Vegetarian sausages and spicy super mash!
This recipe has been contributed by my eldest son to mark the launch of the new blog. It’s one of his favourite comfort foods on cold winter nights. This simple recipe is one of my Read More …
Category: Main Course
Vegetable and Nut Wellington for a Vegetarian Christmas
A recent survey of 500 vegetarians by Waitrose has revealed that Christmas dinner can be far from a gourmet experience for non meat eaters. The survey found that many vegetarians are thoughtlessly served meat or have just Read More …
Orange Flavoured Paneer Stuffed in Parathas
My sons loves paneer so this recipe was created at their request. They asked me to flavour the paneer using their favourite juice – freshly squeezed orange juice and spices. Surprisingly – the orange flavour Read More …
Spicy Potatoes with garlic
I had a few days away from blogging because I was celebrating Diwali with friends and family. It was lovely to be able to cook and share some traditional dishes with them. At the weekend, I took Read More …
Spicy Couscous with potatoes and nuts (bateta couscous)
It was Sunday morning and I wanted to make a quick and easy brunch. I often make bateta pawa for brunch but thought I would use the same recipe but use couscous instead of pawa Read More …
Spicy Buckwheat Pancakes
I used Orgran Buckwheat Pancake mix to make some spicy pancakes a bit similar to Gujarati pudlas. Please note that Buckwheat is not a grain but a fruit seed and part of the rhubarb family of plants. Read More …
Vegetable Hot Pot Pie
Last week a group of us went for a meal in a restaurant in London called Maggie Jones. The restaurant I was told is named after Princess Margaret and her husband Antony Armstrong Jones Read More …
Okra curry (Bhinda nu shak)
Some of my older readers will remember this old fashioned recipe, from a time when our mums didn’t have access to modern gas or electric cookers. They used to cook on Jikos or sagdis Read More …
Mixed vegetables and Ciabatta bread Bhajias – Fritters.
What are bhajias (often called bhajis and pakoras )? Bhajias are generally vegetables sliced and dipped in a spiced chickpea batter and fried until crispy. Sometimes,vegetables are grated or chopped and added to the spiced Read More …
Creamy Alu Chole (Creamy Chick peas and Potato curry)
Cooks and Co sent me a box of samples of their delicious antipasti products such as olives, chillies and peppers. They also sent me some cans of chickpeas. My young son who usually prefers pasta dishes came Read More …