Aloo Gosht

The classic curried lamb stew with whole baby potatoes found throughout northern India and Pakistan. It's a really easy curry to cook and makes a fantastic meal for 4, just needs some slow-cooking to keep the lamb tender and let the potatoes absorb all the wonderful flavours

you need: 600g diced lamb, 600g new or salad potatoes, 4 tomatoes, 6 garlic cloves, 3 onions, ginger

Keralan Fish Curry

Fragrant with the classic Keralan aromatics of green cardamon, tellicherry black pepper, cinnamon and ginger, this easy curry is really quick to make, not too hot and totally delicious

you need: 1 onion, garlic, ginger, coconut milk, 400g fish fillets, limes

Cochin Coconut Curry

A really fragrant curry with an interesting masala or mix of spices that includes a tiny bit of star anise. Perhaps a legacy of the chinese population in the trading centre of cochin, it adds a delicious scent and flavour to this simple curry.

you need: 600g diced chicken, 4 small potatoes, 1 onion, garlic, ginger, coconut milk, 2 tomatoes or tomato paste

Tomato Rasam

Rasam is a lentil soup with a spicy, tangy flavour that often comes from tamarind or lemon but in this case from the kokum. It's incredibly easy to make and a delicious soup in it's own right, or can be served with rice as a side dish or even as a starter for a curry dinner!

you need: 1 tin chopped tomatoes, 1 onion, 1 garlic clove, 4 tbsp dry lentils

contents: ground coriander, cumin, chilli powder, turmeric, ginger, galangal, tamarind, lemongrass

Beef Rendang

Rendang is a rich Indonesian curry of incredibly tender pieces of meat with layers of flavour created from the long, slow cooking and complex seasoning. It is though, a really easy curry to cook - you basically put everything in one pot and simmer away for a couple of hours!