on Aug 04, 2021 This mushroom spaghetti aglio olio is my favorite lazy day dinner. It’s ideal for the evenings when I don’t want to do do too much chopping or cooking. We always have spaghetti in the kitchen cupboard, apart from which you need just a few other ingredients like mushrooms, good quality extra virgin olive oil, some parsley (dried or fresh), chilli flakes – and 15 minutes to make a delicious meal....

This is not one for the korma or butter chicken crowd. It’s for those chasing maximum taste. Those that aren’t scared of a little fire. It doesn’t have to be super spicy. But nobody will ever call it bland either. Try to imagine. Chicken tikka. Little tandoori chicken bites. The haunting aroma of naga chili. Wrapped up in a crazy tasty sauce spiked with a bit of green chili. Flavour on flavour on flavour....

on Mar 19, 2018, Updated Aug 25, 2020 Honestly I just love how satisfying rice can be – whether its long grain, short grain, moist, fluffy, broken. Yes I said moist because one of my favourite things to eat is overcooked rice with ladles of curry or dal on top. The rice becomes mushy and more porridge like and it’s the best kind of comfort food. This recipe has so many variations....

on May 03, 2017, Updated Aug 28, 2023 Are there any hara bhara kebab lovers here? Growing up we would always order these at our favorite restaurant because chatpata hara bhara kebab with mint chutney were our guilty pleasure! Today we are doing a super healthy twist on these kebabs and adding Nutrela soya granules to them. Nutrela soya granules are a rich source of protein, 99% fat free, super versatile and work as a natural binding agent for these kebabs....

Except that you can’t get it in the UK anymore. And if you can’t get it in the UK it won’t be long until you can’t get it anywhere else. Which is alarming. At least to me. So when I heard, I decided to do something about it. I thought about a protest march. Outside the Patak UK office. Tens of thousands of tandoori and tikka lovers descending. They wouldn’t know what hit them....

In my home we’ve celebrated a vegan Diwali for years now with tasty and dairy-free sweets like my vegan gulab jamun, vegan barfi, vegan kaju katli and vegan rabri, among many others. This year, I am so proud to add this vegan cashew halwa to that list of goodies. This is a special recipe, not just because it is delicious but it is also actually good for you, sweetened as it is with dates....

Citrusy cakes are my downfall, but when they are as delicious as this Clementine Cake, I’m not complaining. I had been dreaming of this cake ever since I saw Nigella bake a version of it on television. I already have a couple of great orange cake recipes I go to over and over, like this Vegan Orange Cake and this Chocolate Orange Bundt Cake, but what really intrigued me about this clementine cake is the fact that it was gluten-free (although non-vegan versions usually include lots of eggs)....

For the weekend we have a quick but lush, delicious chana masala. Pair it with storebought or homemade basmati rice or vegan naan. What you get in this meal plan You will get six nutritious, delicious and family friendly recipes, meal prep tips and a printable shopping list. Sign up below to get the meal plan directly in your mailbox each weekend, for free. Why follow a meal plan? Saves time: Following a meal plan helps you save time....

If pizza is your undoing–it is mine–here’s a way to eat it without any of the guilt and all of the fun. My vegan pizza rolls recipe has lived on this blog for four years now, and they are an immense favorite, especially with my preteen, Jay. Like most kids, Jay believes that pizza should be a food group he can live on and thrive, and like most moms, I disagree....

Delicious rhubarb plays a starring role in these scrumptious vegan rhubarb muffins, and does it steal the show! Rhubarb is a wonderful flavor in breakfast and dessert dishes and it is one of my favorite ingredients to add to sweet treats in spring and summer, when these ruby-red stalks are seasonal and plentiful. If you love rhubarb, I have so many must-try rhubarb recipes for you, including this stunning vegan rhubarb upside down cake, this sumptuous vegan rhubarb crisp that’s perfect for breakfast, and this delectable vegan strawberry rhubarb cheesecake with a lovely, marbled appearance that’ll win over everyone you serve it to....

