Stir-fried rice
I made this when I had a huge pile of rice leftover from a supper party. Very good for radiotherapy tummies! You can put in any vegetables apart from leafy […]
Category Archives: Vegetables/Vegetarian
Stir fried dou miao or pea shoots
Totally scrumptious, a new discovery in one of my favourite dim sum restaurants Din Tai Fung…and it couldn’t be simpler. Quite by chance I spotted the pea shoots in the supermarket […]
Kidney-cleansing aduki bean kichadi
Aduki beans are good for rebuilding adrenal function and giving the tired old kidneys energy – as kidneys regulate the qi in Traditional Chinese Medicine, i try to eat adukis every […]
Mixed vegetable avial – a Keralan vegetarian special
You can use any vegetables for this, but it’s good to have some potatoes and carrots as well as greens. Here I used new potatoes, carrots, aubergine, cauliflower, and broccoli. […]
Dal with tamarind, tomatoes and curry leaves
Thank you Rick Stein for this recipe from Bangladesh. I am not supposed to eat tomatoes as they are acidic, but as you know I cheat on my diet every […]
Dry cauliflower curry with mustard seeds, ginger and nigella/kalonji seeds
Another great immunity-boosting dish, cauliflower being a member of the brassica family. The humble cauliflower is low-fat and low-carb and we should eat a lot more of it. I combined […]
Spicy quinoa salad with everything in it! Perfect for Easter Sunday…
I made this for a big Easter Sunday lunch (doubled the quantities for a buffet dish between 30 people). As I couldn’t get broad beans in Switzerland, I substituted flageolets […]
Oriental mushroom medlay
Clearing out the fridge before going to India I found a mixture of mushrooms; it seemed a pity to waste them so I did a bit of research and adapted […]
Roasted butternut and red onion with tahini and zatar
I had a dinner party for a chilli-allergic friend, so cooked up an Ottolenghi feast from Jerusalem. Unashamed thanks for the recipes Yotam! This is super-easy and delicious. I used […]
Spicy mung beans – nutritious & healthy
Sometimes when I am on my own I crave a good serving of pulses, particularly curried ones. Mung beans are particularly good. Although pulses tend to be slightly cooling, currying […]
healthy living with cancer 