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Episode 4

Anjum Anand heads for an Essex fire station to show Paul Pemberton and the blue watch how to cook aubergine in yoghurt, a lamb curry with squat green chillies and homemade naan.

In Britain, we love Indian food, but there's still a big fear factor when it comes to cooking it. Food writer and chef Anjum Anand is on a mission to show exactly how simple it is to cook delicious, healthy Indian meals.

This time, Anjum heads for a fire station in Essex, where Paul Pemberton would love to cook Indian food for himself and the blue watch but currently lives on beans on toast or orders in a takeaway. It's up to Anjum to show him how to cook a proper curry for the firefighters.

Having learnt what sort of pans to use to cook a curry in and why coriander is so vital to Indian food, Anjum gets to work showing Paul how to make a delicious aubergine in yoghurt dish, the likes of which he has never tasted before.

Then it's off to top Indian restaurant Benares, where Paul discovers that Indian food doesn't have to just be about thick curries and rice, it can also have all the characteristics of 'haute' cuisine.

Back in Anjum's kitchen, together they make a tasty curry of tender lamb with squat green chillies, accompanied by freshly baked naan.

Finally, it's down to Paul to master Anjum's recipes in the kitchen of the station and see if the ten members of blue watch are as fond of Anjum's food as he is!

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29 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Anjum Anand
Director David Symonds
Producer Ed Taylor

Broadcasts

  • Mon 30 Jul 2007 20:30
  • Thu 6 Sep 2007 01:40
  • Sat 8 Sep 2007 01:30
  • Tue 5 Aug 2008 20:00
  • Sat 9 May 2009 16:30
  • Thu 9 Jul 2009 18:30
  • Fri 11 Dec 2009 18:30
  • Thu 10 Mar 2011 18:00
  • Thu 1 Sep 2011 16:30
  • Thu 21 Jun 2012 18:00
  • Sat 26 Jan 2013 12:00
  • Sun 10 Nov 2024 11:30