Lemon Cucumber Raita
My colleague is a keen gardener and is always surprising us with fruits and vegetables from his half acre garden where he grows fruits and vegetables using poly tunnels. Last week, he gave us these Read More …
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Mixed Veg and Pasta with Cashews
I felt so good creating this Mixed Veg and Pasta with Cashews recipe after watching the culinary film One Hundred-Foot Journey. Usually I don’t use too many spices when cooking pasta but today I thought Read More …
Vegetarian cottage pie with dauphinoise potato
Lately a lot of my meals have been indianised versions of English meals and that’s because my son is home from University and most of the food cooked is his choice – which is great Read More …
Curried Vegetable pie
Creamy and mildly spiced vegetable pie using a handful of this and that….. Some of you will remember that I spent a day at the Waitrose Cookery school. One of the dishes we learnt to Read More …
Sambharo – Stir fry Carrots, Cabbage, Bramley apples and chillies
I bet my cotton socks that you’ll never eat plain salad after trying this dish!! I was once told by a Gujarati chef that sambharo is served as a side dish in a lot of 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 …
Ondhwo/Handvo with quinoa, bulgur and chickpea dall
What name do you call this dish? Ondhwo/ Ondhwa/handvo/handvoh? Ondhwa or handvo (handvoh) is a spicy Lentil Cake is made with a mixture of lentil and rice flour. Most Indian shops sell this mixture as 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 …
Spaghetti with mixed vegetables and Orange Juice
Recently I had dinner at a vegetarian restaurant in London where they were actually sharing their recipes with their customers by leaving recipe cards to pick up as you left the restaurant. I picked up Read More …
Biryani: Hot spicy and colourful
When you fancy something a lot spicy with rice – biryani is a great choice. There are lots of biryani recipes – some more authentic than others. Whenever we have a friends get together, we Read More …