Posts by The Editor
Tamarind
Tamarind is a long, pea pod shaped fruit that contains a sour pulp and seeds and is a mid-brown colour. It has a strong, tart flavour and a little goes a long way. It is sold as a paste, in a pressed block (cake) or as whole pods and tastes similar to a date but…
Read MoreGreen Chillies
Green chillies are popular as a cooking ingredient and give a hot flavour to dishes. However, they also have several applications for health and well-being. The heat of your curry is generally determined by the amount and type of chilli peppers used in the recipe. There are many types of green chillies, all of which…
Read MoreSea Bass Keralan Style
Our guest chef for this Indian fine dining recipe is Asian chef of the Year 2019, Chef Dev Biswal, The Ambrette Restaurants
This Sea bass, Herb marinade, Kerala style Moilee sauce highlights the brilliant dishes available for those of you lucky to live near to the Ambrette.
For the rest of us, we are just going to have to try it at home
Read MorePoppy Seeds
There are two varieties of poppy seed which are either blue or white. In Europe we mainly use the blue (almost black) poppy seeds but in Indian cooking mainly white (more like beige) seeds are used. The use of white seeds avoids colouring the dish. Blue and white poppy seeds are, however, very similar in…
Read MorePrawn and Coconut Laksa
A warming bowl of spicy laksa that is quick and easy to make.
This recipe is brought to you by Steenbergs, providers of organic spices and cooking ingredients.
Laksa is a popular spicy noodle soup from Southeast Asia and can be found in Singapore, Malaysia, parts of Thailand and Indonesia
Read MoreCinnamon
Cinnamon comes from the inner bark of a tree and is widely used as a condiment and additive in a wide variety of cuisines. In its whole form it appears as sheets of bark which roll into cigar shaped quills when dried. It has a mid-brown colour. Ground cinnamon is a very fine powder and…
Read MoreSpicy Egg Masala
Our guest blogger today is “Cooking with Siri”…
Do you need any more reasons for including this extremely nutritious and yummy food in your daily meal plans? Start with today’s recipe, “Spicy Egg Masala”.
Read MoreCarrot and Sweet Potato Korma
Guest chef Astrid Mitchison brings us her Vegan Carrot & Sweet Potato Korma.
Ideal for those who are looking for both a healthy curry and one that is not too spicy, this twist on a classic Korma still has plenty of flavour for you to savour.
And even better, this recipe is not only suitable for vegans but is also dairy-free and refined sugar free.
Read MoreCurry Leaves
Curry leaves (also known as sweet neem leaves) are added to dishes near the beginning of cooking, and are fried in ghee, which may turn then from their usual green colour to black, but this is normal. They release a nutty aroma when fried. Curry leaves do not taste like the curry we are used…
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