Yeah, so here’s where I go on and on about how much I love Thai food again. This time I’m bringing to you my version of Massaman curry. It is a popular dish in many Thai restaurants (I should know- I’ve been to way too many!) which I believe was created by Thai Muslims (hence the …

This is my entry into Shama from Easy2Cook Recipes’ ‘First Cooked Event’. I have never participated in such a competition and really don’t know how to go about it, but all I am hoping for is that people enjoy my recipe. It is one of the first ever dishes I cooked (properly!) and that just …

I have been meaning to post this up for a while and thanks to a recipe request from my lovely reader Annu, I have finally gotten around to it. Mohanthal (pronounced: moHanTHaal) is a type of mistan (Indian sweet) which is said to have been loved by Lord Krishna. The name comes from one of …

Am I making you hungry? As you probably know there are thousands of variations of this recipe out there. In fact you have most certainly cooked something similar in your own kitchens! So I imagine you must know that these dishes are totally yummy! Ricotta and spinach marry beautifully in pasta dishes, and sharp tomato …

Kadhi is a soup I learned to cook when I was around thirteen years old and I have learned to love making it. The process is so practical that cooking it totally relaxes me. My version of kadhi is a souped up (hehe) version of traditional Gujarati kadhi as I decided to add peas, paneer …

Want a bite? It would be awesome if I actually added peas to my Easy Peasy Aloo Paneer Paratha. I wish I had thought of the ironic jokes I could have made before I rolled them. Oh well. I’m sure these would be delicious with peas too! I served my paratha with Crispy Tindora and …

Tindora (pronounced: tin-doH-raH) a.k.a ‘Coccinia Grandis’ are little fruits which resemble ‘gentleman’s toes’ (compare to ladies fingers). Sounds delicous already, huh? You can thank Wikipedia for that little nugget of information- excuse the pun. In my recipe the tindora are deep fried (mmm healthy). I’m really not selling this to you am I? But honestly, …

Strolling down Belgrave Road in Leicester at Diwali time reminds me of my childhood. My friend who has lived in the city all his life tells me that when you’ve seen the lit up streets once you won’t need to see them again. But he still goes to the annual lighting show on the first …

Italian Nonna’s would be turning in their graves. The naan pizza is not a replacement for those fantastic traditional pizzas made by the Italians. It’s just a quick and easy alternative which combines the flavours of Italy with the spices of India. Oh, and it’s a students best friend! A way of demonstrating that cheap …