Aloo Paratha using mum’s recipe
God could not be everywhere so he created mothers. Rudyard Kipling Mother’s Day is celebrated earlier in UK than some of the countries round the World. When Mayuri Patel a blogger friend, who blogs at Read More …
Author: Mina Joshi
I am a busy working mum who aims to make quick and healthy authentic vegetarian and vegan dishes for my family. I am also a face to face and online cookery teacher, recipe developer, restaurant and product reviewer. I share all recipes with step by step instructions.
Pizza using ready made pizza dough base
Last weekend was really busy with family visiting and I wanted to make something quick for lunch as some of the family couldn’t stay late. I usually make pizza using bread dough as a pizza Read More …
Mango, Papaya, Kenyan chillies and mixed vegetables – tropical hot sambharo
This week, we asked a London Indian snack place to courier fafda gathia and khajalis to us as we really fancied them and have not been able to go to London. Both the products arrived the Read More …
Mango Chutney in the Instant Pot
I used two mangoes which were hard but quite yellow inside so wasn’t sure how the chutney would taste. However, I decided to have a go at making the chutney in the Instant Pot. You Read More …
Stir fried rice with pineapple and mixed vegetables
I love trying out new dishes which are easy to make and also don’t require going to the Supermarket to get all the ingredients. I saw the recipe for Easy pineapple Fried Rice by Read More …
Strawberry Jam in Instant Pot
Ever since my last jam recipe, I have been making home made jam as both my son and my niece love it. This week, I decided to try making jam in the instant pot. The Read More …
Bombay Sandwich Recipe using Corn Tortillas
I saw this video on Youtube a couple of weeks ago showing how to make a Bombay sandwich using chappatis if you did not have bread. I couldn’t wait to try out the recipe. My first experience Read More …
Pav Bhaji in Instant Pot – Street Food
Pav Bhaji is a popular street food where the a mixture of vegetables are cooked using a mixture of spices. The vegetables are are steamed and then tempered with spices, mashed and served with soft Read More …
Making Yogurt in the Instant Pot (Is it worth the effort?)
Most Indians make fresh yogurt every night to be eaten the next day. We eat plain yogurt with our meals or have it as a lassi which is just a watered down yogurt which is Read More …
Savoury Rice with lentils (Toor Dall Khichedi) in Instant Pot using PIP method
Instant Pot (IP) is an electric pressure cooker which has become very popular in my house. Like most Indians, I like to use the pressure cooker for cooking lentils etc. as it’s quicker. However, the Read More …