Savoury Rice with lentils (Toor Dall Khichedi) in Instant Pot using PIP method

Instant Pot (IP)  is an electric pressure cooker which has become very popular in my house. Like most Indians, I like to use the pressure cooker for cooking lentils etc. as it’s quicker. However, the Read More …

Six Vegan Recipes for World Vegan Day

Today is World Vegan Day. According to Wikipedia, World Vegan day is an annual event celebrated by vegans around the world on 1 November. It was established in 1994 by Louise Wallis, who was then Read More …

Planning your meals

So how many of you have these questions in your mind when you get home or you get asked them by your family:  What shall I make for dinner?  What’s for dinner?  Who is cooking 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 …