Top 8: These chicken curries are a great alternative for Friday night takeaways 

These supermarket curries will warm you up on an autumn evening

Chicken curry is an ideal dish to warm us up as the autumn nights close in.

The nights are closing in, with thoughts of cosy fires, marshmallows toasting, and rugs (or people) wrapped around us. We can also put fire in our bellies and warm ourselves from the inside. 

Our food should be rich in autumnal colours, and it may be no coincidence that the spices that warm us have rich tones of orange and brown – cumin, coriander, chilli, turmeric and mixes – garam masala, curry powders and Spanish paprika in flakes, powders and pastes.