Skimmed Spiced Oil

Skimmed Spiced Oil, its all about that! It’s dinner for one today, just me myself and I. Mr Deys off out and I am just looking forward to a lovely Friday evening in my jammies with the remote watching TV to my hearts desire. But before I snuggle up on the sofa I’m prepping for…

Mutton Keema And Ribs With Ome Made Devils Arse Hot Curry Masala

I’ve been waiting for weeks to use this masala… Ome Made Devils Arse Hot Curry Masala. Thankyou for this amazing spice! Been a long time since I’ve used a curry blend that suits my palate without adding additional spices other than the turmeric and kashmiri chilli powder I added just for colour. I wanted to…

Curried Ragu

You know how Italians have a pasta sauce, a bolegnese or ragu sauce, rich and intense, well here is my Bengali Style alternative. That’s because we love pasta too! I love a traditional ragu but I love spices. The two marry in my house.They are so loved up that what is created with this marriage…

Sausage, Leek And Potato Bake

Serves 2/3 6 sausages of your choice1 chicken stock cube2 leeks, trimmed and sliced6 small potatoes1 onion sliced5 cloves of garlic minced1 tsp black pepper3 green chillies chopped1 tsp chilli flakesHandfull of fresh chopped flat parlseyWater3 tbsp oilSalt to taste Heat the oven at 180 deg. PREP: Peel and cut your potatoes into 1 inch…

Sweet Sticky Chilli Mince With Rice

Sweet sticky chilli mince with rice. A heat of chilli, a hit of ginger and a zing of lime! You have magic in a pan. It sings vietnamese, indo asian inspired but whichever, it sings loud! A big favourite in our home. Lots of green and red goodness from the fresh vegetables and mince of…

Keema Lasagne

Western food is always spiced up in our homes. So its no differrent with the classic lasagne.  We as a generation have been adapting our cuisine for decades and this keema Lasagne has always been extremely popular…even when I substitute the pasta sheets for aubergines or courgettes. I personally think the curried keema simply elevates…

Zeera Mangsho, Cumin Mutton

Zeera mutton/cumin Mutton is an old classic, a traditional dish using simply cumin powder as the main spice. In Assam coriander powder was rarely used in curries. It’s found its way into the mainstream now but many of our traditional heritage dishes uses simply cumin, and that made into paste with Shil bata. So here…

Cheats Biryani

Cheats Biryani inter-layered with chicken, potatoes and then creamy dal, then follows infustion of Kewra water, crispy onions, ghee and plenty fresh coriander.The dal takes it to another level! Biryani is usually a solution to a non fussy dinner or easy entertaining but what makes this even more wonderful is the thick layer of dal,…