Stir Fried Beef with Lime Leaves and Chilli (2)

A delicious thai stir fry with citrusy flavours from the Kaffir Lime leaves. You do need to use fresh kaffir lime leaves for this recipe, and they can usually be found in Chinese and Thai supermarkets. I have occasionally found them fresh in Waitrose, so they may well sell them in some other major UK supermarkets. THe recipe is from ” Citrus and Spice” by Sybil Kapoor.

Mowgli Carrot Halwa (4-6)

This halwa is a kind of flour free stick carrot cake. Its quite heavy so each person will only need a slice or two. The carrots in India are red and full of deep sweet flavour which makes them very good ingredients in desserts- if you can get carrots like this then please do so! The recipe is from ” Mowgli Street Food” by Nisha Katona,

Spanish Cafe Salad (4)

A Spanish cafe salad using Serrano ham from ” Very Simple Food” by Jill Dupleix. You could use prosciutto instead of jamon and if you like some fresh goats cheese. The artichokes are optional but if you have them use them.