Monthly Archives: January 2013

Brung Up Proper

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Just finished listening to this. I enjoyed it, especially because it was read by Jason Manford himself. When I read Peter Kaye’s and Michael Macintyre’s autobiographies I could hear their voices in my head. With this audiobook I actually could hear his voice and it was fantastic.

I can’t think of any criticisms really. This is a warm, friendly book with several laugh out loud moments. There are a couple of sad parts which are handled well. Something that surprised me was the amount of support he got from Peter Kaye. I think he deserved it; his Live At Manchester Apollo is the funniest show I’ve seen in recent years.

Green bean curry

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This makes about 8 servings, bearing in mind it is eaten as part of a meal with other curries.

Chop 500g beans into bite size pieces and precook in water in the microwave for 10 mins on full power. They are still crunchy after this but cooking them in the curry just finishes them off.

Gently fry 2 chopped onions sprinkled with 1/2 tsp salt in 4 tbsp ground nut oil until translucent. Add 1 tsp ajwain seeds and 1 more tbsp of oil and fry for a few seconds, until they release their aroma. Add 2 tbsp garlic and ginger paste, 1 tsp tumeric, 1/4 tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp cumin and coriander powder. Stir and fry until they release their aroma then add the beans, 1 400g can of quality chopped tomatoes and then half a can of water swished around the empty can.

Cook on a gentle heat until the beans have softened and the tomatoes and spices have cooked into a sauce. I set the timer and check every 5 mins. Towards the end I add salt to taste, 1/4 tsp should suffice. It should take 20-30 mins to finish.