Butternut squash soup in Instant Pot

The butternut squash soup was very quick and easy to make in the Instant Pot with minimum spices.   The  Instant  Pot(IP) is a pressure cooker but can also be used as a slow cooker. rice cooker, sauté/browning, Read More …

Mung bean soup (Mug nu osaman)

Mung bean soup is often referred to as “mug nu osaman” in Gujarati.  Osaman is the water/stock remaining when boiled mung are  drained.  This soup made out of the mung bean stock rather than mung beans. Read More …

Spicy Tomato soup

This soup is perfect to have anytime but it’s best enjoyed when the weather is cold and you really don’t have the time  to cook a full meal.   It’s quick and easy to make Read More …

Kung Pao Corn (Corn in tomato sauce)

Chinese food has always been a mystery to me and the few times I have eaten at a Chinese restaurant, I have not really enjoyed it as most of the Chinese restaurants in UK also Read More …

Butternut Squash and Sweet potato soup

Roasted Butternut Squash If I could think of a way to get all of the people in the world to cooperate for one moment and appreciate the life they have that at least for one Read More …

Balti Curry

Hurrah for the good old  British curry invention  – the Balti curry As you know, at the moment my passion is my cookery classes.  I am learning so much by teaching adults one evening a Read More …

Val ni Dahl (Split Val Dall)

Vaal is a field bean also called  the hyacinth bean , lima beans, dried vaal, Fava beans or even butter beans.  This Vaal is not from the Vaal Papdi family.  Vaal papdi is a green Read More …