In my world, no wedding is complete without a divet of your lunch thali being filled with Vaal Chana nu Shaak (Gujarati Wedding Curry). This is a curry you’ll never find in your run-of-the-mill Indian restaurant. And that’s because this deliciously robust field bean and black chickpea curry is strictly reserved for big, bold Indian weddings. …
Try this easy and delicious recipe for Spinach and Black Bean Paratha. This Indian flatbread has a green spinach-enriched dough, a spicy black bean and cheese filling and 20g protein per serving if you pair them with cottage cheese. A delicious, wholesome breakfast, lunch or dinner. I enjoy mine with either cottage cheese or Greek …
Mung Bean Curry is wholesome Indian vegetarian dish to enjoy with roti. It’s thick, creamy and cooked with an aromatic paste of ginger, green chilli and coriander. Shards of crispy, ghee-fried garlic add bold flavour and texture right at the end when we prepare the tadka. Serve this Mung Bean Curry as a main meal, …
Cheesy Masala Beans on Toast are a true dose of British nostalgia. So many British homes, notably South Asian ones have their own take on curried baked beans, and mine is no different. I cook my baked beans with ghee, cumin seeds and a liberal heap of homemade garam masala. These spicy, buttery beans are …
Spicy Bean Tawa Burgers feature double bean masala and cheese inside a squishy sesame bun. Toast these achingly-good burgers in melted butter and paprika atop an iron tawa for Indian street food vibes. Use any beans you like! Unlike any other veggie burger, this Indian style version has big flavours both on the inside and …
While most of us use kidney beans as a filler ingredient in chillies, stews and salads, this Rajma (Kidney Bean Curry) makes the humble red bean the star of the show. The sauce is deeply aromatic, smooth and robust enough to take the beans from basic to beautiful. This is North Indian comfort food at …