Peanut brittle made with Jaggery – Jugu Paak
I grew up in East Africa where Peanuts are called Njugu (pronounced Jugu). Chocolates were a rare treat when we were young so whenever we felt like a sweet treat, my sister would offer to Read More …
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Zafrani rice – Saffron rice
When I was putting together this recipe for a delicious, almost extravagant saffron (zafrani) rice, I realised that in all the years that I’ve been writing this blog, I’ve never blogged about the recipe for Read More …
Heart Shaped Samosa puffs
I am in love with these………… Ready made pastry has made cooking so much easier and creative too. so for Valentine’s Day, I decided to create heart shaped vegetarian pastries using a very simple Samosa Read More …
Goji Berry Cereal Bars
I had heard a lot about Goji berries recently as one of the “super foods” but never cooked with them so it was a bit of a challenge coming up with a recipe my family Read More …
Caramel Pendas in the microwave (Indian Sweet)
This penda recipe can be prepared within minutes and taste very similar to fudge I got the idea of making these cute looking pendas by following my friend Nayna Kanabar’s recipe. I made a slight Read More …
Home made Garlic and Coriander Naan bread
Naan bread is an Indian bread traditionally made in a clay oven called Tandoor. It gets it’s tear drop shape from when it stretches whilst cooking inside the tandoor oven. This recipe is an easy Read More …
Bhakhri with carom seeds
Bhakhri is a crispy slightly salty almost biscuit like Indian bread which can be eaten with any curry. It’s salty and crispy and tastes good hot or cold. I have posted a recipe for 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 …
Almond Barfi – An Indian sweet with powdered milk and almonds
These almond barfis were made by my husband as a surprise for me on Mother’s Day. He adapted my recipe for chocolate barfis and came up with these delicious almond barfis. They were really delicious Read More …
Cheese and Oregano (Pan Fried Indian Flat Bread) Parathas
I love experimenting with herbs and spices to making all the Indian breads a bit more exciting. I tried making these parathas by adding cheese and oregano and the results were amazing. Ingredients for 8 -10 parathas: Read More …