One of the very nice things about travelling on the Indian Subcontinent – which includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Butan and Sri Lanka – is the predominance of vegetarian and vegan dishes. The fact that you specifically have to ask for dishes that are ’non-veg’ if you want to eat meat or fish tells you…
Category: Curry
Ramen noodle soup
Lockdown2 means that I need to find new dishes to cook and eat without being able to travel. And whilst I love Japanese food it’s not something I have ever cooked. So when my daughter introduced me to her Vegan Japaneasy cookbook by Tim Anderson I thought I would give it a try. It’s really…
Squash, red lentil and coconut dahl
I love dahl. Sometimes when I make it I think that maybe I could live on nothing else but dahl and rice and then I remember all the other delicious things there are to eat and get distracted! But seriously, dahl is utterly delicious eaten on its own with rice, with other curry dishes such…
Homemade paneer with spiced garden vegetables
I adore paneer cheese in a curry dish but it’s impossible to get hold of in this part of Italy where, unlike the UK, there isn’t a long history of inward migration from India and Bangladesh. So this week between Zoom meetings I had a go at making my own. It was incredibly quick and…
Creamy chickpea, spinach and sweet potato curry
This is one of my favourite dishes. With spices and coconut, it has its roots in India but if you are not a curry maker or lover don’t be put off…this dish is all about taste not heat. It’s basically a bowl of creamy vegetarian/vegan deliciousness that can be eaten like a stew or served…
Myanmar, Myo Myo and me
Food is the ingredient that binds us together — Unknown The idea for this blog came as I wandered around Mingalar Market in Nyaungshwe on the edge of Inle Lake in the heart of Myanmar (Burma). I was walking around the market with Myo Myo, a local Burmese woman with whom I’d made contact the…
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