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Coronation Chicken Korma - 1970s reverb

Coronation Chicken Korma is my take on a Diasporan curry house favourite; that rich and mild curry beloved of millions around the world who may never experience an authentic version of this dish invented in the kitchens of Mughal palaces in the 16th century. No, not the authentic dish, but most certainly an authentic curry house version that took the world by storm in the 1970s.

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Pasta with celery and basil sauce with broad beans

This dish of pasta with celery and basil sauce, served here with broad beans, is an amalgam of a fondly remembered dish from childhood via what happens when you start nosing around in the British Library. Highfalutin bibliographic japes aside, it's also easy to cook.

Easy Yaki Udon

A Japanese chicken stir-fry dish, this easy yaki udon, takes less than 30mins to make, including the prep time. So, obviously it's become a weekday favourite that is both delicious and easy to chuck together when you're a bit worn out by a gruelling day.

Celeriac and beef carbonnade

This celeriac and beef carbonnade from Arras in the north of France is a slow-cooked delight that takes some time, but is actually very easy to cook. A hearty warmer as the nights start to draw in...

Quick Malaysian prawn curry

This Malaysian prawn curry is another of the dishes from my father's travels in Asia in the 1960s recorded in his personal journals. It's quick, easy and delicious and easily adapted if you prefer chicken to seafood or want a vegan option.

Marmalade poussin with spätzle and white cabbage

Caraway seed and bitter orange marmalade poussin served with spätzle and braised white cabbage. An old German family recipe.

Easy global recipes | The Hobby Chef Bloke

A lifelong foodie, The Hobby Chef is my attempt to "give back" with easy recipes for regional cuisine from all around the world learned on my travels or taught to me by my father.

After years trying to maintain version control of PDFs and searching through seemingly endless emails to find recipes sent to one friend requested by another, it struck me that it was more efficient to collate it in one place. So I'm embarking on putting it together in an easy-to-use website.

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Recently, during another half-arsed attempt at getting rid of stuff I don't need, I came across some of my father's old journals and notebooks that he gave to me, including his notebooks of the recipes and cooking tricks he learned in Asia in the 1960s.

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This is all about the basics; the cooking terms you've heard of but were too afraid to ask. They're easier than you might think. And you can readily adapt them to create recipes to your own liking.

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This week's recipe ('cos "jour" is French for "week", right?) hot off the hob or an old favourite that works perfectly at this time of year. Timely tips for what works in the kitchen right now.

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Pretty much says it all. Great food experienced food as part of a greater travel picture. Savoured memories or more recently discovered culinary pleasures, it's less about fancy eateries but delicious food in all its guises...

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Coronation Chicken Korma - 1970s reverb

Pasta with celery and basil sauce with broad beans

Easy Yaki Udon

Celeriac and beef carbonnade

Quick Malaysian prawn curry

Marmalade poussin with spätzle and white cabbage

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