Cooked with jaggery, chilli, turmeric and peanuts, this sweet and spicy yellow pigeon pea dal is definitely more than the sum of its parts, the peanuts providing textural interest whilst the spices come together to create a layered mouthful of flavours. It’s soupy, tangy and full of flavour The recipe is from Maunika Gowardhan’s Thali cookbook, ... Read more »
Known in Goa as balchao, this spicy prawn pickle is great as part of a simple meal but also good on its own with bread or rice. You can make it with large king prawns, or little prawns, as you like. In Goa, it’s often made with sungta – crushed dried prawns. It has a ... Read more »
After enjoying food from Clay’s Hyderabadi Kitchen’s via mail order on many occasions over the last several months, we excitedly made a pilgrimage to visit the newly reopened restaurant in person with fellow fans. Located in Reading city centre, it’s a small and unassuming space. Inside, magic happens. One of my favourite dishes (of a ... Read more »
I rarely order Indian food for delivery. Truth be told, I don’t go out for it that often either (though I do have a few Indian restaurants I love and recommend). Instead, when I fancy “an Indian”, I usually turn to Pete and ask him to cook some of my mum’s recipes (from Mamta’s Kitchen), ... Read more »
I know I’m not alone in missing international travel, which is naturally hugely affected by this awful Covid pandemic we are experiencing all around the world. A great way to travel in one’s imagination is to cook and eat dishes from other countries, celebrating international cuisine and travelling by way of our bellies. Here, I ... Read more »
Joining the ranks of London restaurants that started life as successful supperclubs, Little Kolkata in London’s Covent Garden neighbourhood offers Bengali Canteen food in a modern setting. ... Read more »
I hope you enjoyed reading my review of Asma Khan’s first cookery book, Asma’s Indian Kitchen. The book reflects Asma’s personal cooking heritage, and the food she has been sharing with thankful Londoners. Publishers, Pavilion have given permission for us to share three recipes from Asma’s book with you. Hyderabadi Tamatar Ka Cutt is already up. ... Read more »
This recipe for Eggs in Tomato Gravy is one of the dishes I remember most vividly from my visits to Asma’s supper club, which she ran from her own home. It’s a simple and delicious dish packed with flavour! ... Read more »
From supper club host to guest chef and now the founder of one of London’s best Indian restaurants, Darjeeling Express, Asma Khan is a born feeder, and loves to share her food with the world. Her debut cookery book, Asma’s Indian Kitchen is packed full of delicious Indian recipes. ... Read more »
When I was a kid Indian restaurants in the UK were either local neighbourhood ‘curry houses’ serving a standard set of semi-Anglicised Northern Indian dishes to a mostly-evening trade, or a few rather more formal places with prices to match. Fast forward three to four decades and the Indian food scene (in London at least) ... Read more »
The Place of Onions, in old Lille. After last night’s rainstorm the intense sticky heat has broken and today is cool, breezy, fresh… I love it! A drop of… [more]
We went to Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire at The Void this morning, an amazing VR experience where we got to be Rebel Alliance members going undercover as… [more]