Freezing curry leaves is by far the best way of preserving them. Using the leaves dry tends to lose some of that delicate, aromatic fragrance that fresh curry leaves have. After much experimentation my preference is to freeze some whenever I have a supply of fresh curry leaves. How to Freeze Fresh Curry Leaves I…
We’ve talked before on the site about the different ways to make compost and covered the basics of how to compost properly. Over the last few months we’ve received a few emails from readers asking how to make great compost with a dalek composter. Well after a few failures, over the last couple of years I’ve…
About three years ago we planted a small redcurrant bush in the garden. It had been given to us by a family member as a small cutting. For the last two years we have been teased by a huge crop of juicy redcurrants that we’ve been about to pick only to be beaten to the fruit…
If you want an authentic taste of Mexican food, look no further than the quesadilla. This delicious black bean quesadilla recipe is incredibly quick to make. It can usually be made out of purely store cupboard ingredients. The recipe only take a few minutes to make. This makes it ideal for a quick midweek supper…
The purpose of this recipe is to make a simple, healthy dal dish with the least possible effort involved. No oil, no ghee just a simple tasty dish that would happily grace the table of any Indian family. As with all dal recipes the longer and slower you cook them the better the end result….
When it comes to Indian food you’re usually either a rice or a bread person, personally bread wins every time for me. The paratha I’ve had in India or restaurants here in the UK tend to be delicious but incredibly unhealthy. More often than not they’re brushed with Ghee (clarified Butter) which in my opinion…
Egg curry (or Anda Masala as it is known in India) is one of those dishes that sounds a little bit wrong to a western palette but is in fact a great dish. Quick to prepare, cheap and incredibly healthy, what’s not to like? This dish is based on a North Indian recipe a friend showed…
Macaroni cheese is a classic and surprisingly easy to make. Forget the packet stuff, once you realise how easy this recipe is and how much better it tastes you’ll never look back. Mac cheese has got a bit of a bad reputation for being a bland ready meal but it needn’t be the case. The…
One of the side effects of being married to a vegetarian is that I eat a lot less meat than I used to. Given the health benefits that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Being veggies at home means that to avoid eating pasta everyday you need to get a little bit creative with your cooking….