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E: 09/09 Win a Rick Stein India Gift Set

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Answer: 19 cookery books
Included in the gift set is:
  • Rick Stein’s India cookbook
  • Amchur (Mango) Powder (100g) - Adds a sourness to many Northern Indian dishes.
  • Asafoetida – Hing Vandevi (50g) - Ground resin tasting similar to garlic and onions.
  • Black Salt (Kala Namak Powder (100g) - Often sprinkled over snacks and nuts.
  • Black Cardamom (50g) - Often used in dal dishes and has a smokey flavour.
  • Kashmiri Chilli Powder (75g) – Milder than most chillies but adds a rich red colour to curries.
  • Millet (Bajra) flour (500g) - The key to making authentic flat breads.
  • Kokum (200g) - Dried fruit with same flavour balancing effect as adding vinegar or lemon juice.
  • Mustard Oil (250ml) - Very difficult to buy in the west and is essential for making Indian chutneys.
  • Mustard Seeds (100g) - Often used at the spice tempering stage.
  • Screwpine (Kewra) Water (200ml) - Fragrant essence of the pandan leaf which is often poured on to rice to perfume it.
  • Tamarind (200g) - Used to add sweet tartness to many dishes.
Well if all of that isn’t reason enough to enter then we don’t know what is!

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