Band gobi aur matar (Cabbage and peas)

I love eating seasonally, cabbage is so sweet and yummy right now and tends to be quite sweet so marries well with peas (matar in hindi). We call cabbage 'band gobi' which translates to closed cauliflower. I tend to cook this dish as vegan. You can also make this Sathvick, by removing the onion and replacing [...]

Aloo mirchan, (potatoes and peppers)

One of my firm favourites, it is quick, goes with everything and the kids love it too! We call all chillis, 'mirch', peppers are called 'shimila mirich'. I tend to cook this dish as vegan. You can also make this Sathvick, by removing the onion and replacing it with a bit more ginger.  Again you can [...]

Channa (chickpeas)

This is the first dish I remember cooking publicly.  We were cooking food from around the world in home economics. It made sense to me to cook something indian so this what I made with some roti for everyone in the class to sample. You can buy dried chickpeas in most English supermarkets and in indian [...]

Relationships

I love looking for themes and connections. This week I have worked with such an amazing range of people from all over the world, the theme?... 'comfort in love relationships'. Some coming into new relationships, others wanting to get into relationships, those that have just got out of long term relationships and then those who [...]

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Biriyan (hulled urad/urid daal)

This is a dish my grandma used to cook and I learnt it from my sister in law.  It is not one you are likely to see in many Indian restaurants, but is totally sensational...I love it! You are not likely to find this daal in many English supermarkets but it is worth the journey to the [...]

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