Category Archives: Hector’s Cooking

Michael Rother is back in Glasgow, Hector, Howard and Marg were there. There had to be Curry afore, tonight, home-cooked Pork Vindaloo. The published – Pork Vindaloo Recipe – was the base for this creation, somehow, Tamarind found its way … Continue reading →

Kofta Burgers? A typical Burger Night at Hector’s House features home-made Beef Burgers with Pan Fried Potatoes. Tonight we had the – Spicy – version. Following my own recipes for Seekh/Kofta Kebab and Aloo Taare Ko, the minimal, extra effort … Continue reading →

How does Beef Vindaloo sound for lunch? – Hector asked Ricky, The Man from Bradford. That’ll be awright. And so the ingredients were assembled, it had to Beef, leftover from a massive joint cooked a bit since. In case there … Continue reading →

Finally, Hector presents the much promised Butter Chicken as inspired by watching Parveen’s Sunday morning TV programme. The Base Sauce of Tomatoes, Garlic and Green Chillies was cooked back in February, the day I first attempted Tandoori Chicken. That batch … Continue reading →

Walking along the streets of Vinhorady (Praha) on Wednesday evening, Hector was passing a Spice shop, Fish Masala caught the eye. It turned out to be out of date and so the featured box was purchased. Tonight, Hector would serve … Continue reading →

For those expecting Butter Chicken, get real, Karahi Gosht trumps all! Watching Parveen’s Sunday morning TV programme has made Hector determined to make Bread. Chapattis were tried years ago, yeuch! Parveen showed how to make a Stuffed Paratha, however, this … Continue reading →

Chicken Tikka tell me what’s wrong… Hector has been watching Parveen’s Indian Kitchen for the last few weeks, useful lessons have been learned. Watch this space for future Blogs on an attempt to make Paratha, and even Butter Chicken which … Continue reading →

Since the first dry fried Masala experience at the Lighthouse Hotel (Galle, Sri Lanka) back in 2003, Hector has been fascinated by this alternative to the Punjabi Cuisine which prevails in the West of Scotland. Indian Mango (München) sets the … Continue reading →

Hector is well known for sharing, not. Hector does a lot of work for cherittay (sic), aye right. However, feeding the good people of Carnoustie in the final days of the year is becoming a ritual. This evening’s Curry was … Continue reading →