Brindian Cuisine? - Stilton Saag Paneer
Put simply, Asian inspired food is breath-taking! Quite literally sometimes too because of the wide ranging flavours achieved with spices!
I consider spices to be one of the greatest pleasures in life. There is such an array of flavours with such vibrancy in colour, and when you consider the low calorie content of spices, they can really transform the most simple of ingredients and dishes into something brimming at the seams with flavour without your stomach brimming out of your trousers!
Although I must confess to never stepping foot inside India, I spent many a time visiting a large number of "Indian" restaurants in both the UK and Australia due to my endearment to spice! However, I could not possibly claim that I am an expert when it comes to balancing spices to result in excellent flavours 100% of the time...
This recipe however, is one that I truly am passionate about though. I live locally to the village of Stilton, in Cambridgeshire, which has a great association to Stilton Cheese, even if EU regulations stipulate a ban on producing Stilton Cheese in the village itself. The cheese is a very strong flavoured cheese that completely transforms itself during a cooking process, and as a result the range of strong flavours in this recipe complement each other fantastically well within bold colours and creamy and textured consistency. Serve this as a curry by itself or as an accompaniment to another great tasting curry, and you will be left feeling like you are in India sat at your kitchen table in Britain!
I like to consider this recipe as another step into British inspired "Indian Style" cuisine, taking something inspired by Indian food and putting a British stamp on it! Maybe it could be considered a new style of cuisine in itself, combining the best flavours of both Britain and Indian foods to create "Brindian" cuisine?? Within the multicultural society we live in today, what could possibly be better?!
So why not try this today? Serve as a main meal within itself or as a lovely vegetable side dish! Embrace your inner "Brindian"!
