Such a simple yet rewarding dish. Again as I’m finding out. The key to flavours is all about preparation and the marinade. Marinade – 4tbsp of Greek yogurt, 2 tbsp of garlic and ginger paste, 2 tsp of paprika, 1 heaped tbsp of tandoori masala. Mix well. With a sharp knife score the flesh of…
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Paneer Jalfrezi
The nights are drawing, I’m getting back into the swing of work. So in order to regain focus I’ve decided to put more effort into my cooking which if you ask me is long overdue!!!! I love a good Jalfrezi, I love paneer, so it makes sense to make a paneer Jalfrezi right, yes totally….
Charsi Karahi – simply stunning 👍
One of the best lamb dishes you will ever taste. What makes this dish even better, it only uses a handful of ingredients. Ingredients – 2 tbsp of garlic paste, 2 tbsp of rapeseed oil, 900g of lamb chunks, 5 tomatoes cut into chunks, 5 green chillies cut length wise, salt to taste and 1/4…
Tandoori pasta 👍. Making use of leftovers ❤️
I hate wasting food. I had some tandoori mix left in the fridge which had been marinating for 24 hours. This only had a few pieces of chicken in so I added mushrooms and red peppers to the mix and coated everything with the amazing flavour mix. This mix was allowed to sit for 30…
Chicken Rezala – the perfect Sunday afternoon chill out dish 👍
After attending our first wedding for I can’t remember how long, taking advantage of the free drinks plus our first night without children for four years I couldn’t think of anything better to do on a Sunday afternoon than chill out in the kitchen whipping up food, making marinades, base sauce for the week and…
Cooking for others ❤️
Having planned a BBQ for friends who sadly we’ve not seen in a while our plans were ruined by the British summertime weather! Plan B. Indoor BBQ with the standard food. However, I’m at my happiest when I’m cooking for others. As well as your ‘standard’ BBQ food I added 3 Indian inspired dishes. British…
Saag Paneer ❤️
My go to dish. For many reasons. Firstly, it’s a very very tasty dish, a wonderful combination of beautiful basic ingredients. Secondly, a very healthy dish. Full of iron due to the spinach content and the beautiful paneer cheese. Thirdly, such a economic dish. This would feed 3/4 adults for under £3. Yes £3!! Unreal,…
Chilli pork with udon noodles ❤️
I had a packet of belly pork left over, I used the same method of marinating the pork for the chilli pork bunny chow but did the marinade for 24 hours. Again, slow cooked for 2 hours to make this amazing sticky pork mix. I then stir fried garlic, peppers, red onion, and mushrooms. I…
Chilli pork bunny chow ❤️
This my social media friends was the perfect dish to put on to cook on a lazy Saturday afternoon ready for England’s game v’s Ukraine. Pork marinade – 2 bay leaves, 8 black peppercorns, 2 tbsp of garlic and ginger paste, 4 tbsp of honey, 3 tbsp of dark soy, 2 tsp of salt, 1…
Ceviche of sea bass – summer on a plate ❤️
This recipe was taken from Rick Steins – Road to Mexico cook book from his popular tv series. Everything I love on a plate. Sea bass, cooked and cooled King Prawns, tomato, shallots, lime juice, avocado, coriander. As simple as that!!!! All diced into small cubes of pleasure. What a dish when the weather is…
Home Cooking for everyone. 