Apple Chundo (Fiery Hot Apple Preserve)

Raw mango chundo is a popular condiment used with Indian meals.  It’s usually hot as well as sweet and sour and adds flavour to any curry.  It’s great to use as a sandwich filling too Read More …

Stuffed Karela (Bitter Melon) Keto Friendly

As most of you know, I am following a Keto diet for health reasons. What is Keto Diet? The main aim of the keto diet is to lower the amount of carbs you intake but Read More …

Coconut and Almond Flour steamed Dumplings (Muthias) – Keto friendly

I am following a Keto diet for health reasons.   The main aim of the keto diet is to lower the amount of carbs you intake but increase the amount of fats.  This is often referred Read More …

Spinach and Potato curry (Saag Alu)

Spinach and potato curry or Saag Alu is one of Britain’s favourite curry and most people who have takeaways from Indian restaurants will ask for Saag Alu.  This curry is also very popular in my Read More …

Kadhi (Sweet and sour yogurt soup) in Instant Pot

Kadhi is a warm delicious sweet and sour soup made with yoghurt and chick pea flour (besan).  The recipe for making it on the cooker top is here.  A lot of people love the taste of Read More …

Sprouted Moth Bean (Vigna Aconitifolia) Curry in the Instant Pot

Moth bean are called Vigna aconitifolia. They are drought-resistant and grow in arid and semi-arid regions of India.  It is commonly called mat bean, moth bean, matki, Turkish gram or dew bean. The moth beans Read More …

Mung Dall and Basmati Rice in Instant Pot

Ever since I bought the Instant Pot (IP),I have had to change my style of cooking and am always learning new things about the IP.   The Instant Pot(IP) is a pressure cooker but can also Read More …

Basic Spices for Making Indian food

In my spare time, apart from blogging, I teach vegetarian Indian Cookery to adults either in a class or one to one in their home.  A lot of time in my classes is spent discussing 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 …

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 …