Ashley has recently accepted an invitation to guest chef.

Ashley has recently accepted an invitation to guest chef at The Chequers Pub, Yelden, Bedfordshire. His first event will be on Saturday 27th November and will be a South Indian style meal in 4 parts. Tickets priced £25 per head. Call the pub on 01234 356383 to make your booking.

Presents

A South Indian meal at the Chequers, Yelden on the evening of 27^th November, 2004.

Come and enjoy real Indian food inspired by the cuisine of South India, cooked by Ashley Kitson, chef to the Yelden Summer Ball and the Fairfax Battalia, TV Chef and regular patron of the pub.

This is food that you are unlikely to get in any Indian restaurant in Northants and draws from Ashley's extensive travels in South India and a love of the cuisine to be found there.

To book your place speak to any of the staff in the pub and they will be delighted to take your deposit towards the £25 a head ticket.

While you are waiting, check out the Big Boys Curry Book website at http://bbcb.co.uk

Your menu for the evening

Entree

Papad Masala

Authentic papad topped with fresh kachoomba

Spiced Nuts

Dry roasted redskins with chilli and cumin

Starters

Crab Rolls with Chilli Jam

Light crispy rolls stuffed with crabmeat and served with a sweet chilli jam

Mughlai Kebab with fresh Mint Raita

Marinaded and roasted lamb with flavours of ginger and fenugreek

Main Course

Pepper Steak

An Anglo Indian beef dish that uses the original heating agent of India before chillies were imported from the West Indies. Served with a fresh salad and crusty bread

Murgh Ka Salan

Chicken Curry, cooked on the bone with a hint of coconut. Served with Cumin Rice

Served with a selection of fresh vegetables of the day cooked in a southern style, fresh chutneys and pickles

Desert

Spiced Fruit Salad

Fresh fruit both exotic and domestic lightly spiced with chat masala

Galub Jamun and Coconut Icecream

Sweet, rich Indian delicacy counterpointed with a cool coconut icecream