Rick Stein's India

2013•1 series•Entertainment / Cooking

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Chef and restaurateur Rick Stein heads out on a journey across India with the goal of finding the perfect curry. Stein explores the various cultures in different parts of the city and how they influence the food in each region. It all leads up to the final episode, when Stein brings six of the best recipes he discovers to a panel of British curry aficionados to see if British people like the dishes as much as people do in India and if they are a worthy contender to the popular chicken tikka masala.

Episode 1Kolkata and Chennai

Episode 1. Rick Stein savours the British-influenced dishes in Kolkata and Chennai.

Episode 2Episode 2

Rick Stein explores the melting pot that is Mumbai in search of the bombil.

Episode 3Madurai and Kerala

Episode 3. Rick learns about temple cooking in Madurai and makes a traditional Keralan pork curry.

Episode 4Lucknow and Punjab

Episode 4. Rick visits Lucknow, reputedly the curry capital of India, and cooks paneer jalfrezi.

Episode 5Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh

Episode 5. Rick Stein cooks a biryani fit for a royal banquet following a visit to Rajasthan.

Episode 6Madurai and Lucknow

Episode 6. As his journey ends, Rick Stein reveals the outcome of his search for the perfect curry.

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