Basic Recipe: Yoghurt side dish -Tzatsiki/Cacik/Raita

Versions of this yoghurt mixture are part of the cuisine of a number of cultures, each of which has its own name: Cacik (Turkey), Tzatziki (Greece), Raita (India), Tarator (Eastern Europe) are just some.  The recipes all differ slightly and each cook would have their own version as well, but these are the mixtures I use.  [...]

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Shrikhand with Strawberries

I was delighted to hear about Shrikhand, a delicious and very simple Indian dessert, in a recent repeated episode of the Hairy Bikers Ride Again, a television cookery series I missed first time around. Shrikand is one of the main desserts of Gujerati cuisine. I always find these programmes worth watching, being part travelogue and part food, all delivered with the [...]

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Pork Sausages Indian Style

This recipe has made a welcome re-appearance in our house having not been made for several years.  It is relatively simple to make, with the very little extra work of cooking with fresh/frozen ginger, garlic and ground spices being well worth it: it beats a ready made sauce from a jar any day!  You know exactly what you [...]

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Special Pilaf Kedgeree

Kedgeree comes from Anglo-Indian origins, being conceived by the colonials of the British Raj in the 19th Century using the spices which were freely available in India. The recipe was then brought home to be enjoyed by Victorian families. It was, and still is, usually eaten at breakfast, more commonly now on restaurant menus, but it can also be a light main course or served in a small portion [...]

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Prawn & Tomato Korma

This dish reminds me of one of my favourite Indian Restaurant starters, Prawns on Puri – where the spicy prawn mixture is served on puri (alternatively called poori or boori), a south Asian unleavened bread. I occasionally serve Indian food at Supper parties and this would be a good starter. Using a mild, ready mixed, [...]

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