Ingredients: 1 Large tub Greek yogurt 1 Cucumber, peeled and grated 4 Cloves garlic, grated 2 tablespoons Olive oil Salt and pepper A little vinegar Fresh dill, chopped Method: Squeeze as much liquid as you can out of the cucumber – place it in a clean cloth or tea towel, scrunch it up and squeeze. […]
Category: Side dishes
Potato latkes
Ingredients: 1 sml Onion, grated 1 large Egg 2 tbsp Plain flour 1/2 tsp Salt 1/4 tsp Ground black pepper 3 large or about 800g Maris piper potatoes, peeled and coarsely grated Oil for shallow frying Soured cream and apple sauce to serve Method: Beat together onion, egg, flour and seasoning. Stir in the potato. […]
Aloo gobi
Ingredients: Small head of cauliflower or 1/2 a big one, cut into large florets, Splash of groundnut oil, 1 tbsp Black mustard seeds, Large pinch asafoetida (or 1 sml onion finely chopped), 12 Curry leaves, pulled off the stalk (can use dried), Half tsp ground turmeric, 4 Medium sized potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks, […]
Carrot salad
Ingredients: 1.5kg carrots, peeled 1 plump clove of garlic, peeled 2 tsp cumin seeds, toasted 1 tsp honey Juice of 1 lemon Small handful raisins or sultanas Small handful pine nuts, toasted 2 tbsp olive oil Small bunch coriander, roughly chopped Method: This simple salad is ideal for a barbecue. Boil the carrots whole in […]
Ingredients: 2 x 400g Tins chickpeas, drained and rinsed Half a cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 Red onions, finely sliced 2 Red chillies, de-seeded and finely chopped 3-4 Cloves garlic, finely chopped 75ml Red wine vinegar Handful fresh coriander, chopped Handful fresh mint, finely sliced 200g Feta, crumbled 4 Spring onions, sliced Salt and pepper […]
Ingredients: 100g whole cashew nuts 200g mangetout 200g green beans 200g baby sweetcorn 1 head broccoli, broken into florets groundnut oil for frying 2 tsp cumin seeds 3 garlic cloves crushed 2cm piece of ginger, grated 2 green chillies, chopped 1/2 lemon, juiced Small handful fresh coriander, chopped Salt and sugar Method: This Indian recipe […]
Red salad
Ingredients: 100g hazelnuts Half a red cabbage, shredded 4 cooked beetroot, sliced 1 carrot, grated 1 reddish apple (Cox or Braeburn), cored and thinly sliced Half a red onion, thinly sliced Salt and pepper 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 tbsp hazelnut oil juice of half a lemon Method: Heat oven to 180C. Place […]
Dry potato and pea curry
Ingredients: 750g potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes 2 tsp brown mustard seeds 2 tbsp groundnut oil 2 medium onions, sliced 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 tsp ginger, grated 1 tsp turmeric Half a tsp chilli powder 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp garam masala 125ml/half a cup water 100g frozen peas 1 tbsp chopped […]