Chorizo flatbreads
2. Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the chorizo for 4-5 minutes. 3. Add the tomatoes, tomato pureé and beans and cook for a further five minutes. 4. To make the basil oil, blend the basil and oil in a food processor until smooth. 5. Lay the ... [... more]
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Kachauri Chana Dal - Fried Flat Bread
Wash, and soak dal for 2 hours. Drain it well in a colander. Place in a food processor, along with ginger, green chillies, coriander leaves, green chillies and garlic, if used. Grind to a COARSE paste. Heat 1 tbs. oil in a wok or karahi and ... [... more]
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Classic Pesto
Place basil leaves, garlic, salt, pepper, olive oil and pine nuts in a food processor or blender. Blend to smooth purée, transfer to a bowl and add the cheese. Pesto should never be cooked - it is added to pasta after it is cooked and ... [... more]
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Tinda Gourd and Potato Masala Curry
Grind/finely chop onion and ginger in a food processor or chop finely by hand. Heat oil in a pan and add cumin or mustard seeds, cardamoms, cloves, bay leaves. Once seeds splutter, add garlic and fry for a minutes. Add turmeric, coriander, chilli ... [... more]
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Carrot & Apricot Puree
A useful side dish which can be prepared in advance and reheated in an oven or microwave as required. Steam the carrots and apricots together for 20 minutes, until the carrots are very soft. Process to a fine purée in food processor. Add cream ... [... more]
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Carrot, Cashew & Sage Soup
Stir in the cashew nuts, then season, allow to cool slightly and purée in a food processor or blender. [... more]
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Split Pea & Cumin Soup
Stir in the split peas and cook for 2 minutes. Heat through gently, but avoid boiling. Garnish with fresh coriander and serve with garlic bread. Allow to cool slightly then purée in a food processor or blender and return to the pan. [... more]
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Spicy Courgette Soup
Add the tamari, season to taste, and allow to cool slightly, before pureeing in a food processor or blender. Serve hot with sun-dried tomato ciabatta. [... more]
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Spinach, Peanut & Lime Rolls
Lightly toast the coconut by placing in a non-stick frying pan and stirring until just golden. If the lime pickle has large lumps of lime in it, either chop or blend in a food processor. Tear the spinach leaves roughly if large or leave whole if ... [... more]
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Tomato and Spinach Salad with Basil Dressing
1. To make the basil dressing, place the basil leaves and olive oil into a mini food processor and blend together until combined. 2. Place the tomato slices onto a serving plate and place the spinach leaves on top. 3. Heat the balsamic vinegar in ... [... more]
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Green Pea Soup with a Red Pepper Reduction
1. Place the peas and chicken stock in medium pan. Bring to the boil and then simmer for 2 minutes. 2. Place the red pepper, red wine vinegar and sugar in a food processor. Blitz until puréed. 3. Transfer the pepper purée to a small pan. [... more]
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Seared Cod with Noodles and Asian Pesto
2. Place the egg noodles in the boiling water and cook for 4 minutes or according to the manufacturers instructions. 3. Blend the peanuts, garlic, ginger and chillies in a food processor. 4. Add all the fresh herbs, the lime zest, season ... [... more]
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