Baingan Bharta (Eggplant, Onion and Tomato Curry) (GF, V) This is a beautifully smoky dish, with the smokiness coming from the quick charring of the eggplant in the pot. There is a similar dish in Greece and Italy, with different seasoning, in both of those it is eaten cold. This dish can be served hot or …
Easy, delicious, healthy oven baked Churros You may say these are not healthy, but a healthy lifestyle is all about balance and on balance these are healthier than the traditional deep fried Mexican dough version This puff pastry version is really easy and the aroma you get from the cinnamon sugar is wonderfully warming and …
Easy, Delicious Mango Chutney (Vegan, Gluten Free) I love Mango, to me it tastes like nectar from the gods and I honestly prefer it to candy. Whilst I have always been a fan of the mix of sweet and salty, fruit in savoury recipes just doesn’t work for me. I do however think, fruit and …
Carrot Halwa (GF, DF, Vegan Dessert) This dessert is usually made with lots of cream and sugar but this is a more natural version using almond milk, walnuts and dates. It is a northern Indian dish normally made with red carrots over a couple of days, during the colder months Due to the lack of …
Gluten Free Chia Flatbreads There isn’t a lot of gluten in Indian cuisine apart from breads and since everything can be served with rice, you can just choose to avoid it. I personally like being able to scoop up the sauce with a nice piece of roti or naan and so went on a hunt …
Tempeh Tikka Masala I believe food can unite people from all walks of life, all cultures, all religions. Food brings compassion and harmony to the table and creates a deeper understanding of each other Although I grew up in my Grandmothers Indian Kitchen, Tikka Masala was not on the menu. This is because this is …
Sweet Coconut Rice (Narali Bhat) This is a beautifully fragrant dish, with warm inviting spices that will fill your imagination with spice markets and heritage I made this dish the first day it started to snow in Boston and it was rather comforting sitting inside eating this as we watched the snow, inviting it to …
Chana Dal This is a lentil dish for beginners with little process and just a few of your everyday spices. These lentils are sweet and nutty and come from black chickpeas that are split and the outer cover is removed. There are different ways to make this dish, with this one being northern Indian inspired. …
Butternut Squash Carpaccio I found this recipe in a raw vegetable book, in which everything looks more like art than food. This dish is no exception, with it variety of vegetal colours including the deep orange from the butternut squash, the garden fresh green from the arugula and the beautiful vibrant pink from the pomegranates …
Garlic Chive Pancakes Garlic Chives grow wild in the English countryside, they are lovely and tasty and you rub the leaf and it smells of garlic, which is how you know the difference between a garlic chive a weed! Unfortunately I am no longer in the English countryside and thus I bought these from a farmers …
