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, the series aired on three consecutive nights between 18 and 20 January 2010 as part of

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's 'Indian Winter' promotion. The second series aired in May 2011, where Ramsay explored the culinary traditions of

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Background

Ramsay had taken an interest in Indian cuisine since his mother took him out for

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as a child. His mother also learned curry recipes from their Indian landlord in Birmingham. In 2009, he filmed the series in the midst of financial and personal problems back home. Ramsay stated, "It was me and a rucksack and a month of being on the road going back to what I love doing best — cooking...One minute I was all over the newspapers, the next I was on a continent where no one really knew who I was."

Episodes

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