Black gram or sabut kali urad dal in Hindi, is Tara’s favourite type of lentils. Because if you’re Indian, you’re aware that there are many different types of lentils and you’ve most likely tried every type by the time you’re 6 years old. And by then, you’ve figured out you have a favourite. In fact, … Continue reading
Growing up in the Middle East, dates were (and are!) everywhere. You ate them almost throughout the year – either on their own or as an ingredient in stews or puddings. Whenever you went to someone’s house, there was usually a plateful to greet you. So you had to have liked dates! Luckily we did … Continue reading
Sometimes life can get a little hectic. We fill up our days with lots of activities and errands, fun things and quite a lot of not so fun things. We cook, we clean, we work, we shop, we fix, we organise, we collect, we travel, we socialise. We’re trained to be as productive as possible … Continue reading
Do you know that 32% of bread purchased by UK households gets thrown out when it could be used? That’s crazy, right? We grew up in a family that hardly wasted anything if we could help it – stale bread was eaten toasted and moldy bread meant the birds in our area got a free … Continue reading
Going to the farmer’s market is so exciting. Not only can you buy organic fruit and vegetables that are actually in season in your country, speak to vendors who know exactly how their fish/meat/fruits/vegetables/juice/ baked goods are produced or sourced and buy food that is local, it gives you the opportunity to try some new … Continue reading
January normally makes you want to retreat into your shell. You’ve eaten too much, you’ve certainly drunk too much and you’ve spent too much money. You’ve stayed up too late watching boxsets and you haven’t exercised. So in January, you vow to do the opposite. No chocolate for me, you say, I’m supposed to be … Continue reading
Happy New Year everyone! We hope you had a wonderful festive period and that 2013 will be a great year for you. So you know how we told you how much we love biryani and other rice -based dishes? This is a similar dish, a sort of “meat porridge” (or meaty khichadi?), as we’ve been … Continue reading
It’s taken us some time to get into Christmas this year for some reason but a weekend of playing festive music, wrapping ourselves in warm clothing and drinking mulled wine seems to have done it! We love Christmas, not only because it means we get to spend time with our family, watching boxsets and old … Continue reading
Remember all those chocolatey-sugary treats you ate when you couldn’t help yourself after a long, frustrating day at work? Or maybe it wasn’t frustrating, you just really like refined carbohydrates. Let’s make it all better. Don’t worry. You can do this. I mean, we’re on your side. We’re not going to make you eat rabbit … Continue reading
Recently, one of our lovely friends asked us to come up with some more satisfying soup recipes for her to take to work that are full of nutrients to fight off winter colds. We immediately thought back to the very first soup we ever made – lettuce soup. It’s super retro and came out of … Continue reading
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