Mina Joshi

Aubergine Meze

Aubergine is a vegetable I have got to enjoy only recently.   In the past, aubergines used to have some bitterness which…

20 August 2014

Layered vegetables and rice bake

Rice is quick to make and very filling if made with a variety of vegetables. This dish works really well…

15 August 2014

Blackberry Jam without pectin

Homemade jam always feels special.  This summer, I have tried to make jam using whatever fruit was available in abundance. …

14 August 2014

Vegetarian cottage pie with dauphinoise potato

Lately a lot of my meals have been indianised versions of English meals and that's because my son is home…

19 July 2014

Curried Vegetable pie

Creamy and mildly spiced vegetable pie using a handful of this and that..... Some of you will remember that I…

13 July 2014

Fiery Tomato chutney with hot Green Chillies, Dates and Ginger/Garlic

I like to call this my No 1 Recipe Tomato chutney because it's a chutney I made because I wanted…

2 July 2014

Millet and Wheat Flour Rotis with Fenugreek

Lately, my husband has  been watching  a lot of Indian food shows.  He saw this recipe in a program called…

1 July 2014

Cherry Jam

As you know – I made strawberry jam last month which my son really loves on his toast, bagels, croissants…

25 June 2014

Fusilli Pasta made with Indian Spices

I was sent two samples of two unique and special Gaea olive oils : Gaea D.O.P. Sitia, Crete Extra Virgin…

20 June 2014

Strawberry, Hung Yogurt and Mascarpone Parfait (Cheat shrikand)

Happy Father's Day to all the dad's out there...Here's a song for all dad's... Summer is here and it's strawberries season.  Strawberries remind…

15 June 2014