Indian Plum Cake

Indian Plum Cake

This cake is my take on a fruit cake or as many of you call it plum cake. This is flavoured with saffron, cardamom and other spices and some lovely dried fruits and nuts. Absolute must try for this festive season!

Amaretto Mincemeat Brownies

Festive Mincemeat Brownies

e most delicious festive brownies for this season. They are a lovely flavour from the fruits and Amaretto and taste delicious warm with some ice cream.

Top 4 parathas!

I love stuffed parathas, they are not only easy and quick to make but also quite satisfying and filling to eat, great comfort food. These can be enjoyed with raita, pickle, chutney or on its own. Also good for packed lunches and picnics as they can be prepared a bit ahead. Best to cook them in some homemade ghee but … Read More

Stir-up Sunday- The perfect Christmas pudding!

Stir-up Sunday is an old tradition where people spend the last Sunday before advent ‘stirring up’ their Christmas pudding. This ‘stir up’ Sunday always falls in November giving the Christmas pudding enough time to mature, develop the flavours and deepen the colours. It’s a great way to start getting festive in the kitchen and also involving the family to get … Read More

Mum’s Best Chicken Biryani recipe!

This recipe for chicken biryani is easy but totally delicious, great for the festive season. Try this with some raita or plain yogurt and some coriander chutney, the recipe can be found on this channel too. Subscribe to Food with Chetna to see even more amazing recipes and get your creativity flowing!

Festive food for Diwali

Diwali, the festival of lights, is one of the biggest festivals in India, which brings families and friends together. It is celebrated not only in India but by people all over the world. This year I am delighted to be working with Sainsbury’s to celebrate this exciting time of year by sharing these Diwali recipes with you. On Diwali people … Read More

Karela Papdi from The Cardamom Trail

These light crispy snacks are great fun and simple to make. My mum makes these a lot. You won’t be able to stop eating them! You can find the full recipe in my book ‘The Cardamom Trail’. Enjoy!

My little taste of Punjab

It was my first ever trip to Punjab. My grandparents originally came from Punjab before they moved to central India but I had never had a chance to visit before December 2015. My whole family decided to take a trip to Amritsar in Punjab as I had long wanted to visit the Golden Temple. We took a train from New … Read More

Healthy delicious Lentil and Tomato soup

At this time of the year, many of us are still trying to maintain our resolutions of eating more healthily and doing more cooking at home. When life is busy with either work or kids it gets very difficult to stick to your turn-of-the-year resolutions. This healthy and delicious Lentil and Tomato soup recipe will not only help you give … Read More