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This is a super easy chilli paneer recipe that’s made without deep frying so you can enjoy it guilt-free! It’s a firm favourite with my friends and a great one to make when you’ve got people over because it requires so little effort. If I’m organised enough (which rarely happens) then I marinate the paneer...
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Moong Bhath is a dish that my Mum always makes for me whenever I’m unwell and it never fails to make me feel better. We make ours with yoghurt so that it’s goes nice and creamy but it’s easy enough to make a vegan version by leaving it out. Ingredients: 1 cup moong beans, rinsed...
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I’ve been feeling really under the weather recently, down with a bad cold. I’m staying at my Nanima’s house for a few days and she has some old family remedies that she swears by so I thought that I’d share them with you today. For a common cold: 1 tsp honey – good for soothing...
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Making a spinach curry is super quick and great for a healthy dinner. Sometimes I add in paneer or chuna (chick peas) but the recipe below is just for the basic version. Ingredients: 500g of fresh spinach leaves, washed and roughly chopped (if you’re using baby spinach then leave whole) 4 to 5 cloves garlic,...
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Dhal bhath is a staple Gujarati dish that we often make at the weekend. Many other families make this almost every day to accompany whichever other shak (curry) they are having. Ingredients: 1 cup tuver dhal (split pigeon peas) 2 tsp nimak (salt) 1 ½ tbsp thel (sunflower oil) 2 ½ litre boiling water 1/3 can...
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Chirya buteta nu shak is one of the most basic curries and a real comfort food at home. We often make it with dhal bhath (dhal and rice) and I’ll post the recipe for those later this week. It’s great with fresh hot rotlis, but also amazing in toasties with cheese – a great late-night...
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There’s nothing quite like eating fresh hot buttery rotlis. Rotlis (chapatis) are traditional unleavened flatbreads made with whole wheat flour and used to accompany any shak (curry). To make rotli, we use a patlo (round raised board), a velan (a rolling pin that’s thicker in the centre and tapered towards the ends that allows you...
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