A Spice Night In

Written on October 8th, 2025

Curry is one of our firm favourites of Autumn, warming spices and plenty of ways to use different meats and vegetables, you can be new to the kitchen or a curry-nary expert and still serve up an impressive variety of punchy mains and exotic sides. Take on a challenge for A Spice Night In and make something new from our vibrant curry recipes, try some simple swaps for a healthier type and learn how different spices elevate your plate! 

Know Your Booths Curries’

Get a flavour for our high-quality readymade meals to make your night in easier and stress-free, create a superb spread with classics like a creamy chicken korma to a fiery South Indian chicken madras, find them all in your local store.

Prawn Mango Masala – juicy prawns with ripe mangoes in spiced tomato sauce. A vibrant curry balancing tangy, sweet, and savoury tropical flavours perfectly.
Chicken Jalfrezi – colonial India’s stir-fry curry with chicken, peppers, tomatoes, cumin, coriander, turmeric, and chilli. Tangy, spicy, vibrant, and full of flavour.
Chicken Madras – from South India, a fiery, tangy curry with tamarind and chilli, famous for its bold, spicy flavour and warming heat.
Chicken Korma – a Mughal dish, creamy and mildly spiced, made with yoghurt, cream, and nuts, slow cooked to lock in rich flavours.
Butter Chicken – Delhi’s creation from leftover tandoori chicken in buttery tomato sauce. Creamy, mildly spiced, worldwide favourite for its rich, comforting flavour.
Chicken Tikka Masala – British classic created by South Asian chefs blending grilled chicken in creamy tomato sauce. Mildly spiced, smoky, and globally celebrated.

Simple Swaps For Healthy Curry

Follow our top tips to make your curry recipes a little healthier:

1. For a protein packed vegetarian curry try using Paneer, lentils or legumes as a meat alternative.
2. Cauliflower, squash and sweet potato are great centrepieces. Onion, spinach, peas, peppers and tomatoes are fantastic to bulk out your curry and add in even more flavour.
3. Use 0% fat natural or Greek yoghurt for tikka marinade instead of full fat yoghurt.
4. Swap out white rice for wholegrain rice such as brown basmati rice which has a high fibre content.
5. Make a fakeaway of your favourite curry, we have plenty of recipe inspiration to make your restaurant favourites at home.

Add Some Spice

Get to know your spices for curry and use them to add depth of flavour when cooking at home.

Cinnamon – a fragrant and warming flavour to add to sweet and savoury dishes, commonly used in spice mixes
Curry powder – a blend of dried, ground spices to bring life to any curry recipe
Cardamon – notes of floral, mint and citrus adding warmth and depth
Coriander – earthy and slightly sweet with nutty and citrus undertones
Turmeric – musky with a pleasant bitterness and warm and peppery finish
Star anise – intense flavour with a liquorice aroma
Chilli flakes – adds a spicy and fiery flavour to curry
Saffron – sweet, floral and earthy but can be overpowering if used too much
Cumin – a distinctive savoury, pungent and nutty flavour
Paprika – very versatile and most commonly mild in flavour

Visit our Rafi’s counter for custom, ready-made spice blends to use in your cooking.

Curry Recipes

Vegetarian curry, batch cooking and a whole lot of flavour! Our curry recipes bring the spice with their classic flavourings and are bursting with meat and vegetables for a hearty meal that you’ll keep going back to.

Slow Cooker Sri Lankan
Lamb Jaffna
Bursting with a variety of spices, easy to batch cook and made with a slow cooker to enjoy during the week. Tap for the recipe.

Filled Butternut Squash
A showstopping vegetarian curry centrepiece of a roasted butternut squash filled with coconut curry and masala lentils. Tap for the recipe.

Chicken Jalfrezi
Warming and simple to batch cook, packed with a variety of vegetables and chicken thigh pieces. Tap for the recipe.

Our In Store Recommendations

Find everything you’ll need for A Spice Night In, including your ingredients to cook from scratch or ready-made sides and curries to make hosting easier.

Coconut Kitchen Thai Green Curry Paste
Containing fresh flavours of lime and basil, this tasty curry paste provides a fragrant restaurant quality curry from the comfort of your own home.

Bart Medium Curry Powder
A warming and aromatic blend to bring out the flavours of India, perfect for a balti or bhuna.

Booths Lamb Samosas
A classic Indian street food filled with minced lamb, onions, peas and garam masala, Booths spicy lamb samosas are a delicious accompaniment to a curry or on their own as a tasty snack.