What is Diwali without a platter of delicious savouries? This sweet and tart chutney is every savoury platters best friend, it pairs well with samoosas, spring rolls, and chilli bites. Tamarind Chutney Recipe: Ingredients: 2 cups of water, plus an additional 1/2 cup 50g tamarind paste 90g jaggery, substitute with dark brown sugar 100g dates, […]
Chicken Samoosas
Making samoosas reminds me of my Gran – I know I say this a lot but it’s true she is my biggest inspiration. She used to gather everyone together and she’d give us all a task!, Folding, filling, and sealing samoosa duties – back then I used to complain, however now I quite enjoy it […]
Roasted Veg and Chicken Tacos
This dish is my weeknight dinner go-to for so many reasons. It’s on the dinner table in 30 minutes. It’s delicious! It’s packed full of delicious roasted veggies – no peeling and cutting required! We love that we can enjoy lip-smacking meals on a busy weeknight, it is something we all look forward to. Roasted […]
Smokey Parmesan Chicken Wings
These are the best chicken wings I’ve ever had!! There is so much flavour packed into these little morsels – my only advice is to make more than one batch or be prepared to fight over these like we did! Ingredients: Dry rub:500g chicken wings2 tsp smoked paprika1 tsp jeera powder (cumin)1/2 tsp dhania powder […]
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Chocolate Pistachio Meringue Brownies
Chocolate Pistachio Meringue Brownies Ingredients 150g unsalted butter, 210g Dark chocolate, 150g sugar 3 large eggs, at room temperature 75g cake flour 30ml cocoa powder Meringue 4 large egg whites, at room temperature 190g caster sugar 5ml vanilla essence or extract 5ml cornflour 5ml instant coffee powder 60g cocoa powder 200g toasted pistachios, ground (replace […]
The Best Blueberry Muffins
Hey everyone!! I hope you are keeping safe and sanitising, we are too!We just got the news that our kids’ aftercare has to be closed for 2 weeks because someone caught the virus – I’m pretty angry about it because apparently this person had flu symptoms but still rocked up for work.Why aren’t people not […]
Strawberry Bundt Cakes
I love bundt cakes, I know they’re a bit old-fashioned but I love them!They’re so cute, especially these mini bundts – then again, isn’t anything miniature regarded as cute? I used frozen strawbs for this recipe, along with strawberry yogurt and strawberry jam – They are packed with that delicious berry flavour I love so […]
Dhal Gosht
Dhal Gosht is the perfect hearty Indian-inspired dish, I made this yesterday and unashamedly had more for breakfast this morning 😁. Made with a delicious blend of freshly ground spices, this dish is an absolute favourite with my little family. I have the recipe up on my YouTube Channel which I’ve neglected for most of […]
Lamb Seekh Kebabs
Ingredients: For the Lamb Seekh Kebabs: 500 g lamb mince ½ red onion 2 green chilli 10 g fresh coriander 2 tsp ginger and garlic paste 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp red chilli flakes salt to taste ½ tsp ground black pepper wooden skewers 50 g First Choice Butter For the mint and coriander raita: 250 ml First Choice Plain Low Fat Yoghurt 30 g fresh coriander 30 g fresh mint 1 tsp ground cumin salt […]
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