A favourite gravy from ” Real Food” by Nigel Slater. Its very good poured over his Toad from the same book, but also goes very well with mashed potatoes, potato cakes and bubble and squeak. It will keep in the fridge for a couple of days.
Described as ” a plant based ragu to end all others ” I can assure you this vegan recipe will not disappoint. The ragu will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days, or in the freezer for a month. It can be served with pasta or polenta, or used as a base for lasagne or shepherds pie ( for the latter cook a bit less as it will cook more in the oven.) The recipe is from ” Ottolenghi Flavour” by Yotam Ottolenghi and Ixta Belfrage.
An easy gently spiced and fragrant curry, from ” The Art of the Larder” by Claire Thompson. Serve with brown or white rice and a jarred Indian pickle or chutney. Cook as many eggs as you would like to serve. In the version shown here I used chopped fresh beetroot leaves instead of frozen spinach, adding and cooking them for a few minutes before adding the coconut milk.
I have been revisiting some of my older recipe books and came across this simple but satisfying recipe for cod which I used to cook regularly. It’s from ” Good Tempered Food” by Tamasin Day-Lewis. Its very good served with a posh version of mushy peas.
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.
A creamy and lightly spiced curry from Columbo to serve with rice or bread. The recipe is from Das Sreedharan, chef/ owner of Rasa restaurants. I found it in the book ” Curry” which includes recipes from a number of chefs and is published by Dorling Kindersley.
Another recipe from ” Ammu” by Asma Khan. The gravy is quite thick so its very good served with rotis, but you can also serve it with rice. It can also be made with lamb or beef, but you need to extend the marinating and cooking times.
This is more substantial than a soup and makes a filling lunch or supper served with some fresh bread. The recipe is from ” The Hidden Hut” by Simon Stallard.
