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Waffles

It took me two years of browsing Amazon before I finally bit the bullet of buying another gadget! My only regret is that I wish I had bought one earlier! I tried several recipes out and none were quite right. In the end I made up my own: Makes about six in my machine: 1TBSP …

American Pancakes

I have used Nigellas American Pancake recipe for many yearshttps://www.nigella.com/recipes/american-breakfast-pancakes The ingredients 30g Melted unsalted butter 225g Pl Flour 2 heaped tsp baking powder 1 tsp caster sugar 300ml full fat milk (I use semi skimmed) 2 eggs

English Pancakes

I use Delias recipe for many years now: https://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/main-ingredient/eggs-recipes/basic-pancakes Ingredients Makes about 10 pancakes for me: 110g Pl flour pinch of salt 2 Eggs 200ml Milk 75ml Water 50g butter to baste the frying pan

Doremon Pancakes

This is recipe I followed. https://www.justonecookbook.com/dorayaki-japanese-red-bean-pancake/ I halved it and adjusted for the second which was more to taste and less sweet: 4 large eggs 50g Sugar 1TBSP honey 1 TSP baking powder 150g all purpose flour 1 tsp oil 1TBSP Water (520g red bean paste if using it) Mine turned out a bit dark …

Japanese Soufflé Pancakes

I refrained from cooking these for a long time as I thought they would be hard to cook but they turned out to be easier than anticipated. I also made with GF flour and it works just as well as there is very little flour needed. The recipe I used: https://www.justonecookbook.com/souffle-pancake/?fbclid=IwAR3ZmfFQGAUtU5VFDQY9LSFpY3LoN0ues6jqbm0fvx1WLyLjR8tCLpYrbCo

Butter Chicken

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This butter chicken is worth the extra steps and I thoroughly recommend it. The butter chicken recipe: https://cafedelites.com/butter-chicken/?fbclid=IwAR0ETgusCQ6-n96awmc0sU9r2VLJXIBwOiCVSaBgMSpvDcQ1nQ-QY8TdHJE The Naan Bread: https://www.kenwoodworld.com/uk/cooking-with-kenwood/recipes/bread-maker-recipes/bread-maker-bm450-recipes/naan-bread?fbclid=IwAR3BacTgpaosHE2T3D91wlChqGjq7XLDJUZOciQ0BNmQUksDRH_1BzYNy-8 I don’t have a pizza stone. I set my oven to bottom heat only with fan. Turn the oven on as high as it will go with a baking tray in it. Place …

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The recipe I followed: https://www.bongeats.com/recipe/roti Makes 10, 35g Each 200g Atta Flour 150g Hot Water 4g Salt I use the stand mixer with the dough hook. Put the flour and salt in the bowl, turn on the machine and add the hot water slowly. Let the dough knead for 5 mins and rest for 15 …

Aloo Gobi

One of my favourite dishes and it does take a little bit of patience for the potato and cauliflower to steam in its own moisture. Ensure your potato is cooked to a size that it will cook the same time as the cauliflower or the cauliflower may become overcooked and disintegrate. The recipe I followed: …

I followed this recipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlB8kmsVvyk. Quantities I used: DHAL 200g Red Lentils 1 tsp tumeric TARKA 1 cup of Onion and Tomato Masala (see the Curry Hack post) https://britishbornchinesefood.co.uk/curry-hack/ 2 TBSP of butter 2 tsp cumin 4 tsp coriander powder 1/2 tsp chilli powder salt Fry the cumin in the butter until the seeds pop …

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I love curry and for years I have tried to perfect the Tarka Dhal but it simply lacked a depth of flavour. I recently discovered that flavour is achieved by slow cooking the onions for about 45mins until they are light brown and start releasing the sugars. Even though the outcome is a great Tarka …