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…

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…

Shawarma Kebabs 👍

This dish was so simple. Again showcasing that marinating meats takes cooking to another flavour level. Ingredients- chicken thighs cubed, 2 tbsp of garlic & ginger paste, 5 tbsp of rapeseed oil, 1 tbsp of ground cumin, 1 tbsp of ground coriander, 1 tsp of allspice, 1/2 tsp of cinnamon, 1/2 tsp of turmeric, 1…

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…

Lemon & coriander chicken 👍

Recipe from Reza Mahammad. Ingredients- 150g yogurt, finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon, 2 onions finely chopped, 4-6 tbsp of ghee or oil, 1/2 tsp turmeric, 5 garlic cloves, 2 tsp grated ginger, 1 tsp chilli powder, salt, 900g chicken thighs cut into small cubes, 3 green chillies chopped and 6 tbsp chopped…

Perfect roasties & gravy bring back memories ❤️

I love roast potatoes. If I had my way I’d eat them everyday. Nothing better than having a flavoursome roast potato with rosemary to make everything better. Especially when the rosemary and potatoes are from your own garden!! I usually finish the cooking with the rosemary, lovingly placing the rosemary in between the potatoes 15…

Roast chicken – 4 ingredients max !!!

4 basic ingredients to make a chicken so good. chicken, sea salt, ground pepper, olive oil and lemon. Olive oil, then season the bird with sea salt, pepper. Squeeze a lemon over the bird then place inside the cavity. Nothing better that a roast chicken ❤️

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…