Serves 6 Cooking time 90 mins Ingredients 190g unsalted butter, softened, plus some for greasing 190g plain flour, plus extra for dusting grated zest of one large orange 190g golden caster sugar 3 large eggs 60g ground almonds 1 tsp baking powder quater tsp salt 25g plain yogurt 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp almond […]
Serves 2 Cooking time 30 mins Ingredients vegetable oil 2 tsp mustard seeds a good pinch of dried curry leaves 1 onion, chopped 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 fresh green chilli (you can easily use chilli powder or chilli flakes instead) half tsp fenugreek powder 1 tsp turmeric 6 cherry […]
Serves 1 Prep time 5 mins Ingredients 1 Earl Grey teabag 2 tbsp gin 1 tbsp lemon juice 2 tsp honey champagne lemon zest to garnish (optional) Method: A great summer cocktail as made by Aberdeen mixologist, Alex Garrow! Infuse the teabag in the gin for 1 minute. Discard the teabag. Put the flavoured gin […]
Serves 4 as a starter Cooking time 30 mins Ingredients 1 small cauliflower, cut into small florets 1 onion, sliced knob of butter half tsp each ground cumin, turmeric, ground coriander, ground ginger, cardamom seeds Batter: 100ml milk pinch of saffron threads 160g gram flour 1 egg, beaten oil for deep-frying Method: Put the cauliflower […]
Serves 4 Cooking time 30 mins Ingredients 3 tbsp Tomato puree 2 tbsp Greek yogurt 1-2 tsp Garam masala 1 tsp Chilli powder 1 Garlic clove, crushed 2 tbsp Mango chutney 1 tsp Salt Half a tsp sugar (optional) 4 tbsp Corn oil 675g Chicken, skinned, boned and cubed 150ml Water 2 Fresh green chillies, […]
Serves 4 Cooking time 20 mins Ingredients A little groundnut oil 1 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 tsp grated ginger 500g minced lamb 350g basmati rice 2 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp ground cumin Half tsp turmeric Quarter tsp fenugreek Quarter tsp hot chilli powder 300ml chicken stock 400g tin coconut milk 140g […]
Serves 2 Cooking time 20 mins Ingredients 1 chicken breast, thinly sliced 1 egg white 1 tbsp cornflour 1 tsp Chinese rice wine or sherry (optional) 4 spring onions, sliced half a red pepper, sliced 1 small carrot, thinly sliced 1 clove garlic, chopped 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger 1 tomato, cut into wedges half […]
Serves 4 Cooking time 2-3 hours Ingredients 6 cardamom pods 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp chilli flakes 2 tbsp ground coriander 1 tsp paprika 3 onions 3 cloves garlic, peeled 5cm piece ginger, peeled 3 tbsp groundnut or vegetable oil 1kg boneless lamb (leg or shoulder) cut into chunks 1 cinnamon stick 1 star […]
Serves 4 Cooking time 20 mins Ingredients 600ml chicken or vegetable stock 2 stalks lemongrass, trimmed and finely sliced 2 shallots, finely sliced 1 red chilli, finely sliced 100g mushrooms (oyster, shiitake,chestnut), finely sliced 1 tsp sugar 4 x 150g salmon fillets, skin on 1 tbsp vegetable/groundnut oil 100g baby spinach, washed 2 tbsp fish […]
Smoked mackerel pate is amazing with oat biscuits and perfect for Christmas party nibbles. This will take ten minutes to make which means there is more time for gin o clock!