Carrot and Celery Pasta
Serves: 2 small or 1 large portion Prep time: 10 mins Cooking time: 30 mins Ingredients 100g pasta 1/2 large carrot 1 and half celery 1 and half spring onions 1-2 cloves garlic, finely sliced 2 tbsp olive oil salt, pepper fresh mint leaves Method Cook the pasta until al dente. Meanwhile, finely chop the […]
One-Pot Paprika Chicken with Potatoes
I had just finished work at 5pm but had a class to teach at 6. With a little forward planning, I thawed the chicken during the day, but I needed to get things going pronto so dinner could be ready by the time I finished teaching at 7! A one pot meal seemed like the […]
Tuna Fish Patties
Prep time: 30 mins Cook time: 20-30 mins Makes 10 kebabs Ingredients 1 tin flaked tuna, drained 4 medium potatoes, steam or boiled, peeled and mashed (I prefer steamed – retains nutrients) 1 spring onion, finely chopped 1-2 red or green chillies, finely chopped 1 tsp ground coriander 1/2 tsp ground cumin 1/2 tsp ground […]
Spicy Aubergine Stew
Last night I was ‘Desperately Seeking Spice’ and discovered a plump aubergine hiding out in my refrigerator 😊 I had 45 minutes to present something palatable and suitably spicy before it was time to break my fast. So I decided to cut out the elaborate prep and just throw it all into one of my […]
Chickpea & Rocket Salad
I just love this salad as a healthy, high protein, low-fat zingy variation of a desi chaat. Completely versatile as either a quick lunch or a starter dish, you can be as imaginative with the ingredients as you wish! Prep time: 10 mins Serves 4-6 Ingredients 480g chick peas (2×400 tins, drained) 1 medium or […]
Achari Chicken
Good to be back here! It’s a long shift in my kitchen tonight as I prep for a private catering event later today. Christmas parties everywhere! The biriyani masala mix is well under way, wafting its aromas at this rather ungodly hour 😳 While I wait, having of course done all my chopping, I thought […]
Ramadan Inspirations
Our blessed month of fasting instils upon us a calm and discipline like no other time of the year. In the UK, our fasting days are nearing 19 hours as we endeavour to go about our everyday lives to the best of our ability, whilst abstaining from all food and water. During this time we […]
Chef Talk
Arguably the best job I ever took took on, albeit a short lived one, was the role of a chef in a school, much to the chagrin of my father. Having himself been a chef for 40 years, to this day my father fails to see the logic in my so-called ‘madness’. I was hired […]