Chickpea (aka garbanzo beans) salad with mint and basil
Chick peas are a stable item in my cupboard. I keep the dry legumes as well as ready boiled tins. The tins come in handy for making curries as well as salads. You can also Read More …
Category: Starters
Overnight Muesli Breakfast – High energy with nuts & yogurt
Fancy a breakfast that is high in protein but also tasty? This high energy breakfast will keep you healthy. Well try this overnight Muesli breakfast. This has become a favourite with my health conscious son! Read More …
Spicy Pasta – Quick Dish
This is a quick and easy pasta recipe – really handy for those days when you are hungry and don’t want to spend too long preparing food. This one is also a favourite with children. Read More …
TOMATO DIP/CHUTNEY (tameta ni chutney)
Whenever I make any kind of bhajias, samosas etc, I like to serve it with a combination of chutneys and dips. My recipe for green chutney is here. The tomato chutney/dip recipe is really quick and Read More …
Healthy Pav bhaji recipe
Pau Bhaji, aka Pau Bhaji recipe is a recipe dish I never ate as a kid but got introduced to it by my husband who had spent some time in Mumbai and Pune as a Read More …
Cheese and Pepper salad sandwiches
Life is good when you have a good sandwich is a quote by Keanu Reeves” . And I do agree with him as you can make a sandwich out of any meal if you are Read More …
Spring Onion Bhajias – Fritters
I had no plans to make Spring onion bhajias but couldn’t resist making them when some friends offered us these freshly grown spring onions yesterday. This is a quick and easy recipe which makes dangerously Read More …
Farari Chevdo/Chewdo (Hign Energy Potato Crisps and Nuts Mixture)
There are lots of Indian dry snacks available in most supermarkets these days. Snacks such as Bombay Mix, Gujarat mix etc… Most of them have a variation of nuts and crisps as a base. Read More …
Bateta Pawa (Potatoes and flaked rice snack)
Bateta Pawa (Potatoes and flaked rice snack) is a typical dish served in Gujarat India for breakfast. This is a great dish to make as a snack but also works a treat if you have Read More …
Khasta Kachori (lentil filled pastry topped with onions and chutney)
This Christmas my sons gave me some really thoughtful gifts – some of which took me by surprise. The gift I really enjoyed and am still enjoying is a cookery book called “Hansa’s – more Read More …