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 …

Manchurian Balls in spicy tomato soup

The inspiration of this recipe is a recipe for vegetable Manchurian I saw in a Nita Mehta’s Vegetarian Chinese book.   I have been trying out several of her recipes recently.  I did not like Read More …

Peas, Spinach and Paneer curry (palak muttar paneer)

Paneer dishes have always been a favourite with my family.  It’s dish that really disappoints us when we order in a restaurant as they never put enough paneer in the curry.    When making it Read More …

Bombay Aloo

Potatoes are one vegetable we always have in our cupboard and it’s such a versatile vegetable as you can cook it on it’s own or add it to other vegetables. This dry potato curry called Read More …

Cabbage, New baby potatoes and Sweet Thai chillies Curry with baby onions

Cabbage and potato is a very traditional Gujarati curry eaten in most Indian homes. It’s quick and easy to make and uses the least amount of spices.  My mum used to make it with fresh Read More …

Tortilla wraps and samosas

Wraps or samosas  which do you prefer- you make up your minds…. The Supermarket Waitrose has been  supporting the Soil Association’s ‘Small Changes, Big Difference’ campaign by celebrating everything organic.  As you know this week, Read More …

Quick Chocolate Barfi using condensed milk and a microwave

Chocolate Barfi is a favourite sweet of mine.  The barfi  is quick and easy to make and layering it with chocolate gives it a great taste. Ingredients 397 gm tin of condensed milk 400 gms 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 …

Mixed Veg and Pasta with Cashews

I felt so good creating this Mixed Veg and Pasta with Cashews  recipe after watching the culinary film One Hundred-Foot Journey.  Usually I don’t use too many spices when cooking pasta but today I thought Read More …

Vegan Omelette

I went to the Premier of the Food-centric movie called The Hundred-Foot Journey a couple of days ago and was so inspired that I came up with the recipe for this vegan omelette recipe which is Read More …