Know Your Curry: 5 Essential Ingredients for Indian Cooking

The average Briton spends a whopping ?30,000 on Indian food during their lifetime, according to the 2013 Cobra Good Curry Guide, with the majority coming from eating out at the 9,000 Indian restaurants in the UK.

However, a large amount of people still wouldn't know where to start when making their own Indian dishes from scratch.

At School of Wok, our Indian cookery classes give customers a well-rounded introduction to the cuisine, spreading our knowledge of an overwhelming array of exotic spices to simplify south Asian food, meaning that you'll never need a takeaway ever again!

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