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Café Spice Namaste extends Eat Out to Help Out
Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala have announced that their flagship Indian restaurant, Café Spice Namaste, will be extending the concept of HM Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme throughout its entire operating week, up to the end of August. Café Spice Namaste already takes part in the month-long scheme on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, which gives…
Read MoreBirmingham Balti Triangle
I don’t know about you but up until recently I had never really heard of the Balti Triangle. I stumbled across the term when researching Balti Bowl suppliers having seen them being discussed online by “The Curry Guy”.
Read MoreCool Drinks for a Hot Day
A refreshing drink on a hot day often seems to revolve around beer (for me anyway) so I decided to do a bit of research into alternatives that are non-alcoholic and suitable for everyone. Here’s the ones I liked the sound of, some will be familiar and others maybe not.
Read MoreMeasurement Conversion Guide
When creating their recipes, different chefs often use a wide variety of measurements for the ingredients required. These range from tablespoons and teaspoons to cups and ounces and many more. When it comes to putting the recipes into practice at home, making sense of the differences can be frustrating, especially when you can’t wait to…
Read MoreFresh India by Meera Sodha
There are plenty of recipe books available today but it’s always great to receive a new one, so when my son got me a copy of Fresh India by Meera Sodha, it was top marks to him. This is a brilliant vegetarian recipe book and although I am not a vegetarian I have always enjoyed…
Read MorePigeon Salad
This light, healthy and most of all summery recipe comes courtesy of guest chef Awanish Roy who is the Executive Head Chef of Saffron Summer. He says, “this is a very simple and quick dish to make and can be made within minutes. The pigeon can be replaced with chicken depending on your personal preference.…
Read MoreHara Bara Kebabs
These potato and pea “Hara Bara” kebabs are another of our adaptations produced from Meera Sodha’s excellent recipe book “Fresh India”. I have modified it to avoid the use of any oil and baked them rather than frying them and found the whole dish easy to make and very tasty. This recipe produced around 8…
Read MoreHealthy Mango Chutney
This recipe uses a whole fresh mango so gives enough for 4 people at least. Peel the mango, remove the stone, chop off the mango flesh and cut into small cubes. Add to a mixing bowl and add the chopped red chilli, white wine vinegar, chopped ginger, curry powder, nigella seeds and fresh coriander (leave…
Read MoreBeetroot Shami Kebabs
This vegetarian shami kebab recipe is an adaptation of one from Meera Sodha’s excellent recipe book “Fresh India”. I have modified it to avoid the use of any oil and replaced the paneer with quark. This makes the recipe lighter and was a bit of an experiment but I was really pleased with the end results.
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