Gobi Manchurian
Gobi Manchurian is just about the best thing you can do with a cauliflower. Soft, bite-sized florets of cauliflower, coated in a light and crispy tempura batter, deep fried and served in a sweet,...
View ArticleHomemade Naan Bread
Naan bread is, for me, one of the staples of a good Indian meal. Less rice, more bread; that’s my motto. And it’s a good one. One to live by. Homemade naan bread? Even better. Far better, in fact....
View ArticleCourgette and Chickpea Fritters
Courgette and Chickpea Fritters; hardly the most raucously popular Indian snack. Though there’s little doubt the combination has been explored before this point – and it seems one or two recipes do...
View ArticleOnion and Carrot Bhajis
For me, the most enjoyable aspect of Indian food – something we indulge in twice weekly – is the sheer variety it presents. You could go for weeks on end and never eat the same dish twice. A recipe...
View ArticleMumbai Pav Bhaji
A popular street food in Mumbai, Pav Bhaji is a vegetable curry served alongside soft bread. As with most Indian recipes – street food or otherwise – it is a dish with innumerable variations. But with...
View ArticleLamb Badam Pasanda
Lamb curries are some of my favourites. And this recipe for Lamb Badam Pasanda is at the very top of the tree. Creamy and rich, but very simple to throw together, this cardamom-infused curry is the...
View ArticleMoong Dal Khichdi
The dish that provided the inspiration for kedgeree, Moong Dal Khichdi is the original Indian comfort food eaten in the home and at celebration across India. There a number of varieties of khichdi, but...
View ArticleBrown Chickpea Bhuna
Despite what most Indian restaurants would have you believe, a bhuna is a curry with strong flavours, but very little sauce. Sticking with the traditional approach, the miniature pulses that make up...
View ArticleRajma Chawal
Rajma Chawal (kidney beans with rice) is a popular Punjabi dish, traditionally prepared with red kidney beans and a simple blend of spices. A homely one-pot dish, rajma chawal is considered comfort...
View ArticleSmoked Haddock Kedgeree
Smoked Haddock Kedgeree is a simple Indian rice dish, popularised in Britain during the 19th Century. Though fundamentally a breakfast dish, kedgeree makes a great, quick comfort meal any time of the...
View ArticleSpinach Pakoras
Indian food is all about the – not-so-optional – extras. A curry isn’t as it should be without a hastily torn handful of flatbread, a refreshing salsa or a dollop of homemade mango chutney. Even...
View ArticleAloo Gobi
Though seen as a purely Indian dish, Aloo Gobi (aloo gobhi/alu gobi/potato and cauliflower curry) is widely and frequently consumed across South Asia, most prevalently in Pakistan and Nepal. Happily,...
View ArticleSaag Paneer
As a country that’s between 20% and 40% vegetarian, it’s unsurprising that India has a wide selection of vegetarian food to choose from. Paneer cheese is a particularly widespread alternative to meat,...
View ArticleToor Dal
Toor Dal – also known as tuvar and arahar dal – is a variety of yellow split pea widely used across Indian cuisine. Sold either naturally, or “treated” with oil to prolong its shelf life, toor dal...
View ArticleMango Pickle
Condiments like mango pickle or chutney play an important role in Indian cuisine, at least in Britain. It is ill-advised to spend time slaving over the stove in pursuit of a delicious curry only to...
View ArticleSpinach Fritters
Simple, flavourful and healthy, fritters are among my favourite foods to make. Having already produced recipes for carrot and coriander, sardine, and courgette fritters, I was keen to attempt...
View ArticleChana Masala
Indian cuisine is one that makes use of a huge range of what are, on the face of it, expensive ingredients. This recipe for Chana Masala, for instance, uses a total of five spices plus a few other...
View ArticleKalonji Flatbreads
These Kalonji Flatbreads are an impeccable pairing of light, airy bread and the fragrant, bitter seeds of the Nigella Sativa, a flowering plant native to south and south west Asia. Simple, quick and...
View ArticleMutter Paneer
Paneer is an ingredient common across South Asian cuisine. It has, for instance, played a role in Indian cuisine – notably North Indian – for centuries, despite Indian food being particularly prone to...
View ArticleTarka Dhal
Dhal is one of my very favourite Indian foods. It’s both simple and honest, not to mention so pleasantly frugal that one could it all day every day and never notice it make a dent in one’s finances....
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