Vegetarian

Potato Chickpea Chaat

A delicious and quick aloo chaat, a very popular Indian street food. A chaat can be anything, and just means something sour with something sweet, and the key is that it is quick to make.Serves 4 Ingredients½ tsp salt½ tsp chilli powder1 tsp ground cumin1 tbsp amchur powder (dried mango powder)1 tsp chaat masala3 potatoes, peeled and diced3-4 tbsp sunflower … Read More

Cauliflower Egg Curry

This is a quick and easy vegetarian curry, making the most of shop bought curry paste. So delicious!Serves 4-6 Ingredients8 large eggs, hard boiled and peeled2-3 tbsp sunflower oil1 tsp black mustard seeds1 tsp cumin seeds2 onions, thinly sliced2 garlic cloves, grated3 cm root ginger, grated1 whole cauliflower, roughly choppedTandoori curry paste (or tikka masala paste)400ml coconut milk1 tsp salt½ … Read More

Paneer and Pea Pie

This recipe is from my very first book, The Cardamom Trail. The crisp puff pastry is filled with paneer which soaks up the beautiful flavour of the blend of spices. Ingredients2 onions, chopped2-3 tbsp sunflower oil1 tsp black mustard seeds2-3 garlic cloves, grated1 tsp garam masalachilli powder (to taste)1 tsp salt½ tsp turmeric1 tsp amchur (mango powder)200g frozen peas450g paneerhandful … Read More

Veg Kadhai Pulao

This delicious recipe is inspired by tawa pulao, a very popular street food from Mumbai.Serves 4 Ingredients400g basmati rice2-3 tbsp sunflower oil2 tbsp salted butter1 tsp cumin seeds2 garlic cloves, grated2 brown onions, finely chopped3 tomatoes, chopped1 green pepper, finely chopped1 carrot grated1 tsp salt½ tsp turmeric½ tsp chilli powder3 tsp pav bhaji masalacoriander leaves, choppedplain yoghurt to serve (optional) … Read More

Paneer Jalfrezi!

For the last 6 years Tilda Rice has been working with the World food programme by helping to deliver a nutrition-boosting meal to a new or expectant mother in need. And I am very pleased to partner with them to bring you the recipe for this veg jalfrezi. Want to recreate one of your favourite take aways at home and … Read More

Chickpea curry | Chole recipe

North Indian Chickpea curry also known as Chole.   This is quite a classic north Indian curry made with chickpeas and it is best to use dried chickpeas soaked overnight for best results. Enjoy this with chapati, naan, rice or bhature! 500 gms dried chickpeas Soaked in 1500 ml water For the curry 5 tbsp sunflower oil 1 tsp carom … Read More

Butternut squash, chickpea and spinach soup!

This soup is the ultimate comfort food! IngredientsFor Butternut Squash1 butternut squash, cut into 1 inch pieces1 tsp sunflower oil½ tsp salt For the Soup1 tbsp sunflower oil2 medium sized onions, finely chopped1 tsp salt1 tsp ground cinnamon1 tsp chilli powder1 tsp ground cumin400g chopped tomatoes400g chickpeas400 ml boiling water100g spinach leaves, roughly chopped½ tsp sugar Method – Preheat the … Read More

Vegetable peanut pulao

Veg and peanut pulao Diwali is a time to celebrate with family and friends and lots of delicious food. This Diwali I have teamed up with Tilda to bring you this amazing Vegetable Peanut pulao which is ready in minutes and tastes absolutely delicious. perfect recipe to bring to the table for everyone to share. (serves 4) 2 tbsp sunflower … Read More

Vegan kebab rolls

Vegan kebab rolls with crispy salad and cooling mint yogurt Summer is a busy time of the year with a hectic schedule packed of kids activities whether its sports day, trips to the beach or weekend tournaments. And for all such days I need a packed meal or picnic of some sort.   And for such meals you need something … Read More

Spicy warm falafel couscous bowl

It is really cold now and in this weather what we all really want is a lovely bowl of warm and spicy food. This should also mean something that is quick to put together and this is where the recipe fits in beautifully. I have teamed up with Sainsbury’s to give their new falafel and quinoa a go and combined … Read More