Everyone has people in their life they look up to. One such person for me is Leela Akka, a super-cool woman I’m incredibly lucky to have grown up with. We were neighbours in India, and I practically lived in her house. Anytime she cooked something special, we were guaranteed to get some. I was guttedContinue reading “Sunday Special Chicken Curry”
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Tofu Gochujang
When my husband’s home, I tend to cook things we both enjoy. That unfortunately rules out : tofu and anything properly spicy. So when he was away over lunch, I did what any mildly food-obsessed person would do: I raided the fridge, grabbed my new favourite ingredient — Korean gochujang paste — and decided toContinue reading “Tofu Gochujang”
Lamb stew
This one is going to be made on repeat for sure! It has all the hallmarks of a good dish -melt in your mouth lamb morsels, one pot recipe and just a few pantry staples needed! I have been meaning to use up the red wine left over from Christmas, so this dish gets aContinue reading “Lamb stew”
Tomato, pepper and carrot soup
It is officially soup season now and I had a load of chopped veggies sitting in the freezer. So decided to try make a quick soup. Ingredients: Method: Roughly chop the tomatoes, peppers, garlic and carrots and add to a roasting tin with some olive oil. Place in an oven @200 degrees and roast tillContinue reading “Tomato, pepper and carrot soup”
Smoked salmon with horseradish sauce and salad
Literally the recipe is in the title, so I am not going to do the ingredients and method. It is smoked salmon, served with salad dressed with balsamic vinegar and some horseradish sauce on the side. This was served as a starter at my sister in law’s house over Christmas and we were floored. SimpleContinue reading “Smoked salmon with horseradish sauce and salad”
Honey mustard salmon served with pan fried baby potatoes and tender-stem broccoli
This is a super easy week night treat and was a great success Ingredients For Salmon: For baby potatoes: Method: Honey Mustard Salmon: Mix the honey, mustard, lemon and thyme and brush the fillets with the mixture. Heat a pan and brush with a little oil and place the fillets skin side on the pan.Continue reading “Honey mustard salmon served with pan fried baby potatoes and tender-stem broccoli”
Spicy Madras-spiced meatballs
Straight off I’d like to acknowledge that this is Jamie Oliver’s recipe https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/lamb-recipes/giant-madras-spiced-meatballs/ … the husband and I chanced upon Jamie Oliver’s cookery show on Channel 4 whilst channel surfing. I have changed quantity of lamb and lentils but everything else is the same. My sister-in-law and her husband are staying with us over theContinue reading “Spicy Madras-spiced meatballs”
Vegetarian Kedgree
I saw a recipe for Mackrel kedgree in a cook book about pub grub I was gifted at Christmas. While it looked very appetizing I decided to try making it without the fish and the results are truly outstanding. It takes about 30 minutes to make and features regularly as a mid-week meal! Ingredients: 1Continue reading “Vegetarian Kedgree”
Prawn Aglio Olio
This is my go to recipe when I am short of time but would like to have a proper dinner on the table! 165 gms uncooked prawn 175 gms Spaghetti 4 large cloves of garlic (minced) 1/2 tsp chilli flakes (you an choose to put more) Salt and pepper to taste Olive Oil Method CookContinue reading “Prawn Aglio Olio”
Butter Garlic Crab with a twist
I used frozen blue crabs that I sourced from my local Sri Lankan store. This shop stocks all the veg and spices that I would normally find in a local shop back home in Mumbai. It is an absolute gem of a shop and for the first time I bought the crabs -I’m a littleContinue reading “Butter Garlic Crab with a twist”
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