Papaya Fruit Salad
Growing up in Africa, I was used to eating fruits like mangoes and papaya. Mixing it with fruits such as black berries, blue berries and strawberries, I was able to create this winning dessert which Read More …
Flaunt Your Haunt –Cambridge
Whenever Cambridge is mentioned, people immediately refer to it as the place with the famous universities. Yes, that’s right. Cambridge is the home of the famous University of Cambridge which was founded in the 13th Read More …
Plain Paratha
Different Indian breads like chappatis, parathas and bhakhris are always included in our meals. My favourite are the stuffed parathas. However, as I have mentioned in my earlier Posts, we have quite a few family Read More …
Mixed Vegetables and Tofu Stir Fry in Szechuan Sweet Chilli Sauce
As I mentioned in my last Post , family commitments have kept us really busy and we have resorted to cooking meals using ready ingredients. It’s given me an opportunity to try out some of the Read More …
Red Thai Curry with mixed vegetables
Lately, family commitments are keeping me so busy that I have taken to using short cuts to my cooking. Yesterday, I made this red thai curry using mixed vegetables. I used Tesco’s Red Thai curry Read More …
Lentil and spinach lasagna
Vegetarian Lasagna is a dish I make regularly as it’s a nice change from curry and rice. This week, I made lasagna with lots of spinach, red peppers and mung beans. Ingredients for 6 servings Read More …
Potatoes and fresh green fenugreek in tomato sauce
The seasons first Baby Potatoes are great for using in salads and curries. I even like to use them in making stuffed curries and bhajias. I got some new baby potatoes last week at the Read More …
Raw papaya and chilies Stir fry called sambharo (Papaya no sambharo)
As I mentioned in my earlier recipes of sambharo – such quick and easy stir fries are rustled up in Gujarati kitchens as an accompaniment with any Indian meal. The basic ingredients of any sambharo Read More …
Multigrain Chorafari (Multigrain crispy snack)
Chora fari is a regular snack in my home and often I make it with a variety of flours. Often I use only plain flour and chick pea flour to make the chora fari. However, Read More …
Mixed Vegetable and chick peas jalfrezi
Jalfrezi Curry is a name which I hear a lot in UK and most Indian restaurants serve a form of Jalfrezi curry. I had never come across this name before whilst growing up in Kenya and India. Read More …