Category Archives: Home Cooked

Hector’s House – Home-cooked Vegetable Pakora – at last

Curry-Heute has been in operation for over six years, it took until this year to post the Recipe for Pakora. That was all. This means that The Hector has not actually cooked Pakora in all this time, yet home-cooked Pakora … Continue reading

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Hector’s House – Methi Bhindi Achari Gosht

Having successfully created a Home-Cooked Hector Karahi to a Decent Standard a few weeks back (Recipe), it was time to try it out on Marg. Two features differentiate Karahi from Curry as I currently understand it. Firstly, the Lamb, boneless … Continue reading

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Hector’s House – Home Cooked Lamb Karahi

With The Cat away, The Chef can Play Having enjoyed Lamb Karahi at two of Glasgow’s Best Sources in recent days namely Yadgar and the Khyber Pass Restaurant, Hector was motivated to have a go. I have previously attempted Lamb … Continue reading

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Devilled Beef & Aloo Taare Ko – Hector’s Cooking

With 500g of Stewing Steak to cook for tonight’s dinner, something different was called for. On occasion, some forty five years ago, Mother would present a Tomato-rich, Spicy Beef Dish – Devilled Beef – she called it. It was not … Continue reading

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Aberdeen – Dinner for Eight, at Seven

Graeme is cooking and has invited six of us to celebrate his Dear Lady’s Birthday which is in two days. This necessitated a drive to Aberdeen for Curry-Heute. Few people are brave enough to invite The Hector to sample their … Continue reading

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Jaipur – An Indian Cookery Demonstration + Buffet #3

Today is Day 4 of our India Trip, the first full day in Jaipur.  Amber Fort may well be the Unexpected Highlight of the entire Trip, we even bought a Carpet.  Tonight we have a Cookery Demonstration with Buffet #3 … Continue reading

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Das Experiment – Tomato-based Karahi

Empirical evidence has led us to conclude that the famed Yadgar Goshat Karahi has a Tomato-based Masala, indeed, no Onions at all. Bill suggested I blend the Tomatoes, a bit. Unfortunately nothing happened, then it all happened, a bit like … Continue reading

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Home Cooked – Lamb Chops Karahi

..with a little help from the New Karahi Palace. Yesterday some Lamb Chops were defrosted and marinated overnight in a Garam Masala and Yoghurt Mix. This morning some leftover Masala from a recent visit to the New Karahi Palace was … Continue reading

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Casablanca – An Evening with Hassan and Amel (Cafe Salma)

Hassan, or Lahcen as he is correctly called, said he would either come and collect us from our apartment or send someone to get us. In the end it was his electrician, working at our end of Casablanca, who fetched … Continue reading

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Hector meets Cafe Salma’s Hassan in Casablanca – We’ll always have Curry

There are Curry Houses in Casablanca, just not around the corner from Hector and Marg’s Apartment at Casa Porto, later, hopefully. This is our first full day in the Metropolis.  Our Thirteenth Floor Apartment – Sophia – has a well … Continue reading

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