Thank you Chris for sharing this super fab recipe along with your secret notes!. Not only is it simple to make, the flavours are simply great and makes it ideal for a mid-week treat. I have listed below Chris’ recipe and made notes of my changes in brackets. Ingredients: 2 Chicken Breasts (cut each breastContinue reading “Lemon Chicken Picata”
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Ash Gourd Curry
This is one of my top favorite curries, easy to make and healthy! With as few as four main ingredients! Ingredients Method: Remove the skin and seeds of the gourd and cut into 1inch pieces. I usually buy the whole ash gourd and make two curries over two weeks. Place in a pan, add 1/2Continue reading “Ash Gourd Curry”
Chickpea Salad
We like this salad on days when we want a light meal, its easy to put together and tastes absolutely fab. Ingredients 1/2 cup chickpeas (soaked overnight) 1 tomato (diced) 1/4 cucumber (chopped) 1 avocado (chopped) Iceberg Lettuce (chop into small pieces) 2 tbsp olive oil 1/2 tsp cumin powder pepper and salt Method: CookContinue reading “Chickpea Salad”
Strawberry Delight
This is an easy to make dessert and one of my absolute favourite these days. The honey takes this simple dish to the next level! Ingredients Strawberries Low fat Creme fraiche (I use the lighter version from M&S) Honey Method: Cut the strawberries in half and place in bowl (I generally serve about 4 perContinue reading “Strawberry Delight”
Pineapple Menaskai
This is a South Indian recipe, slightly sweet and is served as a side dish with rice and vegetable curry. It usually calls for freshly roasted and ground spices, but I substituted whole spices with powdered spices which I quickly roasted. This worked for me as all the spice powders I used were home madeContinue reading “Pineapple Menaskai”
Vegan Tunah Salad
I had the vegan tunah leftover after I made the Open Sandwich, so I put together this salad and used up other leftovers I had in my fridge. Tasted surprisingly good, so I see this making an appearance every now and again when we want something light. Ingredients: 1/2 can of vegan tuna (I usedContinue reading “Vegan Tunah Salad”
Prawn Curry and Rice
This is a simple prawn curry with delicate flavours, recipe provided by Leela Akka. It takes about 45 minutes to prepare this curry and rice from scratch and it tastes fabulous. A confession I forgot to add chilli powder and it was only when we sat down to eat that I discovered it, but myContinue reading “Prawn Curry and Rice”
Simple Roast Dinner
My husband and I decided to host the family for Christmas this year, I have never made a roast dinner in my life and my mother in law a pro at roast came to my rescue and shared her tips and tricks with me. Since then I have made it several times including the ChristmasContinue reading “Simple Roast Dinner”
Neer Dosa and Coconut Chutney
This is a traditional Mangalorean breakfast dish however it is also served with chicken/prawn/lamb curries for special lunch/dinners. It is great the way it soaks up the gravy so you experience an explosion of flavours in every morsel. Traditionally to make the Dosa you have to soak the rice overnight, then grind it to aContinue reading “Neer Dosa and Coconut Chutney”
Neer Dosa
For all those who are die-hard fans of my mum’s Neer Dosa, I hereby give you the recipe. The second reason why this is being documented is that I seem to have a memory of a goldfish or more close to home, seems to have developed a Ghajini complex whereby things that are not writtenContinue reading “Neer Dosa”
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