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Keema Mattar
Minced lamb and peas cooked in spices Keema Mattar is such a beautiful dish – the combination of the spicy lamb mince and the sweetness of the peas when they pop in your mouth is so good. If you keep Read more…
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Pakora
Crispy gluten free vegetarian fritters A Pakora is the snack you are most likely to be offered when you turn up at a Punjabi family home unannounced. So easy to throw together, I remember my Mum would have trays of Read more…
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Spicy Lamb Rogan Josh
Lamb cooked in a beautiful ginger & tomato sauce This particular lamb dish has a Kashmiri origin. It can be made with lamb or goat and is actually a signature dish there, although it was originally brought to Kashmir by Read more…
Recipes
Masala Gobi
Cauliflower & Potatoes cooked in a spiced gravy Masala Gobi is the alternative to Aloo Gobi as it is cooked in a thick gravy which goes well with rice as well as roti. It is an exceptionally tasty dish as Read more…
Garam Masala
Hadiwala Keema
Lamb mince cooked with marrow-bone As shared in The Guardian newspaper – ‘How to make the perfect Keema’ How to make the perfect keema – recipe | Food | The Guardian Hadiwala Keema was the only way my dad would Read more…
Authentic Punjabee
A little about me…
I am a UK born Punjabi, full name Baljinder Kaur, however friends and family know me as Bee. My parents migrated over from the Punjab in the mid 1960’s and I am number two in a line of five children. Read more…
Chicken dishes
Chicken Kofte (meatballs)
Chicken Kofte are the healthy alternative to Lamb Kofte. Since moving to Cyprus, I have found chicken mince is a lot easier to source than it is in the UK. You can of course, buy chicken fillets and then mince Read more…
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Achari Chicken
This 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 work the ingredients in the pan into a bittersweet broth (find the recipe for Read more…
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Palak Paneer
Indian cheese cooked in a thick spicy spinach sauce Palak Paneer is a lovely combination of velvety spiced spinach cooked with delicious cubes of paneer. Many people choose to fry the paneer before adding it to the spinach – however Read more…
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Achari Masala
Achari Masala is my favourite masala and I try to make sure I never 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 is Read more…
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Langar Wali Dal
Today on the birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji I would like to share my recipe for Langar Wali Dal. The practice of langar was started by Guru Nanak in the 15th century to try to eliminate the caste system, Read more…
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Ras Malai Flavoured Cheesecake
No-bake cheesecake, subtly flavoured with saffron, cardamom and pistachio I was recently gifted the most beautifully aromatic Persian Saffron by the Ruby Saffron company. Saffron, known as Kesar in Punjabi, is such a versatile spice, it can be used in Read more…
Snacks
Samosa – Crunchy Restaurant Style
I spent my childhood in Southall and back then, it had three Indian cinemas – The Dominion, The Century and The Liberty. We lived in what was called ‘Old Southall’, close to the Dominion Cinema. Next door to the cinema Read more…
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Jeera Rice
Rice cooked with cumin & onions Jeera Rice is cooked at least twice a week in my home as five out of seven of our evening meals are usually Indian food, so if it’s not a roti meal then it’s Read more…
Fish dishes
Prawn Puri
Prawns in a lovely, spicy tomato masala served on a deep fried Puri (roti) Prawn Puri is one of the most ordered starters at Indian restaurants and also one of my family favourites too. Although served as a starter in Read more…