Creamy Black Dhal 👌

This recipe was taken from Dishoom. I first discovered Dishoom when Rick Stein visited the original restaurant on his tv series – Rick Steins India. I have to be honest I didn’t really pay them much attention. Last year for my birthday I was gifted the Dishoom cook book. It’s not like any cook book…

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….

Saag Paneer

It’s been a while since I’ve written any posts sorry. Life has been a bit up and down so cooking and writing has taken a backseat. I’ve continued to post on Instagram but with not much effort or passion. Kind have been going through the motions just to keep the Instagram site active. So here…

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…

Heavenly Lamb Bhuna

Absolutely stunning dish.Making the spiced lamb 24 hours beforehand certainly took this dish to another level ( see previous post). Making the stew as the same process as doing a marinade, takes a few minutes than bang…flavour party. Ingredients- rapeseed oil, 1 diced onion, 1/4 of a red pepper diced, 3 tbsp of finely diced…

Paneer Achari Curry – simply stunning ❤️

Recently this has been one of my favourite dishes. Such a rewarding dish full of flavour. Ingredients- 2 green chillies roughly chopped, 2 tsp coriander seeds, 1 tbsp fennel seeds, 2 tsp cumin seeds, 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds, 400g tin of chopped tomatoes, 1 red pepper chopped, 1 tbsp rapeseed oil, 1 tsp mustard seeds,…

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…

Tandoori mushrooms with a paprika sauce 😊

This is quite simply a stunning dish. Taking your everyday mushrooms to another level just by doing a simple marinade. I’m finding the more I learn about food and flavour combinations the more I’m understanding food is about planning, preparation and marinades. For the marinade – 2 tbsp of garlic & ginger paste, 1 green…