Two weeks ago Steve's sister, Jake, gave birth to an extremely cute little girl - Jessica Grace Bell, making us a proud auntie and uncle.Jake's husband, John, (...)
Dahl dokri - hearty indian lentil and dumpling stew
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This recipe is a great winter dish - hearty, warming and soul affirming. The combination of lentils and dumplings are a soothing contrast to the sharp, spicy (...)
Cluster beans (also know as gawar beans or guar beans) are green beans native to India. They are better known as the source of guar gum than as an important (...)
My mum found my grandfather's notes a while ago and amongst them was the family recipe for garam masala - a staple mix of spices for many curries including (...)
If you don't have a pet sourdough starter of your own, you can use the instructions here to create one. It's really simple but don't be disheartened if it dies (...)
I am often asked how to cook rice so that it is soft and fluffy. The secrets are in the type of rice and washing out the starch before cooking. The skill is in (...)
We like to eat this for brunch but it's tasty and light enough to eat at any time. When I was growing up, my mum would serve this with fresh pooris. However (...)
If you are only going to try one of my recipes, I recommend this one. It is subtle, tender and elegant. In essence it is the Audrey Hepburn of this blog.To (...)
This is one of my mum's favourite recipes and when I was growing up we used to eat it at least once a fortnight! As a child I found the okra too bitter but (...)
Loaves of commercial rye bread tend to resemble small, dark bricks. The texture is dense and dry and inedible unless toasted. Given that wheat sets off my (...)
I created this recipe for pull-apart walnut bread as part of the menu for my penultimate exam for my Cordon Bleu Diploma last year. It is incredibly quick and (...)
Last week I shared the first part of the chicken biryani recipe with you (chicken and yoghurt curry). The first part isn't too time consuming but from here it (...)
When I was growing up my mum used toserve this dish to guests as an appetizer with cold beer. The smell of it cooking reminds me of being excited about the (...)
This is a good way of using up left over rice. As such my mum refuses to serve this to guests in case they assume they are eating leftovers. Personally I think (...)
I discovered the delicate flavours of asparagus as an adult. My mum never cooked it and I'm not sure she has tasted it even to this day. The British asparagus (...)
When Steve and I were married in Gujarat we were touched when twenty or so of our friends and family came to India to attend the wedding. On their first (...)
This rich dish is perfect for dinner parties. Despite the name it really isn't that hot especially if you avoid eating the whole green chillies - although (...)
Yotam Ottolenghi raved about the virtues of cauliflower on Radio 4 a few weeks ago, likening the vegetable’s ability to absorb flavours to that of meat. As a (...)
As far as I am aware this dish was invented by my mother. It is the vegetarian equivalent of scotch eggs and whilst I love scotch eggs (especially the original (...)
This is a quick and healthy recipe that I created the other day after a lack of communication between Steve and myself resulted in an abundance of baby (...)
In my last post I mentioned that I would share the recipes that I created for the budget lunch exam. This was my starter which I served with raita. Using Asda (...)
This curry is based on my killer chicken curry recipe. The previous recipe results in a thin sauce that is highly spiced but not something that you would find (...)
It is Steve's birthday tomorrow and to celebrate I thought I would post one of hisfavourite recipes - chicken with fenugreek or “methi* chicken”. The fenugreek (...)
