Ondhwa (Handvo) (Savoury lentil cake)
What is Ondhwa or Hanvo? Ondhwa is a savoury lentil cake. It’s one of those dishes all East Africans love making as it’s one of those easy to make one pot meals which can be Read More …
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Beans and Mash Bake topped with cheese
Mashed potatoes and beans and with various toppings is a quick meal I often make for my son. I decided to make the dish a bit more interesting and served it as Beans and Mash Read More …
Sev mamra (Indian snack with savoury noodles and puffed rice)
Sev mamra is an Indian snack. It is a mixture of spicy dry ingredients such as puffed rice called mamra and chick pea savory noodles called sev. It is a very light yet filling dish. Read More …
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 …
Satpadi poori (seven layered pooris)
Memories of helping my mum make these satpadi pooris were making me quite emotional as she used to make them so lovingly every Diwali. The puris do take a bit of practice but once you Read More …
Stuffed peppers in tomato gravy (bharela marcha nu shaak)
I love sweet peppers in a salad, sandwich or a curry. The lovely colours and the flavours also look appealing. They are an easy vegetable to prepare and cook. My recipe for masala stuffed peppers is here. This 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 …
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 …
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 …