SMOKY PASTURES: Tik Tik Boom Rub – 250g

A grill rub and a curry in one jar

Inspired by tandoori and the great curry flavours, Tik Tik Boom pulls a proper trick: rub it on any meat for the grill, OR use it as the base for the quickest, easiest, most flavoursome curry you'll make all week. There's even a curry recipe on the jar. One shaker, two dinners — that's smuggler value.

The flavour

A full tandoori-style spice deck — cumin, coriander, turmeric, cardamom, ginger and garlic — over a sweet-savoury salt-and-sugar base, with cayenne bringing a gentle building warmth rather than a slap. Earthy, fragrant and golden, with a lingering curry-house perfume on the finish.

How to cook with it

• Rub over chicken, lamb or paneer, then grill hot for a tandoori char
• Use as a curry base — brown onions, add the rub, then your protein and a splash of stock (see the jar recipe)
• Toss through cauliflower or spuds with oil and roast
• Stir a spoonful into yoghurt for a quick spiced marinade or dip

In the jar

A vivid golden-ochre blend, coloured by turmeric and paprika, with visible seed and spice. Medium grind, free-flowing, and it fills the kitchen with curry-house aroma the moment the lid's off.

Ingredients & Dietary

Ingredients: Salt, Sugar, Spices (garlic, ginger, cumin, paprika, coriander, turmeric, cayenne pepper, cardamom), Spice Extract 160c, Food Acid 330.

Dietary: May contain traces of dairy, sesame, soy, peanuts and tree nuts — always check the physical label.

The Rub Smuggler's Verdict

Two dinners hide in this one jar — a tandoori grill rub and a shortcut curry base. Stir a spoon through yoghurt and marinate chicken or paneer, then grill hot for the char. Glaze with Four Monkeys Cherry Apple Rib Glaze and drizzle Proud Phoenix Coconut & Lime Sambal Chilli Oil over the top. Smuggler's tip: rest it before you plate.