‘Chicken 65’ is a popular starter in most Indian restaurants plus in India. My youngest son asked me to make it as it’s his favourite dish when we eat out at our family favourite Indian restaurant in Hinckley called 7H Spices. He loves the dish that much, he has had it as a starter for…
Category: A way of relaxing
‘Railway lamb curry’
Railway lamb curry.A beautiful historical dish created for the first class dining carriages from the British Raj ruling days of India. A dish that was created as the British couldn’t handle spiced food in Indian so this dish was invented and made like a stew. A really thick flavoured gravy which had several layers each…
Indian inspired king prawns with dill & ginger – heavenly ❤️
I just love discovering new dishes. As you might have gathered due to the nature of my cooking I use & love coriander. I actually love all herbs as they can lift any dish. One particular favourite of mine which I feel is under used is dill. Being more of a fish eater over meat…
Tandoori beer can chicken
This is a dish I’ve wanted to cook for a while, and no better time to cook it on Father’s Day. Nice to put some music on and step into the kitchen to chill out and shut off. The dish itself was very easy to make, getting a chicken to stand up in the oven…
Mushroom tikka masala with lemon basmati rice ❤️
This beautiful and simple dish takes you to another place. The more I understand Indian cooking the more I swing to vegetarian dishes. Yes, before the cooking police jump on the band wagon and tell me a tikka masala is not a traditional Indian dish….calm down. It’s a beautiful dish using simple ingredients which are…
Lahore fish stew ❤️
Yes I know……it’s been too long since I’ve posted. Life in 2026 has thrown so many curve balls it’s unreal, and to be honest, I wouldn’t know where to start listing them all. Something for certain, no matter what has been thrown in my direction, food has remained my ‘go to’ place for relaxation &…
Crab meat over broccoli – Regional dish from Guangdong 🇨🇳
A simple yet stunning dish made with everyday supermarket ingredients. This beautiful dish is a regional dish which originates from Guangdong in China and it is exactly what it says. A beautiful sauce mixed with crab meat and finished off the heat with a whisked egg white which thickens and holds the sauce together is…
Spinach meatball curry
Spinach meatball curry ❤️ – recipe taken from ‘30 minute Mowgli’. Anyone who knows me knows that I love the chain Mowgli. Everything about the chain, recipes, ethos & brand values fascinates me. I love recreating their dishes and recipes all written up by Nisha Katona who dream of opening this restaurant became a reality…
Bhindi Aloo Dhabi – (okra and potatoes )❤️
This is a new dish for me on many levels. New as in I’d never attempted it and new as in I’d never eaten okra ❤️. I was inspired to find a recipe and create it after hearing stories from a work colleague about it when he was at home in Indian. I could hear…
Chana gosht ❤️ – lentils & lamb
Two of my favourite ingredients in a single dish, especially in a curry. I love lamb in any curry dish. I think the lamb meat, any cut, holds onto spices better than any other meat. Love a slow cooked lamb dish when the meat flakes apart into the curry. Then there is my favourite side…