Puy lentil & quinoa salad
This is a salad you can make from things in the cupboard – I always have quinoa and often puy lentils (delicious with both fish and guineafowl breast, one of […]
Category Archives: Vegetables/Vegetarian
Spicy summer courgettes
The farmers’ market has all sorts of different varieties of courgettes – long, thin and stripy, to little round balls, which is what I used here. This is perfect for […]
Radish, red onion & pomegranate salad
Still obsessed by my sprouts I add them to everything…this is an adaptation of one of another recipe which uses mooli but I think its tasteless and watery, so I […]
Butternut, aubergine & red lentil sambhar
This is another totally yummy recipe and very easy to make. Instead of simmering the butternut, I roast it in some oil in the oven for 30mins @ 180C to […]
Sprouting kachumbar (salad!)
I have gone back to making my own sprouts. I love the peppery crispiness that you get for home-grown produce! I have a sprouter so I can do them in […]
Kisir – Turkish bulgur wheat salad
Traditionally this is served as part of a mezze in crispy lettuce leaves. But I wanted a nice accompaniment to my jerk chicken BBQ over the weekend, so I made […]
Sesame and tamarind aubergines
A dish from Andra Pradesh – gorgeously sweet/sour umami tastes, with the tangy tamarind offset by creamy ground sesame seeds. I knocked this up from ingredients the other night when […]
Aubergine fesenjan
Aubergine is one of the most versatile vegetables and I never tire of finding new ways to cook them. This sour/sweet combo makes it more Persian than Indian. This […]
Tomato & chick pea salad with a lime tarka
My friend is gluten-free & doesn’t eat dairy, so many of my recipes are ideal, as I don’t cook with dairy. Chick peas are full of goodness and nutrients, and provide […]
Asparagus & peas in a Bengali mustard sauce
I am so bored by endless rounds of steamed asparagus so its always great to get a new recipe. But as the season is so short and the market is […]
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