Salad with Creme Fraiche Dressing
Now that the weather is getting warmer, people will start to have make and eat more salads. What salads, raitas and pickles can be served with Indian meals? With the Indian meals, it’s traditional to Read More …
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Pickled Cabbage – Japanese style
I love raw white cabbage and often made a quick salad by adding just salt, pepper, lemon and sugar to it. I usually add the spices into the cabbage and serve it with our meal. Read More …
Banana Raita (Kele ka raita)
Our meals are never complete if we do not have raita, pickles or papads as our side dishes. Raita’s get made with whatever is in my fridge -but the most popular is gujarati banana raita Read More …
Pineapple, mango and passion fruit chutney (vegan)
Like most Indians I tend to make a selection of chutneys and pickles to serve with our food. I remember my mum and MIL coming up with different variations of chutneys and raitas depending Read More …
Mukhwas – Mouthfreshener and Digestive Aid (Vegan)
Most Indian homes have a tray of pickles and dips on their dining table to add extra flavours to the meal and in the same way they have elaborate and amazing looking Mukhwas trays Read More …
Gunda Pickle – Cordia obliqua or clammy berries pickle (Gunda Keri nu Athanu) Cheat Recipe
I lived and worked in London for years and took all its beauty, history and novelty for granted. I feel that now is the time to share with you some of London’s unusual attractions. As 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 …
Carrot and Green Chilies Salad/Pickle with Mustard (Raita gajar marcha)
This dish is made in all Indian homes and served as a condiment with the main meal. It adds to the flavours of the dishes you have in your plate (thali). Indian thali will have Read More …
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 …
Fresh Chilly Pickle or Marcha nu athanu
Indian Food is never complete unless it is accompanies by the extras like chatni, raita, papad, lassi etc. It’s believed that these foods help to balance the taste of food on your plate. I Read More …