After recent times, kitchen time was needed. I’ve not felt like posting for a while as I’ve not done much cooking, however this little gem cooked last night sparked a little flame inside. I’ve cooked a more complexed version of this dish before but to try and light the flame again I made this simplified…
Category: home cooking
Paneer curry ❤️
Love paneer, love flavoursome curries….love this dish. This simple yet stunning recipe taken from a lady called Suki Pantal who I’ve followed on Instagram for a while and this is from her first cook book – Garnish with Garam Masala. a regional dish from when she was living in Delhi. The only change I made…
Old fashioned Delhi style lamb bhuna ❤️
I haven’t posted for a while as I’ve had too many personal distractions. However, the cooking has helped. I’ve put a lot of focus into cooking authentic dishes whilst still cooking ‘westernised recipes’. The ‘authentic’ dishes have a completely different make up and method to the westernised dishes which I find more appealing. Westernised dishes…
Punjabi chickpea curry ❤️
Whilst this dish may sound complicated it really isn’t. Like most dishes, it’s easy to get put off by processes but this dish is so simple to make and so rewarding. I’ve cooked a few different versions of a chickpea curry and most authors offer a slightly different regional take on them, they are all…
Simple…yet stunning chilli con carne ❤️
Well….at the age of 48 as I write this….I’ve just cooked my first chilli con carne from scratch!! I love this dish! Had it so many times over the years but I’ve always stayed away from making it myself. To help me relax I decided to bite the bullet and have a go myself. I…
Punjabi paneer & peas 👌
Recently I’ve been eating too much meat and having recent purchased a new cook book from someone I’ve been following on Instagram I thought this was the perfect recipe to make on a warm weekday night. I’ve many paneer recipes and cooked a number of different versions of this recipe but it’s good to have…
Ayam Masak Merah – red cooked chicken from Malaysia ❤️
Ayam Masak Merah – ‘red cooked chicken’ from Malaysia ❤️ One of the challenges I enjoy is finding recipes from the books I have to try and utilise left over ingredients I have from previous cooking plus with whatever we have in the fridge! From the curry I cooked at the weekend I have a…
Simple Katsu curry sauce with scampi ❤️🍤
After all the exercise and walking this week again I was thinking of a quick and simple meal I could throw together. What better than to put a pan of rice on, oven on and scampi roasting away on a baking tray and a curry sauce which takes less than 10 minutes to make?? Nothing…
Beef in oyster sauce ❤️🤣
This week has all been about focus. I’ve upped the ante with regards to fitness and working my heart. From Tuesday morning until Friday evening I’ve walked 32 miles (70,000 plus steps) to work and back each day as the weather has changed here in the UK. After doing the exercise daily by the end…
Chicken & banana korma – it will blow your mind !!
Chicken & banana korma !!Yes you read that correctly!! Recipe taken from Nisha Katona’s cookbook called ‘Bold’. The whole books concept is about taking familiar recipes and being ‘Bold’ by stepping outside of the box….it has my name written all over it. I’ve never been one for ‘doing what’s always been done’ or ‘that’s the…