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Beans and Mash Bake (or Pizza with a Difference?)

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I was going to have mashed potatoes with beans and with various toppings for my meal but changed it to this dish to make it a bit more interesting..

Khichedi, Spinach Curry and Kachumber - Comfort Dinner for tonight

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Colleagues in my office had a cold and I seem to have caught it. So I was in the mood for some good old fashioned comfort food. Several of my fa..

Sev Poori and Gulab Jamuns

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On Friday evenings I really look forward to enjoying a nice meal and relaxing for the rest of the evening. We had some boiled chick peas left over..

Penne Pasta Bake with tomato and béchamel sauce

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We had been having some spicy Indian meals lately so I decided that today we would make quick and easy pasta bake with tomato and white sauce. I ..

Mung beans with yoghurt (Khatta Mug)

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Yesterday I had made mung bean curry and I had some left over. So I decided to spice up the mung bean curry by adding some sharp but natural yoghu..

Gujarati Kadhi with fenugreek

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Kadhi is a warm sweet and sour soup made with yoghurt and chick pea flour (besan). There are several variations of kadhi recipes where you can a..

Sweet potato and potato curry (rataru ne bateta nu shak)

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It's the weekend and can't be bothered to cook? And disappointed with takeaways and supermarket ready meals ...OR not much money left at the end..

Onion and Tomato relish/salad (kachumber)

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Most Indians russell up quick salad/kachumber with what ever salad ingredients they may have in the fridge. This salad when mixed with spices ends..

Butternut Squash Soup

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As I mentioned yesterday, my son's friends were having dinner with us today and the menu for today was chosen by my son. We had butternut squ..

Mixed Bhajias (Fried pokoras)

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Today is the start of my busy Easter break. My son is home from Uni and he and his friends have been doing the rounds of spending time at each oth..

Corn and wheat flour chapatis (Indian bread)

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Chapatis or chappattis are usually made from wheat flour and eaten with most Indian curries. Different Regions of India have their own unique st..

Almond Barfi - An Indian sweet with powdered milk and almonds

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These almond barfis were made by my husband as a surprise for me mother’s day. He adapted my recipe for chocolate barfis and came up with these ..

Green Cabbage Curry (Kobi nu shak)

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I usually use white cabbage for making sambharo, muthias and rasiya muthiyas but never make cabbage curry (kobi nu shak). Whenever I think of Kobi..

Vaghareli Khichedi (Spicy lentils and rice)

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My recipe for Khichedi is here. These days khichedi is a popular comfort food for a lot of Gujaratis. It's light but filling too and can be eate..

Sev mamra (Gujarati nasto (snack) with chick pea noodles and puffed rice)

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Sev mamra is an Indian snack. It is a mixture of spicy dry ingredients such as puffed rice called mamra and chick pea savoury noodles called sev. ..

Stuffed Parathas with Quinoa, vegetables and nuts

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My last recipe was Tortilla wraps stuffed with Quinoa, vegetables and nuts. I had some Quinoa and minced vegetable stuffing left over from making ..

Tortilla wraps with Quinoa, vegetables and nuts

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I have seen a lot of recipes with Quinoa and I was keen to try some recipes with it as it is highly appreciated for its nutritional value; its pro..

Stir Fried Rice (vagharela bhat) - my midnight snack

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Happy New year to all my readers. I hope that you had a great Christmas and New Year break and are enjoying the half price Sales at this time of..

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