Aloo gobi or cauliflower and potato curry
Had enough rich food this Christmas? I yearn for something spicy and vegetarian in the festive season. It was simply scrumptious – cooking the potatoes and cauliflower separately first gives […]
Tag Archives: Indian cooking
South Indian chicken korma
Like all Indian dishes this looks much more complicated than it is. The critical thing is to measure out all the ingredients and set them on one side in order […]
Okra and aubergine masala
I bought some amazing fresh aubergine (the small purple variety from India) and okra in Little India and found this perfect recipe from South India, which combined the two. I […]
Chettinad chicken
We had a cookery lesson in our wonderful hotel Visalam in Chettinad and learned how to make this dish. I think this tastes fairly similar to the one Chef made! […]
South indian okra poriyal
We had some delicious food in Tamil Nadu and I fell in love with okra all over again. This is not quite how we had it, but we did eat […]
Lentil and cauliflower curry
As I am on my own this week, I have not been very good at shopping. Last night I had half a cauliflower in the fridge, half a carton of […]
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. […]
Kerala fish curry
I have been making this fish curry for about 20 years; it is so simple and delicious. I brought back the curry leaves and fresh turmeric from Singapore specially so I […]
Immunity-boosting spicy steamed chicken
Steaming is obviously very healthy, but can be dull unless enhanced with piquant flavours. With its shitake mushrooms, turmeric, ginger and other spices, this is an immunity-boosting dish, low in […]
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