Bitter gourd stuffed with onions and spices Ingredients – serves 4 4 bitter gourds – they are ripe and ready to cook when are bright green 2 tbsp oil or ghee – one to be used for the filling, the second for frying the stuffed gourd 1 tsp crushed coriander seeds 1 tsp cumin seeds…
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Shepherds Pie the PunjaBee way
This is my twist on the traditional Shepherds Pie Serves 4-5 1 tbsp cooking oil 1 tsp crushed coriander seeds 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 large finely chopped onion 1 tsp garlic paste 1 tsp ginger paste Half a kilo lamb mince or 500g veggie mince 1 heaped tbsp tomato puree mixed with 3 tbsp…
Gosht Beliram
With Tims Dairy Gosht meaning red meat and Beliram being the famous historical head chef in Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s kitchen, was renowned for being the best cook of that time. And who was Maharaja Ranjit Singh? Popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab – the lion of Punjab – he was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire…
Creamy Mango Flavoured Ice-cream
A delicious, creamy, no-churn Mango flavoured ice-cream, that can be whipped up in minutes and served in 3-4 hours. A great dessert when you want something quick and simple but really tasty. Ingredients – serves 6 500ml double cream 200ml sweetened condensed milk 300ml Mango Pulp or the flesh from 3 mango’s 1 tsp cardomom…
Saffron & Cardamom Yogurt Dessert
With Tims Dairy Delicious, creamy whipped Tims Dairy Greek Style Vanilla Yogurt laced with cardamom and saffron and served topped with chopped pistachio nuts. So easy – but so tasty…..see how below Ingredients – serves 4 450g tub of Tims Dairy Greek Style Vanilla Yogurt 6-8 strands of saffron – soaked in 3 tablespoons of…
Achari Chicken
Achari Chicken is one of my favourite chicken recipes, the flavours from it are just outstanding. Two teaspoons of the Achari Masala is all it takes to turn the ingredients in the pan into a bittersweet broth (find the recipe for the masala in the top of the Spice Box in the menu). I use…
Achari Masala
Achari Masala is my favourite masala and I try never to run out of it, although whenever I make it I have to send half of it to my son-in-law in the Highlands, he loves it! Achaar is the Punjabi word for ‘pickled’, be it mango (aam), carrot (gajjar), ginger (adrak) or chilli (mirch) or…
Ras Malai
Paneer dumplings soaked in sweetened, thickened milk, delicately laced with saffron, cardamom & garnished with nuts. Click the ‘Go to Recipe” button below for my Ras Malai recipe. Ingredients- Serves 5 people For the dumplings 1 muslin cloth 4 pints of full fat milk (whole milk) 3 tablespoons of lemon juice or white vinegar 4 cups…
Panjiri
A nutritional and healthy pick me up Panjiri is a wonderful snack that is so full of energy. Many Indians make this during the start of the winter months in large quantities, and it is eaten in the mornings to keep away colds and other ailments and to give their immunity a boost. It is also good for…
Gajrela
Carrot, milk and pistachio dessert Gajar is the Punjabi word for carrot and this is a beautiful dessert made with the sweetness of carrots and pistachios coupled with the fragrance of cardamom. My version of it is very quick and easy. In Punjab it is know as Gajrela and Gajar Ka Halwa in India generally….