Pickle

Carrot and Green Chilies Salad/Pickle with Mustard (Raita gajar marcha)

This dish is made in all Indian homes and served as a condiment with the main meal. It adds to…

11 February 2015

Bullet Red Chillies and Tomatoes Hot and Spicy Sauce

It seems ages since I shared a recipe with you all. I have been really busy with my Cookery lessons…

19 November 2014

Lemon Cucumber Raita

My colleague is a keen gardener and is always surprising us with fruits and vegetables from his half acre garden…

28 August 2014

Zhoug and Cookery School

back to school Last Saturday, my son and I attended Waitrose Cookery School for a day of vegetarian cookery. The…

2 June 2014

Strawberry Jam without pectin

This summer, there seems to be a glut of strawberries as the local farm shop gave me a huge bag…

20 May 2014

Carrot Chutney

A couple of weeks ago I had a Wensleydale cheese and carrot chutney sandwich which I really enjoyed. I looked…

28 January 2014

Dates and Tamarind Chutney or dip

Several of this blogs recipe have been emailing me for this recipe.  This chutney is often referred to as the…

8 May 2013

White Cabbage and fresh Green chillies Salad (sambharo)

  Sambharo is rather like a spicy cooked salad always served up as a condiment to a main meal.  …

7 February 2012

Vegetarian Party Menu ideas

Have you heard of the saying - You can choose your friends but not your relations?   Well  - I'll…

22 December 2011

Mango Chundo (Mango preserve) – Microwave version

Most Indian dishes are accompanied by chutneys and pickles of some sort. Some are made fresh on the day and…

27 April 2011