Peanut brittle made with Jaggery – Jugu Paak
I grew up in East Africa where Peanuts are called Njugu (pronounced Jugu). Chocolates were a rare treat when we were young so whenever we felt like a sweet treat, my sister would offer to Read More …
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Potato snack with nuts and sesame seeds
What is more romantic than sharing this snack with a loved one? Well…….It’s eating it secretly watching your favourite TV show!!! This is my all time favourite potato snack as it’s so easy to make Read More …
Goji Berry Cereal Bars
I had heard a lot about Goji berries recently as one of the “super foods” but never cooked with them so it was a bit of a challenge coming up with a recipe my family Read More …
Passion Fruit and Mango Ice Cream Sundae
You can’t buy Happiness but you can buy ice cream. Passion fruit and mango are my two favourite fruits so I couldn’t resist buying them. I usually just add them to a fruit salad but this week Read More …
Tadka Dall
Who doesn’t love a good dall? We make dalls regularly as they are so healthy and also quick to make. Some of you probably know that I have recently started to teach Indian Vegetarian cooking Read More …
Peas and New Potato curry in tomato sauce (mutter bateta nu shak)
Everyone has a comfort food they like to have when they are unwell. I had a really bad cold last week and didn’t want to eat anything too spicy so I made this peas and Read More …
Vegetable Curry stuffed with toasted Spices, Oats, Nuts
My husband’s favourite curry is the Gujarati Undhiyu so this recipe is very similar to the Undhiyu but I have not used as many vegetables as one uses in Undhiyu. The stuffing used in this Read More …
Almond Barfi – An Indian sweet with powdered milk and almonds
These almond barfis were made by my husband as a surprise for me on Mother’s Day. He adapted my recipe for chocolate barfis and came up with these delicious almond barfis. They were really delicious Read More …
Punjabi Samosas
Samosas are available in most places in the world as little triangle pastries filled with a variety of vegetarian or non-vegetarian fillings. They can be eaten as a snack with a cup of tea or Read More …
Shrikand (Indian dessert / sweet) : Cheat recipe using curd cheese
Today was fathers day and I wanted to make a sweet that everyone in the family would enjoy but at the same time could be made very quickly. I learnt this quick and easy cheat Read More …