Chef Akila’S Slow-Cooked Curries

Delighted to be shortlisted for the Prestigious FreeFrom Food Awards in London, along with the big names.
Not just one, but 6 of our delicious items are on the shortlist!
Plus a shortlist in “Free-From Hero” category!
... Not bad for a newbie 🙂 #startup #madeinyorkshire #realfood #healthy #freefrom #glutenfree #glutenfreevegan #localbusiness
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Looks like the judges loved our food in the #deliciouslyyorkshire awards! Delighted to be Finalist in the #Taste category. #realfood #yorkshire #homemade #yorkshirefoodfinder #gefoodawards

Chicken & Lamb dishes, cooked with local meat. All #glutenfree with more than 80% organic ingredients.

Homemade, Healthy #Vegan Curries & Meals. #GlutenFree with Many #Organic Ingredients.#realfood #freefrom #glutenfreevegan #cleaneating #lowcalorie #lowcarb #localproduce #veganuary

Eating more plant-based food is great, but please be weary of processed food. Factory-made plant-based food needs caution. Just because something is labelled Vegan it doesn’t mean it’s good for you.
https://inews.co.uk/…/vegetarian-recipe s-food-more-salt-th…/

“FREE FROM” INDIAN FOOD We do not use ANY ingredients which contain: - Gluten - Eggs - Fish... - Crustaceans - Molluscs - Celery 90% of our items are Dairy Free. 80% of our items are Soy Free.
We provide Allergen & Nutritional Information on our website and product labels, so you know what’s in the food.
OUR FOOD IS ALSO FREE FROM
- Artificial colours, preservatives, flavourings or sugar. - GMO oils, Palm Oil. - MSG. - Ready-made sauces, pastes or spice mixes. - Imported/processed meat or chicken.
VEGAN
ALL our Vegan items are free from animal products - cooked and stored separately on Meat-Free days.
We want everyone to enjoy our deliciously healthy food. If you know anyone with intolerances or allergies, please share.
- Chef Akila & Team.
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Why are our curries healthier?
See this image to compare our curries with supermarket and takeaway curries.

How to Cook Healthier Curries: 5 Tips from Chef Akila
We’ve spent years trying to make each authentic curry recipe as healthy as possible, while still tasting delicious. Indian food naturally healthy but is commonly cooked & sold with a lot of bad stuff.
We got a lot of queries from our Facebook page on how our food is so low in calories & fat. So, here are some tips:
... 1. Oil, Oil, Oil
Oil is our biggest issues about most Indian food sold in the UK. Too much of cheap oil in everything. Use the least amount of the healthiest oil possible. We avoid all refined and commercial oils and only use cold-pressed oils.
The main oil we use (sparingly) is a cold-pressed British virgin rapeseed oil - from a Yorkshire farm. After testing 16 different oils for months, we chose Oil of Aldborough. Delicious for Indian cuisine and has an excellent nutritional profile.
Many recipes and videos online use too much oil. Don’t follow recipes to the word- use the least amount you can get away with. You can use water, low heat etc., so things don’t burn.
2. Balance it better
Try and make sure there’s enough fibre and protein. Many recipes allow use of more vegetables, beans or pulses in your curries or rice items. Be inventive. Spinach, greens, beans, lentils etc., can go nicely even in many chicken/meat recipes.
3. Leaner curry base
You can make hundreds of delicious curries with onion/tomato bases. No need to use too much of cream or fat. Even kormas & tikkas don't always need cream and can be made with less fat.
4. Keep it Natural
Use as many fresh/natural ingredients as possible. If you blend spices freshly, there will be real aroma and taste. If you have real flavours, there’ll be no need to add sugars, bottled sauces or chemical-laden readymade stuff. If you need colour use natural ingredients like paprika rather than artificial colouring.
5. Accompaniments
Often, it’s not just the curries, but the stuff you eat with it - naan, fried stuff etc., adds to the fat and calories. Cooking whole grains, making or buying whole wheat chapatis doesn’t take much effort. Cooked bulgur wheat is delicious and wholesome with curries and salads.
Lastly.. Curries are one of the best ways to eat more plants. India is a predominantly vegetarian country, there are numerous plant-based recipes - do try them. Our Vegan menu at https://www.chefakila.com/vegan/ is just a small sample.
Enjoy the health benefits of real Indian food as part of your diet :)
- Chef Akila & Team
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We make Fine Curries. We are a producer member of the Guild of Fine Foods, who promote excellence in artisan food.

Our Vegan Curries are now stocked at our local village organic shop Haworth Wholefoods https://www.haworthwholefoods.co.uk
We love their ethos, the friendly service and range of organic & Vegan products.
If you are local, pop-in and pick-up our healthy Vegan Curries from there. You can also place orders there for pick-up. Or you can order at www.chefakila.com/vegan for UK-wide home delivery.
... Here’s a screenshot from their website with some lovely feedback from local vegans!
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Our Yorkshire Kitchen has a 5 Star Food Hygiene Rating (which is the highest available). Another reason to buy our food.
We continue on our mission to keep creating the finest and healthiest curries available..