After eating lots of raw food and cold salads recently, I was in the mood for a rich, warming dish.

In the Western world we use the word “curry” to mean virtually anything in a sauce with spices but it does seem a shame to lump everything together and forget that there are actually so many different dishes with flavours unique to their respective cultures. I have a few “curries” on Coconut and Berries:

Sweet Potato, Spinach & Coconut Dahl

Lemony Lentil, Potato & Pea Curry

Thai Tempeh & Vegetable Red Curry

Ethiopian Yellow Split Pea Butternut Stew

spanning Indian-style dishes, Thai, and Ethiopian. And today I’ve got another, completely different one.

I tend to favour South Indian recipes as they’re usually vegetarian by default but Pasanda is a popular North Indian and Pakistani dish. Typically lamb or chicken, cooked in a thick sauce made from a blend of cream…