Cassava (Yuca) curry with mango chutney (mogo nu shak)
Anyone who is from East Africa will have loads of recipes for cassava (some times called Yuca and even mogo). A lot of times, it can be used just like potatoes and can be used Read More …
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Rosecoco beans curry (Borlotti beans curry)
Rosecoco Beans (also called borlotti beans) are normally found in their dried form. Their deep pink colour skin is flecked with beige and brown spots. They need to be soaked overnight and cooked until soft. Read More …
Creamy Mutter Paneer (Creamy Peas and Paneer curry)
Paneer dishes have always been a favourite with my family. It’s dish that really disappoints us when we order in a restaurant as they never put enough paneer in the curry. When making it Read More …
Caulflower and potato curry with cashews (Alu gobi with cashews)
It feels strange to be blogging after having to take an unexpected blog break for various reasons. Life has been busy with some challenging family health issues but we are all feeling a lot more Read More …
Karela curry (Bitter melon curry) Karela nu shak
Karela is also known as Bitter melon or bitter gourd. It grows in tropical areas like East Africa and Asia. There are several species of Karela and all are fine to use for this recipe. Read More …
Two bean curry and spinach in a tomato sauce
Being vegetarian, it’s often difficult to get interesting vegetarian options when on holiday but when we visited Greece, we were amazed at vegetarian dishes the chefs in out hotel could produce. My favourite were stuffed peppers 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 …
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 …
Lilva Tuver and Potato Curry
Pigeon Peas are also called Gunga peas or Lilva tuver and come in various forms. When they are fresh and green, they can be peeled like fresh peas. You can get fresh, frozen or tinned Read More …
Mung bean soup (Mug nu osaman)
Mung bean soup is often referred to as “mug nu osaman” in Gujarati. Osaman is the water/stock remaining when boiled mung are drained. This soup made out of the mung bean stock rather than mung beans. Read More …