A Moroccan tagine of root vegetables and chickpeas flavoured with preserved lemons, prunes, apricots, and olives. This deliciously fruity, m’qualli stew would traditionally be served with Moroccan bread (khobz) but here I serve it with pomegranate bejewelled couscous. Vegetable Tagine 8-18 Oct 2022 Vegetable Tagine A Moroccan tagine of root vegetables and chickpeas flavoured with…
This light, fragrant Sri Lankan kiri hodi will leave your taste buds zinging. A spicy, coconut milk curry that is a perfect vehicle for many vegetables: I served mine with roasted pumpkin, mangetout, and garden peas; and partnered it with a tomato sambal and a green kale & parsley sambal – for added flavour notes…
Ajo Blanco When summer temperatures start pushing 40ºC there is nothing better than a chilled creamy ajo blanco soup. Unfortunately, this delicious soup doesn’t often find its way on to Menu del días, so you’re just gonna have to make it yourself – it’s well worth the effort. makes 1 litre 200g yesterday’s bread;…
I first discovered the joys of ramen in Bone Daddies. A heavenly place with plastic bibs and scrunchies to stop you dunking your hair into your ramen. Unfortunately/ fortunately, I no longer live in London so sometimes I make my own. Without the customary 24 hours required to produce a Bone Daddies grade ramen, I…
Mulligatawney, pepper water in Tamil, has graced the tables of eating establishments for well over 200 years; (Dr.) William Kitchiner’s THE COOK’S ORACLE; AND HOUSEKEEPER’S MANUAL ,of 1827, includes the following recipe with footnote to attest to the soup’s popularity in Georgian London. This celebrity chef’s cookbook also includes possibly the first reference to potato…