Festive food for Diwali

Diwali, the festival of lights, is one of the biggest festivals in India, which brings families and friends together. It is celebrated not only in India but by people all over the world. This year I am delighted to be working with Sainsbury’s to celebrate this exciting time of year by sharing these Diwali recipes with you. On Diwali people … Read More

Karela Papdi from The Cardamom Trail

These light crispy snacks are great fun and simple to make. My mum makes these a lot. You won’t be able to stop eating them! You can find the full recipe in my book ‘The Cardamom Trail’. Enjoy!

My little taste of Punjab

It was my first ever trip to Punjab. My grandparents originally came from Punjab before they moved to central India but I had never had a chance to visit before December 2015. My whole family decided to take a trip to Amritsar in Punjab as I had long wanted to visit the Golden Temple. We took a train from New … Read More

Healthy delicious Lentil and Tomato soup

At this time of the year, many of us are still trying to maintain our resolutions of eating more healthily and doing more cooking at home. When life is busy with either work or kids it gets very difficult to stick to your turn-of-the-year resolutions. This healthy and delicious Lentil and Tomato soup recipe will not only help you give … Read More

Red Velvet Cake

This red velvet cake is really moist and super delicious. The stunning colour of the sponge looks beautiful against the contrasting cream cheese icing.

Baking an Autumn Tree- Get Creative

Baking an Autumn Tree I got a chance to do something really creative recently when I was asked by BBC- Get Creative team to come up with something really artistic using my baking skills. I decided to bake an Autumn Tree using Cake and biscuits. I was really pleased with the gorgeous tree I was able to make. You can … Read More

Just desserts?

We are in week 4 of The Great British Bake Off already and its dessert week! Its summer time which can only mean one thing- Loads of rain! The bakers were tasked with making 12 identical crème brûlée. I do like a nice crème brûlée and just like Mary, I don’t have a blow torch. Mat made coconut and lime, which I loved the … Read More

The Great British Bread week

So it was ‘Bread week’ in The Great British bake off this week. It started with fresh looking Mel and Sue, as enthusiastic as ever, asking all the bakers to make a Quick Bread. These are breads without yeast made with baking powder or bicarb, which sounds more like a cake to me! Anyways they all start swiftly. Matt and Nadiya … Read More