Dinner
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This spicy maple chicken is by far one of the super-easiest recipes, plus yummy! I like the unusual combination of cumin, chilies, and thyme which complement the roasted “brown’ notes of maple syrup. I’m sure this chicken will taste even better on a charcoal grill! It is easy enough for college going students and young…
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A delicious favourite in our house, quick and healthy, this chicken is half-Chinese in its nature and half-Indian; that’s where you get Chindian! Black bean sauce forms its base, but the chilies, black pepper, and fresh coriander are definitely what makes it yum! Perfect for kids when served on a tortilla or rice pancake!…
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This buckwheat khichadi is a savoury porridge, akin a pulao, made with the gluten-free groats of buckwheat, and is delicious. Flavoured with chilies, cumin, potatoes, peanuts, coconut as well as other spices, it’s a one-dish wonder for lunch or dinner when served with fresh yoghurt. Ingredients: ½ cup buckwheat groats (whole kuttu) Buy my favourite buckwheat now…
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These fresh oyster mushrooms, sliced and cooked in a barbecue-flavoured Mexican sauce, taste great and have a nice chewy texture. A delicious vegan recipe for weeknight tacos – vegetarian carnitas! Ingredients: 250g oyster mushroom 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 onion, finely chopped ½ teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon Mexican chili, ground ½ cup water ½…
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A Mauritius Creole dish with a rich, spicy tomato base flavour with ginger, garlic, celery, and thyme. A perfect combination of African, French, and Indian influences. Ingredients: 1 medium onion, chopped fine 1” piece of fresh root ginger, peeled and roughly chopped (about 1 tablespoon) 4 cloves garlic, chopped fine (about 1.5 tablespoons) ¼…
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This pizza tart has a buttery, whole wheat crust loaded with the goodness of fresh vegetables and mozzarella cheese. It is a one-dish meal, and a recipe easy enough for a weekend dinner! Ingredients: For poolish/starter: 1 teaspoon sugar ½ cup warm water (40-45 degrees Celsius) ½ cup whole wheat flour or regular flour…
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Potato Taheri is a turmeric flavoured aromatic rice dish to which spiced fried potatoes are added. It is not quite a pulao – in a Taheri, cooked vegetables are added to spiced, cooked rice, so the vegetables stay crisp (since they don’t get boiled with the rice.) Either way, it’s simple and yummy! Ingredients:…
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This delicious and healthy dish of lima beans is stewed with garlic, onions, tomatoes, capers and caper leaves, and flavoured with thyme and parsley, is based on the Greek caper giachni. Regardless, whether you have caper leaves or not, my vegan lima bean recipe below will help you share some of these favours of…
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If you haven’t eaten lotus stem – and I am always surprised, having grown up in South East Asia where they are commonly found, by how many people haven’t – it is similar in taste to the crunchy, raw water chestnut. Slightly bland, crisp, with a fibrous texture and the lack of any dominating flavour,…
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A super easy and quick, flavourful recipe of Indian chicken kofta or meatballs in a spicy yoghurt based curry. Perfect for a gathering or party! Ingredients: For Kofta: minced chicken, 500g 1 onion, chopped or grated 4 cloves garlic, grated 1” ginger, grated 1 green chili, finely chopped ½ teaspoon salt Click here to…
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