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 OriginalsThe Essentials
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.
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.
The Curries
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.
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.
Indian-style sweet, sour, and tangy pathia built from scratch in three 10-minute phases. No base gravy needed — perfect for busy weeknights.
Classic hot madras — simple, spicy, no fuss. Pre-cooked chicken in thick, fiery spiced gravy. A proper takeaway staple done right at home.
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.
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.
Bold Caribbean flavours in 30 minutes — scotch bonnet heat, tender chicken thighs, potatoes, and rich coconut milk. David's Kitchen island-style classic.
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.