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 …

Kaju Katli – Cashew Fudge sweet

Kaju Katli – Cashew Fudge sweet  is one of the easiest Indian sweets, with very few ingredients and it’s perfect to eat during the Indian festivals like Diwali and can also be eaten when fasting.  Read More …

Vegetarian cottage pie with dauphinoise potato

Lately a lot of my meals have been indianised versions of English meals and that’s because my son is home from University and most of the food cooked is his choice – which is great Read More …

Curried Vegetable pie

Creamy and mildly spiced vegetable pie using a handful of this and that….. Some of you will remember that I spent a day at the Waitrose Cookery school. One of the dishes we learnt to Read More …

Fiery Tomato chutney with hot Green Chillies, Dates and Ginger/Garlic

I like to call this my No 1 Recipe Tomato chutney because it’s a chutney I made because I wanted to use up a lot of the ingredients I had in my fridge which would Read More …

Strawberry, Hung Yogurt and Mascarpone Parfait (Cheat shrikand)

Happy Father’s Day to all the dad’s out there…Here’s a song for all dad’s… Summer is here and it’s strawberries season.  Strawberries remind me of  Wimbledon where strawberries and cream are a favourite.  They were a favourite at Read More …

Lentil Bhajias (Vati Dall na bhajia) – Dall Fritters

Chalo garam garam bhajia……enjoy these hot hot bhajias Lentil Bhajia or Vati Dal na Bhajia are a kind of fritters made from ground lentils and spices. These Lentil Bhajia or Vati Dal na Bhajia are Read More …