Growing up we only had green beans one way, in a curry. Never have I ever had greenbeans any other way, like grilled or sauted or steamed and not even raw. I tired eating raw once, after seeing my swimming coach’s wife munching down on them during a training session. I mean if she was … Continue reading Lemony greenbeans

Growing up mash potatoe was simple and straight forward. Boiled till soft, drained and then mashed with a masher, milk was mixed in as well as butter and a sprinkle of freshly grated nutmeg. Then it evolved to where I started using a whisk to make it light and fluffy and then it evolved yet … Continue reading Sour cream mash potatoes

I never really sat back and looked at my pantry at all the things in there. It just seems that I always have ingredients in there when I need it. 3 weeks of not stopping every other day at the stores and stocking up on odds and ends and of not filling up the fruit … Continue reading Bombay potatoes

I love eating sweetcorn on the con, especially when it is straight out of the pot, smothered in butter and seasoned generously. Of course, I never seem to have a pot big enough to boil all the sweetcorn and doing it batches, defeats the purpose at times. Lately, I have been trying to stick to … Continue reading Paprika corn on the cob

I recently discovered the joy of serving Indian food in tali’s and let me just one thing. I have never been more than happy to cook vegetable curries. I am not normally one to give up meat, but for these tali’s I would. The person that is enjoy my new found joy of making vegetable … Continue reading Spinach, tomato and chickpea curry

I can’t remember the last time that I made a meal that had lentils in. Now that I have discovered the magic of aquafaba, I make sure that the only legume in my pantry is tins and tins of chickpeas. With the 10 days fast , fast approaching us, my dad has decided that he … Continue reading Lentils with lemon

I love cooking Indian food, especially when the aromas start to infuse…wow… you just have to be here to smell it all. Fridays used to be my take it easy day when to comes to cooking, toasted cheese sarmies with slap chips on the site and lunch was ready. Recently my father keeps having a … Continue reading Workers curry

My mother has given up meat for over a year and a half and she eats almost anything I give her. Be it, soya mince, baked beans, any soya products, potatoes, sugar beans, dhal, lentil…however there is one thing she will not eat no matter how many times I make it. Drum roll please, that … Continue reading Red Kidney bean curry

Paneer is considered to be the Indian cheese of the world. Being Indian, you would assume that we love and only eat paneer??? WRONG. We seldom eat it, it will never be found in the fridge or anywhere in our house. Whenever I tell my father I am going to make a dish with paneer, … Continue reading Chilli paneer

I am a carnivore by heart. Every now and then I crave a bunch of roasted vegetables and I seem to be the only one in the house hold that craves this. My parents refuse to go anywhere it and if I dish it up on their plate, they just push it one side. Parents … Continue reading Roasted root vegetable