For one naan 75 g flour, 10 g baking powder, 60-65 g Greek yogurt, 1 tablespoon of olive oil. James adds 1 teasp sugar Mix by hand – add a little more flour or olive oil if needed to get right consistency. Fry with very little oil in frying pan
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Pizza with Yogurt
Pizza with Yogurt 125g self-raising brown or self-raising wholemeal flour, plus extra for dusting 125g full-fat plain yoghurt + pinch fine sea salt For the topping 1 yellow or orange pepper, seeds removed and thinly sliced 1 courgette, cut into 1cm/½in slices 1 red onion, cut into thin wedges …
Spicy Vegetables
1 tblsp sunflower oil 1 large onion 2 large peppers 1 can tomatoes 1 can red kidney beans 8-10 mushrooms sliced Broccoli cook quickly – should not be mushy (you could use cauliflower or carrots) Heaped teasp turmeric Chilies to taste Grated ginger – half thumb 1 vegetable stock cube 1 tblsp tomato paste Fry …
Cabbage Vadai
Makes 15-20 170g split peas 120g cabbage 150ml water 1 teas asafoetida powder 4 chillies 1 large onion 2 tbls peas (optional) 1 bunch chopped coriander Salt + pepper Oil for deep frying Method 1: Soak split peas in water for 2 hours, drain put in blender with asafoetida, chillies and salt. Place in mixing …
Maarit’s Gravad Laax
2 x 250gm salmon steaks with skin – should be same size and if possible same thickness 37gm sea salt 37gm brown sugar half teas black pepper half lemon zest 10gm dill Method: Blend the marinade ingredients to a paste in a food processor. Place a filet, skin down on a sheet of cling film …
Sweet & sour mackerel
Ingredients – serves 2-4 4 large smoked mackerel 1 large onion peeled and thinly sliced 2 bay leaves 200 ml vinegar 300 ml water 2 tabls brown sugar pepper BUT NO SALT lemon slices for garnish Cut fish into diagonal strips 1 cm thick and place into dish, put on bay leaves grate on some …
Farmor’s Muesli
Ingredients 500 gm oats large not chopped up 125 ml sunflower oil 100 ml honey Mix together and cook 20 mins at 180. Cool and add currants, sultanas, dried apple, dried banana, coconut and other nuts and seeds
Farfar’s butternut squash curry
Ingredients – serves 2 400 gm butternut squash 1 can chick peas or red beans or equivalent of cauliflower 1 onion 1 tbs oil 2 cloves garlic thumb size ginger 1 tsp tumeric 1 tsp coriander 2 cardamoms lemon grass 1-2 stalks (optional) 1 chilli finely chopped 1 veggie stock cubes + ~ 125ml water …
Hummus
Ingredients 1 can chick peas or borlotti beans – if using dried pulses soak for 24 hours cook 15 mins in pressure cooker 3 tbls tahini 4 tbls lemon juice 2 tbls olive oil 2 cloves garlic 1 tbls paprika pinch of salt 1 tbls water – may not be needed depends how thick you …
Smoked salmon fish cakes
Ingredients – 2 portions 150gm smoked salmon 300gm mashed potato Good handful of fresh parsley 1 tbls olive oil Chop up salmon in blender with parsley. Cook potatoes (no salt) until soft and mash with salmon and parsley add olive oil. Form into fish cakes and fry until brown on both sides approx. 10 mins