Okra with onions

Of all the tropical veggies, Indians love onions the best. A friend of mine, who was used to eating spicy okra in a curry sauce, was amazed to... Read more...

Okra in Yogurt

Okra in Hindi is known as bhindi. It’s a vegetable that is prepared throughout India. When cut, okra releases a sticky substance that has... Read more...

Cauliflower Cheese

This is one of the recipes that my mum used to make when we were kids. I would come home from school and in order to encourage me to eat veg, she... Read more...

Chicken Satay Bites

I once went for a two-hour cooking lesson in a remote village in Bali. It was great fun, and as I was the only student I had one-to-one teaching and... Read more...

Smoked Aubergine

Baingan Bharta Smoked Aubergine is a North Indian vegetable dish served as an accompaniment to a main meal. The Indian name for this vegetable is... Read more...

Baked Beans Balti

A lot of British Asian families enjoy this as a quick lunchtime snack - it's a store cupboard standby. Adapt the ingredients to suit what you have... Read more...

Indian Omelette

At the crack of dawn in India’s railway stations men and women armed with eggs and frying pans are to be found preparing these omelettes outside... Read more...

Homemade Karahi Curry Sauce

Time and time again, I am often asked whether there is a difference between a curry sauce and a curry paste and the short answer is yes. In essence... Read more...