Sweet Boondi (An Indian sweet)
Sweet Boondi/Bundi is one of my favourite Indian sweets. I prefer them to Boondi Ladoos which are one of the most popular sweets in UK. Boond/bund means a droplet. Boondi/Bundi is made by dropping little Read More …
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Dry stir fry potatoes and nuts (bateta nu farari shak)
It is the Hindu month of shravan and my husband is fasting this month. Thankfully our hindu gods know that we can’t stay hungry so they allow us to eat certain foods.I only know which Read More …
Saffron Penda (Indian dessert using milk powder)
The Indian month of Shravan has lots of Indian celebrations- a couple of them are Raksha bandhan and Janmastami. And with these celebrations, there are always certain dishes I like to make around this time. Read More …
Nutty Energy ladoos/ balls with Dates
The inspiration for these energy balls were from watching an Instagram live session by A friend Nayna Kanabar whose Instagram is Simplyf00d. The video can be seen here. Ingredients 2 cups out Ready Brek cereal Read More …
Recipes for a Rainy Day – Mac and Cheese and Vegan Caesar Salad
Baked mac and cheese is one of the best comfort foods in the world Is there anything better than cosying up on a rainy day and eating good food? I think not! When it comes Read More …
Basic Tomato Curry Sauce
I tend to make curries at least 3 times a week so like to make concentrated basic tomato curry sauce which can be added to curries and dalls when required. It saves me the preparation Read More …
Garlic Dip and Garlic chutney
I had bought a lot of fresh garlic and I was looking new recipes and new ways of using it. Someone mentioned a traditional Lebanese recipe for Toum. Toum can be used as a sauce Read More …
Peppers, Onions, Tomatoes and Passion Fruit Salsa (Vegan)
With most of my Indian meals, I like to include a salad, chutney, raita or a salsa dish using whatever I happen to have in the fridge. I rustled up this salsa recently which just Read More …
Mukhwas – Mouthfreshener and Digestive Aid (Vegan)
Most Indian homes have a tray of pickles and dips on their dining table to add extra flavours to the meal and in the same way they have elaborate and amazing looking Mukhwas trays Read More …
Vegan Wellington for Christmas
I used to make this vegetable and nut wellington for Christmas but now the family is slowly adopting a vegan lifestyle. In fact the number of people who are embracing the vegan lifestyle or opting Read More …