Spicy Chicken Pasta
In the early 18th century, the English East India Trading Company ventured into India in search of affordable spices. By 1820, its influence expanded, and by 1858, the British government had taken official control of India. This colonial rule, though marked by exploitation, also influenced culinary exchanges between India and the West. Queen Victoria, a trendsetter in the Western world, helped popularise curry powder, a blend of spices brought back by soldiers from India. Though "curry" and curry powder became staples in Western cuisine, they are Western inventions. In India, a similar blend called garam masala is used, but it…
