Month: March 2023

Food & Drink

Aloo chaat
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Aloo chaat

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients For the aloo chaat 600g/1lb 5oz potatoes, peeled and cut into small chunks 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp fennel seeds, crushed 2 tsp chaat masala 1 tsp red chilli powder 15g/½oz fresh coriander, chopped 1 pomegranate, seeds separated 1–2 green chillies, chopped, seeds in ½ lemon, juice only 60g/2¼oz Greek-style yoghurt 1 tsp caster…

Cannellini bean and pea stew
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Cannellini bean and pea stew

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to garnish 200g/7oz red onion, finely diced 200g/7oz celery, finely diced and leaves reserved for garnish 200g/7oz red pepper, finely diced 3 garlic cloves, grated 2 tsp paprika 2 tsp dried mixed herbs 1 vegetable stock cube 1 tbsp cornflour or plain flour 400g tin cannellini beans, drained and rinsed 2 tbsp tomato purée…

Cullen skink with wholemeal soda bread
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Cullen skink with wholemeal soda bread

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients For the wholemeal soda bread 250g/9oz wholemeal flour 250g/9oz plain white flour 1½ tsp table salt 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 425ml/¾ pint buttermilk For the Cullen skink 50g/1¾oz butter, plus extra to serve 1 onion, finely chopped 1.2 litres/2 pints full-fat milk 750g/1lb 10oz floury potatoes (Maris Piper or King Edward), peeled and cut into…

Lentil and basmati khichdi
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Lentil and basmati khichdi

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients For the lentil and basmati khichdi 120g/4½oz basmati rice, washed, soaked for 15 minutes and drained 240g/8½oz red lentils, washed, soaked for 15 minutes and drained 1 tsp ground turmeric 4 tsp salt 4 tbsp vegetable oil 1½ tsp cumin seeds 1 dried red chilli 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 onion, finely chopped 100g/3½oz cauliflower, cut into 1cm/½in…

Stuffed peppers in a creamy tomato sauce
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Stuffed peppers in a creamy tomato sauce

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients For the stuffed peppers 70g/2½oz brown or white rice 2 tbsp butter splash olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 1 large carrot, peeled and finely chopped 2 celery sticks, finely chopped 100g/3½oz sweetcorn kernels or peas 1 green apple, cored and diced small handful fresh thyme leaves salt and ground white pepper 4 large red peppers, tops sliced off, seeds removed…

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