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…
Tag: spice
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Macchi (fish) Tikka and dhal ❤️
Four reasons for loving this dish. 1. The recipe was taken from the Legendary Dishoom and anyone who knows anything about Indian food will know they have a cult status in Mumbai ( or Bombay as they refer to it in the cook book as they prefer history). 2. My love for fish. 3. My…
Red lentil & vegetable kebabs 👍
Love trying alternatives to meat. Having been a pescatarian for almost 5 years this is a dish I’d never even thought of doing. So simple but amazing!!!! It’s a simple and placing all the ingredients in a bowl, mincing well and frying in rapeseed oil!! That’s it. The hard work is in the prep! Ingredients…
Homemade Piri Piri Chicken ❤️
Really enjoyed making this sauce. I’ve never been to the famous chicken brand eatery but I know this will taste much better. This dishes has two stages. Making the Piri Piri sauce then the amazing marinating stage which allows the chicken to have a flavour party. Ingredients for the sauce – 5tbsp of rapeseed oil,…
Tom Yum Gai Soup (hot & sour chicken soup) exploring Thai flavours. 👍
As I’ve been placed on garden leave from work now is the perfect time to explore some of the cook books I have. This dish is taken from Dan Toombs new – The Curry Guy – Thai book. I thought this dish was stunning. So many great flavours that hit you in different layers. So…
Home Cooking for everyone. 