🍛

British Curry Kitchen

Authentic British-Indian restaurant recipes made simple. From the essential base gravy to classic curries — all built on the same foundations used in Indian restaurant kitchens.

🌶️ 10 Recipes  |  Restaurant Style  |  British Originals

The Essentials

🌶️
David's Mix Powder

David's secret restaurant-style curry powder blend, passed down from a top Indian restaurant eatery. Start here — this spice mix is used in nearly every recipe.

⏱ 5 mins Makes ~1 cup 🔑 Extra hot chili
🫕
Base Gravy

The foundation of 20+ British-Indian restaurant curries. Make a big batch, freeze in portions, and you're always 20 minutes away from a great curry.

⏱ 60 mins Makes 3–4 litres 🔑 Fresh coriander

The Curries

🍗
Chicken Tikka Masala

A 20-minute life-hack for the nation's favourite curry. Rich, creamy, and feeds a family of four using a legendary Glasgow secret ingredient.

⏱ 25 mins Serves 3–4 🔑 Heinz Tomato Soup
🍛
Chicken Korma

Mild, creamy, and utterly silky. A British-Indian restaurant classic that's perfect for kids and korma lovers. Ten times better than boil-in-the-bag.

⏱ 20 mins Serves 2 🔑 Coconut milk powder
🍗
Chicken Pathia

Indian-style sweet, sour, and tangy pathia built from scratch in three 10-minute phases. No base gravy needed — perfect for busy weeknights.

⏱ 40 mins Serves 4 🔑 Maggi tamarind sauce
🌶️
Chicken Madras

Classic hot madras — simple, spicy, no fuss. Pre-cooked chicken in thick, fiery spiced gravy. A proper takeaway staple done right at home.

⏱ 20 mins Serves 2 🔑 Jaggery
🌶️🧄
Garlic Chilli Chicken

Restaurant-style garlic chilli chicken upscaled for a family of 4–6. Smoked paprika, coconut milk powder, and finished with a sizzling garlic-chilli ghee tarka.

⏱ 55–60 mins Serves 4–6 🔑 Smoked paprika + tarka
🌶️🍗
Chicken Jalfrezi

A proper BIR jalfrezi built on base gravy — blanched pepper petals, finger green chilies, and the scrape-and-reduce technique that makes restaurant curries taste like restaurant curries.

⏱ 20 mins Serves 2 🔑 Naga paste
🇯🇲
Jamaican Curry Chicken

Bold Caribbean flavours in 30 minutes — scotch bonnet heat, tender chicken thighs, potatoes, and rich coconut milk. David's Kitchen island-style classic.

⏱ 30 mins Serves 4 🔑 High-fat coconut milk
🫘🥩
Keema Peas

Spicy minced lamb with garden peas from David's Kitchen. A fragrant, hearty classic — perfect with chapatti, roti, or stirred through basmati for a keema pilau.

⏱ 55 mins Serves 3–4 🔑 Black cardamom