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Plain boiled rice 1
Plain rice is a perfect accompaniment for curry dishes and some meat and vegetable dishes e.g Chicken curry, Lamb or Chicken with potatoes, Lamb and Chicken with spinach etc
Plain puris
Puris are made with unleavened flour and there is an art to get them right. The best puris I have ever had were made for us in Nakuru by my friend’s cook/maid, she brought them fluffed up straight to the dining table and we just couldnt stop eating them.
Naans
Naan making is like making bread, the right dough will produce soft and pliable naans and the more often you make them, the better they get!
Tabouleh
This is a very healthy refreshing Middle Eastern salad which I had at a restaurant in Edgware road, London and thereafter learnt the recipe by trial and error.
Lentil salad
This recipe was created by one of the chefs at my place of work in Brentford. It was quite easy to work out the recipe as the ingredients are all visible!
Chillie Sauce
There are a variety of excellent chillie sauces now readily available in most countries. If you would like to make your own, this recipe I learnt in Pakistan is really simple and excellent.
Tomato Salsa
This was introduced to us by an aunty in Nairobi who was very innovative in the kitchen.
Cucumber Raita
A raita is a dish made with yoghurt. Different items like onion, cucumber, baked aubergine, par-boiled marrow or bundi (see below) can be added. This one is with cucumber, if the chillies are omitted, it can provide the mildness required to compliment a really spicy dish.
Hummus
A Middle Eastern accompaniment, I saw my daughter learning this recipe from one of my favourite uncles who lives in Isleworth, London.
Yoghurt Chutney
An easy to make chutney which is perfect to serve with, starters, snacks and bbqs.