- BAKING, BREAKFAST, CAKES, CUPCAKES/MUFFINS, DESSERTS, EGGLESS, GLUTEN FREE, PASTRY/SMALL CAKES, VEGAN, VEGETARIAN
Delicious Chickpea Chocolate Chip Mug Cake… literally a hug in a mug!
This is a perfect breakfast and dessert - it's clean on the palate, is gluten free, uses simple ingredients and tastes SO GOOD! Easily made vegan by using maple syrup, it's a recipe you can experiment with, a dessert your kids will love.
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Simple Chickpea Hummus … back to the basics
Simple Chickpea Hummus … some things are good when kept basic. It’s nice to master the simplest form of a recipe, then treat is as a canvas and build on it. This is my simplest hummus, absolutely no fuss and finger licking good. It uses basic pantry ingredients if you don’t count the tahini that is. You could always skip it, or make your own. However, a bottle of tahini in the fridge is always handy, and lasts for absolutely forever.I am probably the laziest cook you’d ever find even though I do everything from scratch. So whenever I soak chickpeas overnight for a chana masala the next day, I…
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Chole Masala / Curried Spicy Chickpeas
Chole Masala / Curried Spicy Chickpeas is a quintessential recipe from the Indian sub continent, one of the most popular perhaps. Every house has it's own recipe, and you can keep them as spicy or light as you like. This is my mums. Most of her recipes, like this one, are based on andaaz, or eyeballing of ingredients. A little of this, a pinch of that, toss something in.
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Baking | Oat & Wheat Cheese Crackers, and a quick Hummus #comfortfood #simple #savoury
Oat & Wheat Cheese Crackers, and a quick Hummus...for one of those days when you are tired, feeling under the weather and craving comfort food. For days like this only quick, simple and flavourful seriously works.
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No Bake | Minty Chickpea Yogurt Parfaits … these had me smitten! #springlove #vegetarian #meatlessmonday #glutenfree
I love the idea of a parfait going savoury. Make ahead, healthy, balanced, infinite options and a load of fun! This one covers all the food groups, and deliciously so - fruits, nuts, dairy, pulses, herbs ... you get 'em all in a jar!
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Cooking | Butter Chicken & Punjabi Chole … The Chakle India Cookbook {a book review}
The Chakle India Cookbook - Adityas energy is infectious. I love the simple explanations, the ‘deglazing’ of the pan now and then, asking you to check the balance of flavours, taking in the magic of Indian spices. From the book I offer you a non vegetarian and vegetarian main meal recipe, both delicious. They celebrate the robustness of Indian cuisine.
