Mirage series

Vegetarian sausages and spicy super mash!

This recipe has been contributed by my eldest son to mark the launch of the new blog. It's one of…

4 January 2014

Vegetable and Nut Wellington for a Vegetarian Christmas

A recent survey of 500 vegetarians by Waitrose has revealed that Christmas dinner can be far from a gourmet experience for non…

15 December 2013

Spicy Couscous with potatoes and nuts (bateta couscous)

It was Sunday morning and I wanted to make a quick and easy brunch. I often make bateta pawa for…

7 October 2013

Vegetable Hot Pot Pie

  Last week a group of us went for a meal in a restaurant in London called Maggie Jones.  The…

7 September 2013

Mutter(Peas) Paneer with Tikka masala

There are several paneer recipes on my blog.  I am always trying out new variations of mutter paneer and often…

27 August 2012

Spicy Pasta – Quick Dish

This is a quick and easy pasta recipe - really handy for those days when you are hungry and don't…

19 May 2012

Cheese and Pepper salad sandwiches

Life is good when you have a good sandwich is a quote by Keanu Reeves" . And I do agree…

5 April 2012

Kenyan Green beans and potato curry (posho bateta nu shak)

  Years ago when on a business trip to Kenya - I was taken by the BHC, to see a…

2 March 2012

Black eyed Beans Curry (Chora nu shak)

Black eyed  beans (called chora in Gujarati)  (also called Lobia or black eyed peas)  are full of protein, are easy…

2 March 2012

Potato and Onion Curry ( Dhungri bateta nu shak)

Potato and onion (Dungri bateta) is a great combination for a curry especially for Friday evening meals when I haven't…

1 March 2012