I’ve never been to Bangladesh, but I have been to Brick Lane – however, neither option was on the cards for the weekend. I transported myself to the land of spice with a ‘BANG!’ curry mix – which is basically all the spices from your favourite dishes pre-mixed for you to cook up at home.
The core spice blends come in 6 curry kits and 3 recipe kits – including a new launch ‘BANG! Biryani’ – but on my menu was the Jalfrezi and dahl which are my go-to takeaway options. A tad intimidated as I was making a meal for three, I strapped on my pinny and got to work- but in actual fact, the only real prep was chopping my veggies and soaking the dahl’s enclosed lentils for ten minutes.
With easy to follow instructions I added my base of onions, garlic and stir fried my vegetables before blending the sachet of turmeric, chilli, cumin and coriander – the curry basics to make the sauce; meanwhile the lentils were simmering away and not a pestle and mortar in sight! And after twenty minutes I was ready to serve.
I actually had some plain yoghourt on standby incase the Jalfrezi was hotter than expected (I love it hot but didn’t know how my guests would fare), but the rice and creamy dahl were the ideal accompaniment; next time I could easily scoff the dahl on its own with naan bread…
The idea behind the brand was engineered by Shelly Nuruzzaman, who grew up in Brick Lane and wanted to share her love of cooking with the wider community. Making these game changing kits which are quick, efficient and easy to use, she has introduced a slice of the aromatic and lush tropical landscape of Bangladesh to hungry chefs across the UK, and the range of products including the new Samosa and Pakora kits are perfect for those wanting a light and tasty diet – plus all BANG!’s kits and mixes are suitable for vegans and vegetarians.