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BBQ Red snapper with dip

During our recent tour of South East Asia we had the opportunity to try different cuisines and very different recipes some didn t sit very well with our views living in the UK for example the copious amounts of salt used in this recipe Note the whole skin with salt

Granola

A very simple and satisfying granola recipe its so simple to prepare I often wonder why we bother buying the stuff Ingredients Method

Kashmiri Chai (Pink Tea)

Kashmiri the original leaves originate in Kashmiri or Gulabi Pink Chai Tea is a savoured delicacy and the process to get the correct pink coloured milky liquid into a fine bone china cup is unlike any other nbsp Copious amounts are literally downed in the Punjab over the cold winter

Salad inspired by Tashas

Salad is salad For years we have been serving salads as a side dish with no dressing making it a challenge to swallow Having lived in the West and also travelled to many corners of the world I have now realised that a good dressing is all it takes to

Chicken Pasta Soup with Coconut

This is one of my most recent 8216 acquisitions 8217 A very talented lady who is an amazing cook served my lovely Pupho Maryam and 8216 us 8217 as part of our recent lunch invite The soup was so tasty and warming I can 8217 t even remember what else

Bhuna Chicken 95

I saw this recipe from Masala hut online made it once loved it and then adjusted it to our tastebuds hence the name change to Bhuna Chicken 95 8211 courtesy of my husband nbsp Its a dry roast chicken and should be served as a starter with a salad if

Chicken/Kuku Pilao

Pilao Pilaf Pilaff you spell it how you like This is a dish of rice and meat it is milder than a biryani but with an unusualy aroma of spices nbsp Pilaos are made all over the world with chicken lamb beef or even vegetables nbsp I believe the first

Tagiatelle/Fettuccini Pasta with chicken in cream sauce

So finally mooching around on Facebook has paid off I saw this recipe lurking on someone s post and it looked so simple nbsp On impulse nbsp I made it with trepidation for my family who are quite fond of Italian food and some class themselves as Pizza Express experts

Tawa Chicken Roast

Tawa is a griddle frying pan flat piece of metal with very low walls sometimes convex it is usually made of iron sheet or cast iron but also comes in steel aluminium and with non stick coatings nbsp It is widely used in the East for making naans or chappatis

Nihari

Nihari was a dish created for kings nawabs and emperors but also served in huge vats to the workers in eras gone by Rich in meat content light on spices but very satisfying nbsp My first encounter was via our friend Mrs Ghauri she sent a bowlfull for us to

Chicken & Sweetcorn bake

This recipe is a cross between East and West brought to our palate by one of my mum 8217 s friends in the UK nbsp Every 27th night of Ramadan aunty would send her son to deliver this really huge baked chicken and sweetcorn tray nbsp My children would demolish

Afghani Charsi Lamb Karahi

Those of us living in the UK have seen many an influx of different races and creeds each bringing into Britain their very own personal cuisine always tried and tested by locals nbsp At present the Afghanis are making in roads into the local restaurant scene with their very own