Papaya Fruit Salad

3 October 2015

Growing up in Africa, I was used to eating fruits like mangoes and papaya.  Mixing it with fruits such as…

Flaunt Your Haunt –Cambridge

2 October 2015

Whenever Cambridge is mentioned, people immediately refer to it as the place with the famous universities. Yes, that’s right. Cambridge…

Plain Paratha

11 September 2015

Different Indian breads like chappatis, parathas and bhakhris are always included in our meals. My favourite are the stuffed parathas.…

Mixed Vegetables and Tofu Stir Fry in Szechuan Sweet Chilli Sauce

9 September 2015

As I mentioned in my last Post , family commitments have kept us really busy and we have resorted to cooking…

Red Thai Curry with mixed vegetables

4 September 2015

Lately, family commitments are keeping me so busy that I have taken to using short cuts to my cooking. Yesterday,…

Lentil and spinach lasagna

28 August 2015

Vegetarian Lasagna is a dish I make regularly as it’s a nice change from curry and rice.  This week, I…

Potatoes and fresh green fenugreek in tomato sauce

19 August 2015

The seasons first Baby Potatoes are great for using in salads and curries.   I even like to use them in…

Raw papaya and chilies Stir fry called sambharo (Papaya no sambharo)

3 August 2015

As I mentioned in my earlier recipes of sambharo – such quick and easy stir fries are rustled up in…

Multigrain Chorafari (Multigrain crispy snack)

29 July 2015

Chora fari is a regular snack in my home and often I make it with a variety of flours.  Often…

Mixed Vegetable and chick peas jalfrezi

28 July 2015

Jalfrezi Curry is a name which I hear a lot in UK and most Indian restaurants serve a form of Jalfrezi curry.…