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…
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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…
Butter Paneer 👌
I love paneer, it’s as simple as that. Some people would turn their nose up at a cheese curry…..yes….I agree when you say it like that it doesn’t sound that appealing. However, paneer is simply stunning. Butter paneer is a great dish. It’s a very quick dish to cook, a handful of everyday ingredients that…
Salmon Kofta Bhuna ❤️
Love this dish. Such a tasty dish lifting the delicate flavour of salmon then combining it a beautiful spice mix will give you a dish you with thoroughly enjoy. Two parts to this dish. The Kofta and the sauce. For the Kofta – 500g of salmon fillet, 1 tsp of curry powder, 1/2 ground turmeric,…
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…
Tandoori whole roast chicken – Sunday alternative roast ❤️
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…
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…
Home Cooking for everyone. 