I have lived overseas for most of my life, and I grew up in Hong Kong, where lots of my school friends were Nepalese.....so, this next recipe is very close to my heart, as it's a Gurkha recipe for Kukhra Alainchi Sanga, which is Chicken and Cardamom Curry. As well as this curry, I also have a soft spot for my mum's Egg Curry, which is based on an Edwardian recipe....the smell of this curry is redolent of hot, humid school days in Hong Kong, a long journey back home on a rickety school bus and then a dusty climb up a steep hill, cicadas buzzing in the background with not a breath of air – an itchy school uniform and tired feet that craved escape from “school shoes” and socks, my thick (and unruly) hair scraped back with a headband…..the mosquito screen on the kitchen door bangs and I enter the coolness of the flat to a spicy and rich aroma……..curry!
