You’ll often see variations of this dish with potato as well but I like it nice and simple like this as a side dish for a hot curry. It also makes it very quick to cook which makes it easy to cook alongside the last stage of a main dish which is always something I like in a side dish. […]
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This is a much lighter curry than my usual style, this is a fresh, light vegetable curry that is only mildly spiced and would work well as a side to a hotter curry. Not my favourite but it makes a nice change to do something different once in a while. Serves 4 Ingredients 1 inch chunk of ginger, finely chopped […]
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This is a nice tasty potato side dish using panch phoron a Bengali five spice mix that makes a nice alternative to the usual bombay potato side. You can make your own panch phoron mix of course but I used the some of the Top-op branded mix available in Indian stores or online, it contains fennel seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, […]
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This is a quick side dish for a curry that uses the much maligned brussels sprout, I actually rather like them, I think the trick is not to boil them to death! Serves 1 as a side Ingredients 1 teaspoon of rapeseed oil 1 inch chunk of ginger, finely chopped 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped 1 red chilli, sliced […]
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With the plan to reduce the abundance of chard in the garden I made this lentil and chard soup this weekend. With the lentils and the mountain of chard that went into it it is quite a filling soup and certainly a meal in itself. Serves 6 Ingredients 15 sprays of Frylight olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 4 cloves of garlic, finely […]
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The vegetable patch has been loving the current weather and the kale and chard have both really taken off so I needed to get some used. Last weekend I made this potato and chard curry which is slightly modified from the one in the excellent River Cottage Veg Everyday book which I highly recommend. I also made a version of this with kale […]
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Maa ki dal aka kaali dal is a Punjabi dish made from whole black urad dal. A lot of recipes use the name interchangeably with dal makhani but I think they are two distinct recipes as maa ki dal doesn’t use cream whereas dal makhani certainly does. Either way this is my take on maa ki dal and another outing […]
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This is the first recipe I’ve ever made using a pressure cooker. Pressure coookers are a very popular way of making dals as they reduce the cooking time dramaticaly, in this case it brings the cooking of the chana down from around 40-45 minutes to 8 minutes but it’s a very different style of cooking to what I am used […]
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Chana masala is a tangy chickpea curry and like my previous recipe for this dish this one is made with tinned chickpeas for speed and is very quick to make. I like chana masala served with brown basmati rice and garnished with some red onion rings and a few fresh coriander leaves but you could also have it with chapatti or naan. […]
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This is my new favourite lentil soup recipe, I adapted it slightly from this recipe and I have to say the results are rather amazing, this will definitely become a regular in my house. Makes 6 portions Ingredients 15 sprays of frylight olive oil spray 1 medium onion, chopped 2 carrots, peeled and sliced 4 garlic cloves, minced 2 red chillis, […]
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