Thai yellow chicken curry with charcoal noodles

Once you’ve made the Thai yellow curry paste in my previous post then this recipe is a doddle!! The flavour balance is really interesting. This dish does have an Indian influence running through it which is really nice. Highly recommend it, especially if you have made the paste as it’s so rewarding. Again, this recipe…

Vietnamese poached chicken salad with mint & coriander ❤️

I’m not sure where to start with this dish!!this dish is sooo good!!! The recipe is taken from my food hero Mr Rick Stein and his book Rick Stein at home which was written during lockdown. When I leave work on a Friday night I tend to go and park up in the local Sainsburys….

Amazing Hoisin Chicken ❤️

Love hoisin dishes. This recipe is so simple, yet again it’s all about the prep and marinade. Ingredients – 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar, 2 tbsp hoisin sauce, 4 tbsp light soy sauce, 1 tbsp dark soy, 1 tbsp like gut brown sugar, 1 tbsp groundnut oil & 1 tsp of ginger paste. Mix all…

Hyderabad Chicken Curry

This recipe was taken from ‘Anjum’s New Indian’ cook book. At first having read the recipe I was a little unsure but having now made it I can safely say it was delicious. Anjum writes she has done her own take on a classic local dinner party dish, too be fair she has done a…

Traditional Chicken Curry

My go to curry will be usually anything that involves lamb or king prawns. Sadly with the cost of lamb jumping to crazy prices lamb is now off the menu for a while. When cooking a curry dish and I use chicken I only ever use chicken thighs. I find thighs are the best cut….

Stunning chicken passanda 👌

This recipe was taken from Rick Stein’s Indian cook from his tv series travelling around India. If you haven’t got this book in your food cookbook library then it’s a must. The recipes are superbly written and broken down into easy methods which are easy to follow. Rick goes on to explain he took this…

Chicken chilli garlic 👌

Amazing chicken chilli garlic !!!After spending the day doing DIY this dish was the perfect way to relax…..with a beer of course!!!!Again, such a simple & rewarding dish which tasted so good. This dish was another first for me, it won’t be the last time I cook this either!!! The beauty about all this dishes…

Special balti – a dish that took my home cooking to another level !

Part of this journey has been to understand flavours, food combinations along with preventing food waste with economical cooking. This dish my friends ticked all the boxes. The balti is a western created dish which is all about the flavoursome gravy ( Indian word for curry) it’s served it. This dish has helped me understand…

Fantastic Chinese chicken curry takeaway style.

This is a family favourite. I think every household loves a curry from their local Chinese takeaway. I’ve been making this for a number of years now and it’s a bit of a ‘go to’ dish due to its simple process after being at work all day. Ingredients- chicken thighs, 1 onion quartered then split…

Chicken tikka masala – a family favourite ❤️

When your son asks for chicken tikka masala at the age of 10 who am I to say no?? Becoming quite a favourite for him now. Very proud that he keeps asking. As long as he keeps asking I’ll keep making it for him. Bit of complex dish but once you’ve made it a few…