Cod with spiced cabbage

I love discovering new dishes! This dish was like ‘wow’ !! So much flavour it’s unreal, again with very few ingredients, as they say – ‘less is more’. The recipe is a modified version of a dish by ‘Mother India’ whom I discovered during a work trip to Glasgow. The original recipe used halibut, but…

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…

Penang Chicken Curry ❤️

A dish I’ve tried to recreate many times using various methods and recipes. I am determined to understand this dish and the regions of Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, China and Japan. This recipe and method was taken from Jeremy Pang’s – Simple Family Feasts. Jeremy uses a method called – The Wok Clock. A simple and…

Mumbai toastie 😊

Something very delightful about this dish. Some might think it’s a lot of fuss to create this dish, but trust me, it’s well worthwhile. So many flavour combinations it’s unreal. Ingredients- makes 3 toasties 2 tbsp of vegetable oil 1 tsp of cumin seeds Between 10 / 20 curry leaves 1 onion finely diced 3…

Tamarind cod curry ❤️

I love the cultural history behind this dish. Tamarind within any dish gives a natural ‘tangy’ hit which I love, tamarind is also used in my favourite dish – pathia. Both have a similar ‘sweet & sour’ hit from the tamarind and sugar with chilli under notes. This dish traditionally is a dish from South…

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…

Chicken pad Thai ❤️

New dish for me, recipe taken from Rick Steins Asian Odyssey cook book.I’ve always been put off from making this dish, however, I’m not too sure why !!3/4’s of the time is spent doing the prep….the cooking is the quick and simple part.Packed with flavours, however, I did reduce the Thai fish sauce that was…

Goan prawn curry – easy version ❤️

I love Goan food. Goan fish curries are just sensational. If eating in regional restaurants that specialise in Goan food I’ll always order the fish curry. I love this recipe from Madhur Jaffrey from her ‘Curry Easy’ cookbook. The dish itself only has a few ingredients but flavour wise….wow !!! T This dish is ideal…