Recipes
Starters
Small dishes, snacks and appetisers to begin a meal or serve on their own.
Lamb Kofta Kebabs
This recipe is a not directly an Indian dish as it is popular across a wider area, however lamb koftas are certainly one of our favourites and this recipe comes to you courtesy of Opies and is easy to prepare and is ideal for a lighter meal, or eating out doors. Not too spicy but…
Pigeon 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.…
Hara 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…
Beetroot 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.
Curry Leaf Calamari
This beautiful sounding seafood dish comes courtesy of guest chef Awanish Roy who is the Executive Head Chef of Saffron Summer.
An Indian fine dining restaurant this recipe is influenced by the seafood specialities of the coastal belt of Goa, Kerala and Malwan in India.
Spicy 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“.
Caribbean Chicken Roti Recipe
Chicken Roti is a fantastic street food dish served in many parts of the Caribbean. This chicken recipe covers both the filling and the roti flatbread but you can of course just opt for the filling and buy the breads from your favourite supplier or supermarket.
This delicious recipe comes courtesy of Tan Rosie Foods and originates from India via Trinidad.
Panipuri
Puris are an unleavened bread often consumed in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan as a snack,…
Spicy fish and cucumber salad
This spicy fish and cucumber salad is a Southeast Asian dish with a contrast of different flavours including sweet, sour, spicy and savory all mixed together. This salad is made from plain white fish which is used as the base of the recipe and strips of cucumber are thrown in for a sweet and cool crunch. You can add as many chillies as you like to give the dish a spicy edge.
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