of prawns, coconut and mustard. With his friends waiting for their meal in the garden, James struggles to make good that which he has learnt, but what will his friends think?

EP4 Punjabi Cuisine Dec 01, 2008

In this episode we head to Edinburgh to meet Wendy Barrie. Wendy is a champion of Scottish food and a bit of a local celebrity, her cookery demonstrations being extremely popular. She has never cooked Indian food before, but has decided to go on a voyage of culinary discovery in order to demonstrate three Indian dishes to her many fans at one of Scotland's biggest gardening festivals. Glasgow and Edinburgh are home to a large Punjabi community, so Anjum takes Wendy to get a real flavour of the local cuisine. First they meet Tony Singh, one of Scotland's best chefs to find out all about the secrets of how to make rotis or Indian breads. Then it's off to meet Tasnim, a maths teacher at her local school, but a wonderful home cook who shows Wendy how to make pecoras. Back in her kitchen, Anjum shows Wendy how to make a fabulous tarka dal, luscious chicken in spinach and a twist on a Scottish dessert, Punjabi cranachan. Finally it's the day of the festival, and almost 100 people turn up to watch Wendy's demonstration. She's got just an hour to cook the three dishes. With Anjum watching nervously in the audience, will she pull it off?

EP5 Goan Cuisine Dec 08, 2008

In this episode we head to London to meet Jonathon Readman, who two years ago married his Goan wife, Lorraine. Jonathon never cooks but every Sunday takes full advantage of his Indian connection by enjoying a Goan feast at mother-in-law Clara's house. Now it's payback time, and Jonathon is going to attempt to cook for her and his family himself. First it's a trip to top Goan restaurant Ma Goa to discover the secrets of dry-roasting spices, before he's in the kitchen learning his first dish, easy fried spicy aubergines. Then it's a hilarious insight into the extraordinary methods of making prized Goan sausages, before Jonathon gets thrown into the deep end, learning how to make a delicious, authentic Vindaloo - very different to the sort found in British restaurants. Finally Jonathon gets cracking on the ultimate test - cooking for the mother-in-law, and she's not easily impressed.

EP6 Kashmiri Cuisine Dec 16, 2008

Anjum heads to Bradford to meet Jessica, a volunteer chef on board a classic steam train that winds its way through the stunning Yorkshire dales. She and her team have never given the 50 or so fee-paying guests who dine on the train an Indian menu, but now she wants to give it a go. Bradford is home to a large community of Kashmiris, and Anjum puts together a menu of fabulous Kashmiri dishes. First up is a traditional Rogan Josh, rich, hearty and full of flavour. Jessica plans to serve it on the train with a pilaf, so she and Anjum visit the restaurant kitchens of Mohammed Aslam, a local Kashmiri chef, to find out how to make the perfect rice dish. Then back in the kitchen Jessica discovers how to make delicious peppers, stuffed with spicy paneer an Indian cheese. For dessert there is angel vermicelli, topped with orange cream. Finally with a packed train eagerly waiting their first Indian feast as it chugs through the countryside, Jessica has a battle in front of her to get it all cooked on time in her tiny kitchen.
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Released: 31 May 2010 Ended
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Anjum Anand teaches novice cooks how to cook delicious, healthy Indian food.

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foo bar There are a myriad of things annoy me about this series. Perhaps only little things, but put together... i just don't want to watch it. And i'm a big fan of Indian cuisine and cooking shows.1) Anjum Anand seems really pretentious. She is styled like she is going to some supercool party... a _lot_ of make-up, her hair is floating all over the place. I mean... you are cooking for gods sake.2) It often seems like she is not really knowing what she's doing. She goes to some chef and gets a tandoori oven explained to her. "This is an opportunity to observe a real master at work." Well.. why do you host the show then? You just don't get the feeling that she knows all this stuff by heart.3) She wants to make Strawberry lassi, "a traditional Indian drink" She then goes on to tell the viewer that normally it is done with buttermilk. But buttermilk is hard to get. And so she is doing it with yoghurt. So i watch a show about Indian cooking to tell me how to do a strawberry yoghurt? I mean...4) She has a minute long clip about Indian spices. So she explains that Garam Masala is part of the 5 spices which are the basis of many Indian dishes. But she doesn't explain what Garam Masala is, only that it is a mixture of many spices.And it goes on and on like that.