I can’t remember where exactly I found this recipe. I just remember hubby asking for an authentic tasting korma. After googling this is what came up. It turned out to be one of my favorite recipes to make. It is super quick and easy if you make it with ready-fried onions, 20-30 minutes tops. Chicken […]
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This smoothie is great as a meal replacement in the morning. The avocado has healthy fats which make you feel satiated. It also makes this delicious smoothie oh so creamy. The dates add energy, the spinach has iron and the chia seeds fibre. The almond milk is a lactose free substitute for milk and makes
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This loaded version of my standard bolognese recipe is great when you need to feed your family veggies that they don’t particularly want to eat. My hungry husbae loathes baby marrow/courgette/zucchini and I am usually left to eat them on my own but not anymore! I have now learnt the masterful art of deception and
I made this for a colleague’s baby shower. The pink and white marshmallows were perfectly suited to the theme (#ItsaGirl). I added turkish delight, pistachios, marie biscuits and coconut. I love that you can see the little gems of turkish delight when you cut into it. So delicious! Rocky Road I used this recipe from
Chocolate and caramel is a no brainer combination but the reason I wanted to make these specific cupcakes is when I was 14 all I wanted for my birthday was a chocolate cake with caramel treat and peppermint crisp! Until today the one my Mum made for me on my 14th Birthday has always been
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This is not the first time I’ve made a Persian Love Cake. I first made one for Eid, which the flavours are aptly suited to, then again into cupcakes, and now a single layer cake. I’ve seen so many variations of this cake but the things that remain the same are the following: flavours of
This recipe shouldn’t need an Introduction as I’m sure it is a staple in many South African-Indian families’ homes. It is the first recipe I wrote down in my little black recipe book, and ironically the one I don’t need to look at anymore because I memorized it. You can use this recipe as a
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I love shakshouka, the husbo on the other hand doesn’t care too much for the tomato chutney. This is a great variation instead and is filling! Baked Beans Shakshouka Ingredients: ½ onion sliced 1 tin baked beans in tomato sauce 1 tsp garlic paste/or 1 tsp ginger/garlic paste ¼ tsp turmeric 1 tsp ground red
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This one was of those “make up as I go along” recipes. I knew what I wanted to eat and had an idea of the flavour combo so I bought a pineapple and threw some things together and came up with this. Sweet & Sour Chicken Ingredients: ¼ onion, cubed 2 chicken breasts, cubed 1tsp
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Lasagne is a strangely comforting dish. As a South African Indian, my Mum (sorry Ma, love you) would make this Italian dish Indian. I wanted to eat an authenticlly Italian dish without the plethora of spices, but you know when your fam is like “where’s the chilli” and puts Nandos sauce on everything you are
