As my husband is vegetarian I cook with eggs quite a lot and am always on the lookout for new recipes. This scrumptious riff on Menemen is an all in one pan dish that I found in the excellent vegetarian Turkish cook book ” Sebze” by Ozlem Warren.
A version of chilli con carne using pork from Yotam Ottolenghi. You can reduce the amount of jalapeno chillies to make it child friendly if you need to.
Here is another Palestinian recipe to make the most of the asparagus season. It’s from “Zaitoun” , a book of Palestinian stories and recipes by Yasmin Khan. It will serve up to six people as part of a mezze style spread with other dishes. The quality of the Za’atar is important, so go for the best you can find, and preferably a Middle Eastern brand.
A very popular Thai street food dish which can be served as a main or alongside other thai seafood dishes instead of steamed jasmine rice.The crabmeat could be swapped with prawns or squid. Its from ” Thai made Easy” by Yul Miles.
A quick supper especially if you have a glut of ripe tomatoes readily available. If you dont have fresh tomatoes use tinned whole plum tomatoes, drained of their liquid. If you like you can add peas to the gravy. You could also use mozzarella cheese instead of the eggs and finish under the grill. Serve with naan or bread to mop up the juices. The recipe is from ” Ammu” by Asma Khan,
An easy lunch or supper from Thomasina Miers which i think would also work very well with some purple sprouting broccoli. She also suggests nettles or wild garlic as alternatives to use in the spring. Serve with a green salad dressed in a sharp vinaigrette.
This is a Pashtun dish originating from the North West Frontier between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Its popularity spread into the cities of Pakistan and then to certain families in Dhaka in Bangladesh who would serve it on special occassions. This version is from ” Ammu” by Asma Khan
