Main Course

Parathas with Herbs and bread crumbs

  I have quite a few Paratha recipes on my blog e.g. Stuffed parathas, garlic and coriander paratha, the spicy paratha…

24 August 2012

Cheese and Oregano (Pan Fried Indian Flat Bread) Parathas

I love experimenting with herbs and spices to making all the Indian breads a bit more exciting.  I tried making these parathas…

17 August 2012

Vaal Bean Curry (Field bean Curry)

  I have been trying to post this recipe for weeks and have been hesitating as I am not sure…

7 August 2012

Spaghetti with mixed vegetables and Orange Juice

Recently I had dinner at a vegetarian restaurant in London where they were actually sharing their recipes with their customers…

30 July 2012

Shrikand (Indian dessert / sweet) : Cheat recipe using curd cheese

Today was fathers day and I wanted to make a sweet that everyone in the family would enjoy but at…

17 June 2012

Biryani: Hot spicy and colourful

When you fancy something a lot spicy with rice – biryani is a great choice.  There are lots of biryani…

11 June 2012

Theplas (Spiced Paratha) with fenugreek, wheat, chickpea and millet flours with an addition of instant oatmeal cereal

My recipe for making traditional Gujarati  theplas is here .  I grew up eating theplas so I always took them…

5 June 2012

Colourful Rice with Mixed Vegetables

Make this quick and easy colourful rice for any meal.  It's got some spices but isn't too spicy so can…

3 June 2012

Mummyji’s Biryani – Rice cooked with whole vegetables

I call this recipe Mummyji’s biryani as this is a recipe my mother in law (MIL) taught me to make…

30 May 2012

Valor, methi (fenugreek) and aubergines with muthias (dumplings) curry

Every family has some favourite dishes they make regularly with some variations.  Valor, methi and aubergine curry is  one dish…

27 May 2012