If you’ve ever lived in India, you don’t need an introduction to the Amul girl. You know the bright orange face that’s at once shy and pert. The blue pigtail gushing out of a huge, perfectly round head. The red-and-white polka-dotted dress with matching red shoes. But for those of you who have never met her, the Amul girl is an Indian advertising icon who’s stuck around for nearly half a century, peddling rectangular packets of squishy yellow butter to the catchphrase “Utterly butterly delicious....

January is the month when Tamilians celebrate Pongal, the harvest festival. This is a four-day affair and it involves lots of good eats, including two namesake dishes made with the newly harvested rice and lentils, one sweet and the other savory. The sweet pongal, with jaggery added to it, is called sakkarai pongal or chakkara pongal. The savory kind, the one I have for you today, is called ven pongal (also “khara pongal” or spicy pongal, although the adjective is used simply to distinguish it from sweet pongal–khara pongal is actually not spicy at all)....

Around here we love a good vegan naan, especially on weekends when we have a pot of tasty chana masala or vegan malai kofta curry to scoop it up with. But if you’re careful about what you eat, a naan comes with a hefty dollop of guilt because this popular flatbread is typically made with white flour. But take heart, because this vegan and whole wheat naan I have for you today is made entirely with whole wheat flour, and it’s so soft and so pillowy, your family or friends will never be able to tell the difference....

on Sep 18, 2015, Updated Apr 16, 2021 Whoever thought of serving dessert in jars is a genius and I can’t believe I haven’t tried this before! These Passion Fruit Cheesecake Jars were so much fun to assemble that I can’t wait to do more versions. Plus I have a ton of homemade cream cheese lying in the fridge, waiting to be used. BONUS — Less than 10 ingredients were used, which makes these mini cheesecake jars waaaay more awesome....

on Mar 31, 2020, Updated Sep 11, 2023 For anyone who thinks dal is boring, I’m going to change your mind today. Just before I started writing this post, I posted a picture of the Dal on Instagram (are we friends yet?) and oh man! I was expecting a lot of meh’s but all I got were yay’s for this Dhaba Style Dal Fry. So now I’m thinking there are other people who might actually like dal....

We Indians love eggplants, and it shows in the variety of delicious dishes we make with it, from this delicious baingan bharta recipe to others I’ve shared with you, including baingan masala, bagara baingan and dahi baingan. Baingan bharta is an irresistible, spicy Indian dish of fire-roasted eggplant mashed and cooked with garlic, tomatoes and onions. It is both an Indian-restaurant and home-cooking favorite, and it’s delicious and versatile enough to enhance nearly any meal....

There’s something about South Indian food. Something that keeps me coming back. And it’s not just because it’s a change. A change from the formula dishes served at every Indian restaurant in the world. That’s part of it. Can’t deny that. But there’s complexity of flavour here. Spice. Heat. It all works so well. This one just makes me smile. Indian hotel style for maximum flavour This chettinad chicken curry is a little different....

It’s a little different though. Almost a dry curry. Chicken coated in sauce. No gravy really. Think chicken dunked in a spicy tomato puree. Chicken cooked in its own juices. Terrible description. I know. But it’s the best I can come up with. You’ll see what I mean if you make it. Chicken bhuna isn’t really a dish at all I’m going to get some pretty good comments for this....

on Aug 27, 2024 I bet you haven’t heard of Chicken Porcupine Meatballs but that’s about to change right now! These spike-y looking things are probably the most fun kid-friendly recipe on the blog right now. We coat the meatballs in some raw basmati rice before steaming them. On cooking, the rice starts to stick out of the meatballs and starts to resemble a porcupine. Pretty cool, right!? Chicken Porcupine Meatballs Ingredients Chicken – We just need boneless chicken for this recipe, both breast and thigh cut work here....

This is a house favourite. Been around forever. I know I didn’t invent it. Maybe I evolved it though. I can’t remember. I owe somebody out there. But I don’t know who. Chicken with tomatillo sauce starts with a good tomatillo sauce Tomatillo sauce is a super versatile ingredient. You can use it in chicken with tomatillo sauce but there are so many other things you can do with it....