Seven curry blogs to warm winter evenings

Warming, wholesome and delicately spiced, curry makes the perfect comfort food at this time of year. So, as the nights draw in and the temperature drops, try putting some heat into your evening menu with some delicious Indian recipes. 

We’ve scoured the Internet for the best curry recipes, and have found seven wonderful Indian-food bloggers that we’d like to share with you:

Sandhya’s Kitchen

We’ve found the ultimate in comfort food - it’s Sandhya’s Bhindi Kadhi, served with pumpkin roti. This dish of okra and chickpeas cooked in a coconut yoghurt sauce is so easy and delicious that it’s a mainstay of her weekly family menu. 

Sandhya loves sharing easy Indian recipes that can be cooked up in minutes. If you like the wholesomeness of dal, you’ll love her dhaba-style dal fry. Inspired by the spiced, fried, Punjabi-style food served in roadside restaurants or dhabas, this dish will warm you up on the coldest of days. 

And if you want to create something particularly seasonal - try out her pumpkin hummus (pictured above). Pair it with contrasting servingware, and you’ve got a perfect Diwali sharing dish. 

The Curry Guy

Dan Toombs is The Curry Guy. California-born Dan fell in love with Indian cuisine years ago, and now cooks curry everyday. He says “part of the fun of cooking great Indian cuisine is putting a bit of yourself into the dish by your use of different spices and herbs”. 

Try his Punjabi chicken curry - it’s really quick and easy to make as an after-work meal. And for a breakfast that will truly warm your cockles, Dan suggests this potato curry served with fresh puris - fried bread. It definitely beats cornflakes. Get further inspiration with Dan’s two cookbooks - perfect for winter evenings in!

Hari Ghotra

“I truly believe that if you cook with love, your food will always come out the way you want it to,” says Hari Ghotra. This chef is mad about spices and her blog is home to hundreds of delicious dishes - from quick, 30-minute recipes, to long, slow-cooked dishes, and everything in between.

Try her Thari wali chicken (pictured above). This was the first dish Hari’s mother taught her to cook on her own and it’s her go-to meal when she craves Indian flavour. We also recommend her Keralan fish curry - this quick, creamy recipe, brimming with flavour is a great way to add more fish to your diet.

Spice Diary

Monica started documenting her cooking journey when she moved to America as a student, as a way to reassure her worried mum that she was eating properly! She now runs a successful blog, as well as pop-up restaurants and cookery classes in Manchester and Birmingham.

Her recipes are sublime. Like the “hug in a meal” that is Keema Mattar - a warming dish of spiced minced lamb and peas. And if chicken jalfrezi is your go-to dish from the local takeaway, you’re in for a treat: Monica will show you how to cook the most flavoursome version you’ve ever tried. 

Mallika Basu

When Mallika Basu left India to attend a British university, she couldn’t even boil an egg. But, craving the delicate flavours of her homeland, she taught herself to cook Indian cuisine from her London kitchen. And today she’s a regular food columnist for the Evening Standard.

Mallika loves sharing what she’s learned through her blog; and you’ll find her recipes are easy and versatile. Like the roasted nalli gosht (lamb shank) pictured above; “the lamb is stewed until it is meltingly soft and literally falls off the bone”. Or her chickpea curry, which she says makes the perfect midweek dinner. 

Mira Manek

Mira Manek believes wholesome, home-cooked food is key to eating well. Her blog is the place to find delicious, healthy, Indian-inspired recipes, as well as information on Mira’s Indian supper clubs, workshops and soulful retreats. 

Her vegetarian food looks and tastes spectacular. Like the yellow lentil bowl with tamarind chickpeas and tamari almonds pictured above. Or her butternut squash and chickpea masala, which she describes as wonderfully hearty and deliciously sweet. Want more of Mira? Check out her new cafe Chai by Mira at Triyoga, Soho.

Anjum Anand

Anjum Anand’s mission is to make Indian food lighter, quicker and easier to cook. She wants “to make ‘cooking an Indian’ as common as rustling up a stir-fry”. If you recognise her name, that’s because Anjum had her own BBC cookery series and regularly appears on TV, radio and in the press.

With so many delicious recipes on her website, it’s hard to choose a favourite. Standouts include her cheat lamb biryani (pictured above) - a one-pot pilau that’s bursting with flavour. And her South-Indian inspired cannellini bean curry - creamy, sweet and filled with coconutty goodness. 

We hope you feel inspired to raid the spice rack and put some Indian flavour into this week’s menu. Follow these inspirational chefs for more recipes and ideas.