Buttermilk Soda Bread
Ingredients • Unbleached plain flour – 2 cups, about 300g (11 ounces) • Wholemeal (whole wheat) plain flour – 2 cups, about 300g (11 ounces) • Cream of tartar – ½ tsp • Bicarbonate of soda – 1 tsp • Sea salt – 1 tsp • Buttermilk (or some sort of cultured or sour milk) – 2 cups • Sea salt flakes. Preparation 1. Preheat the oven to 220° C / 425° F. Lightly flour a baking tray. Sift the flours, cream...
Tomato, Basil and Fresh Mozzarella Salad
Ingredients • Buffalo milk mozzarella, or bocconcini, sliced into 0.5 cm rounds – 250g • A few fresh basil leaves, shredded for garnish • Ripe, medium-sized tomatoes sliced into 0.5 cm rounds – 3 or 4 • Sea salt • Coarsely ground black pepper • Extra-virgin olive oil – 2-3 tbsp • Large fresh basil leaves – 12-15 whole, Preparation 1. Decoratively arrange the slices of cheese, whole basil leaves and tomato...
South Indian Hot, Sweet-and-Sour Tamarind Rice
Ingredients • Walnut-sized ball of seeded tamarind pulp – 1 • Hot water – ½ cup • Water – 3 cups • Basmati rice – 1½ cups • Cumin seeds – ¼ tsp • Whole black peppercorns – ½ tsp • Fenugreek seeds – ¼ tsp • Raw sesame seeds – 2 tbsp • Dried coconut – 3 tbsp • Rasam powder – 2 tsp • Salt – 1 tsp • Brown sugar – 2 tbsp • Peanut oil – 3 tbsp • Raw peanut halves...
Thai Sticky Rice with Mango
Ingredients • Sticky (glutinous) white rice, soaked in cold water for 1 hour, then drained – 2 cups • Coconut milk, one 400ml can – 1¼ cups • Salt – a pinch • Sugar – 2 tbsp • Ripe mangoes – 2 large • Coconut milk to serve – 2 tbsp • Mint leaves to decorate Preparation 1. Combine the rice, coconut milk, salt and sugar in an uncovered saucepan with 1¼ cups of water. Stir and bring to the boil over...
Creamed Spinach with Fresh Curd Cheese
Ingredients: • Chopped fresh ginger – 1 tsp • Fresh hot green chili, seeded and minced – 1 • Ground coriander – 1 tsp • Sweet paprika – ½ tsp • Ground cumin – ½ tsp • Turmeric – ½ tsp • Ghee or oil – 1 tbsp • Large bunches of spinach, washed, trimmed steamed, drained and finely chopped – 2 • Cream – 4 tbsp • Fresh homemade curd cheese (panir) made from 2 litres milk, cut into 1.25...