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Indian Soups Vegetarian

Spiced chickpea and vegetable soup

Method: A warming and heathy soup, great for lunch. In a large pan, gently fry the onion in some oil for about 15 minutes, stirring regularly, until soft and starting to caramelise. Add the garlic, ginger and spices and fry for a further 5 minutes. Next, add the stock and vegetables along with some salt […]

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Fish Global Main course Salads Starters

Prawn and pomegranate salad

Method: This is a very simple recipe, place the prawns in a small food bag and add the ginger, garlic, lime juice and chilli.  Leave to marinate for 30mins at least.  Prepare the salad by pan frying the peppers in a pan with some olive oil, when ready remove from the pan and mix in […]

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British Fish Main course Starters

Tuna fishcakes

Method: Boil the potatoes and mash. leave to cool.  Add the tuna, garlic, bread and parsley. season and mix well Divide into 4 portions and shape into fishcakes before dipping in egg then roll in the breadcrumbs Bake in a medium over (180oC) for about 20 mins or until golden brown

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Fish Italian Main course Pasta

Pasta with smoked mackerel

For this pasta with smoked mackerel  recipe choose a good pasta like De Cecco which typically takes around 10-12 mins, the pasta should be cooked through but with a little bite to it.  You can’t get a better place to source mackerel than Scotland so make sure you get something that it is good quality, Italian […]

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Chicken Curries Indian Main course

Chicken dopiaza

Chicken dopiaza is a classic Indian curry and translates as double onions.  The key to this curry is to cook the onions for a long time slowly until they are golden brown; that way the will give curry a sweet nutty flavour.