Onion and Tomato relish/salad (kachumber)
Most Indians rustle up quick salad/kachumber with what ever salad ingredients they may have in the fridge. This salad when mixed with spices ends up tasting more like a relish or salsa than a Read More …
Category: Accompaniments
Punjabi Samosas
Samosas are available in most places in the world as little triangle pastries filled with a variety of vegetarian or non-vegetarian fillings. They can be eaten as a snack with a cup of tea or Read More …
Kachoris with sprouted mug (sprouted lentil filled pastries)
I wrote my recipe for traditional kachoris a couple of years ago. The recipe for making these kachoris is very similar but I have used slightly different ingredients. I used sprouted green mung beans, dehusked mung Read More …
Curried Baked Beans
Baked beans in tomato sauce were a real luxury for us when we were growing up in Kenya. Sometimes as a treat, my dad would get a couple of cans and re cook them to Read More …
Spinach Curry
We were traveling back from a lovely day at the beach a couple of months ago my hubby suggested that we stopped at an Indian take away and pick up a couple of curries. That way, Read More …
Mung Dall (mug ni dal)
Mung beans when split become Mung Dall. You can get mung dall with the green husk or the polished one with the husk removed. All of the versions are full of proteins. However, all three Read More …
Spicy Yogurt Dip/Raita with carrots and fresh mint
Last Saturday Mr J cooked dinner accompanied by a delicious banana raita. So I wanted to make something equally nice but slightly different as an accompaniment for our Sunday dinner. I made the raita Read More …
Rasiya Muthias with Cabbage (Cabbage dumplings in creamy soup)
The cold snap has now started here and I really fancied something hot and spicy. I wanted to make rasiya muthia but didn’t have any fresh methi (fenugreek). My hubby suggested making them using Read More …
Jeera Puris (Deep fried Spicy Indian bread)
Puri is an Indian bread very popular in Gujarat. It can be eaten hot or cold and with almost any curry. A lot of Indian restaurants in India serve it in the morning with Read More …
Tomato and coriander soup – Simple and Healthy with no fat added
This soup recipe is so simple and easy that you can make it with your eyes closed…Well not really or else you could burn yourself – but you know what I mean? I usually Read More …