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 …

Aloo Gobi Curry

Recently, one of friends daughter  came to the UK and  spent a few days with me.  She has just finished Uni and needed to learn some basic cooking so joined one of my cookery classes 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 …

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 …

Butternut squash soup in Instant Pot

The butternut squash soup was very quick and easy to make in the Instant Pot with minimum spices.   The  Instant  Pot(IP) is a pressure cooker but can also be used as a slow cooker. rice cooker, sauté/browning, Read More …

Special Vegetarian Biryani in Instant Pot

Sometimes, a recipe with too many steps or ingredients puts us off.   I find that in such cases, cooking it in the instant Pot makes it so easy as the food doesn’t require too much Read More …

Mixed Nuts Barfi with Dates

No Festival or celebration is incomplete without barfi’s as our family loves them.    This year we are trying to cut down sugar so  I decided to add a little twist to the traditional dessert Read More …

Curried Black Eyed Peas/beans (Chora) in the Instant pot

Making  curried Black eyed peas/ or as some people call them -black eyed beans (Lobia) (and Chora in Gujarati)   is very similar to cooking other lentils in the Instant Pot.   Black eyed  beans  are full Read More …