Monthly Archives: May 2011

Khandvi

I seem to be going through a bit of an Indian eating phase. No real issue there I suppose, and definitely not a hardship. After making dhokla, I’ve been thinking about some of the other Indian snacky things I used to … Continue reading

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Char Siu!

Excuse the exclamation mark, but I think char siu calls for it. Is there a more delicious porky dish out there? Maybe siu yuk, the crispy pork belly you often see nestling against the char siu in the windows of … Continue reading

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Soft brown sugar and peanut brittle ice cream

Ice creams, gelati, sorbets, granita. I pretty much love them all.  Yes, I am most definitely an ice cream fan.  But I dislike most commercially made ice creams. This is not me trying to be an utter food snob (“but … Continue reading

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A Persian biryani

This is another post in my highly intermittent series where I try to cook some British curry house classics but in the way they were actually intended.  Some of my dear faithful readers (ha) may remember the previous post in … Continue reading

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