Tarka Dhal
Serves 2 as a main (4-5 as a side) Yet another in my series of how I cook well known dishes pretty inauthentically, but heck we all cook to our own tastes. Dhal is one of my very favourite things to...
View ArticleKofte Kebabs
Makes 6 Patty style kebabs or 8-10 Skewer style ones. I love Kofte, they are for my money the best kind of Kebab. Whether or not you are having them from a fancy middle eastern restaurant or barely...
View ArticleIndian Chutney
I like to follow a number of food blogs, most of which are far more accomplished than the food stuff in these pages. I recently found a particularly good one called Frugal Feeding. One particular...
View ArticlePineapple Ginger and Chilli Chutney
I see myself as being a pretty impressionistic cook, like Captain Barbossa on the Pirate Code I see recipes as “more what you’d call “guidelines” than actual rules”. So I like to experiment a bit. Now...
View ArticleRed Onion Chutney
Well I have got the bit firmly between my teeth when it comes to this chutney lark. Not sure exactly how long this fad will last but I am certainly really enjoying it for the time being. A lot more...
View ArticleSpiced Tomato & Chilli Chutney
Been something of a long delay between me making this and actually publishing the blog post. A load of stuff in personal life happened and blogging went out of the window for a bit. However I’m back...
View ArticleCourgette and Green Tomato Chutney
Sometimes I find when having made something I am not entirely sure if I like it. Especially when it is something I have been planning and thinking about for a while, when I have in my head an idea...
View ArticlePiri Piri Sauce
I recently went on holiday to Portugal to see my folks and celebrate my birthday. A fun filled adventure that contained booze, sunshine, cheese, fun and nearly my death*! Crazy times! Crazy fun! And on...
View ArticleLaksa Curry
Laksa is a Malaysian dish. I had never really eaten it before this summer when I read an article by Nigel Slater in the Guardian about spicy summer soups. I was instantly sold, but for my money as well...
View ArticlePea and Ham soup
At this time of year we all have a tendency to over stock on food. So using up your leftovers is always on the menu right now. And at the same time having some nice healthy soup for lunch after all the...
View ArticleMy hit list for 2014
So having bored those foolish enough to read to tears with my valedictory 2013 in review blog, I thought I’d go all in and try and crank up the boredom to 11 with my what is effectively a “New Year’s...
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