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Aubergine and chick pea curry

February 19, 2018
by Jono

Basic, delicious vegetarian food, hearty and satisfying. Indian food is, in our opinion, some of the best in the world. The indian subcontinent has been refining its cuisine over centuries to produce complex, wonderful food that is both cost effective and healthy.

This is our take on a classic weeknight supper – bear in mind that all ingredients are approximations, and should be guided by your gut feel, and not the exact amounts. Spices vary in intensity depending on freshness, tomatoes vary in sweetness and sourness, chillis vary in hotness, and so forth – use your intuition.

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Middle east

Rose harissa (mild)

February 8, 2018August 5, 2019
by Jono

A mild harissa?? Blasphemy I hear you saying. But trust me on this, once you discover how wonderful and subtle the flavour of harissa really is, without the chilli overpowering everything, you’ll never go back.

This recipe has a hint of rosewater in the background, a very moroccan invention, and is wonderful with almost savoury dish.

This includes the lazy mans version, using canned tomato paste, but if you want to be more authentic then roast a red pepper or 2 in the oven, peel, seed, and use instead of the tomato.

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Indian

Homemade coconut milk with soy lecithin

February 5, 2018February 5, 2018
by Jono

Coconut milk is a staple in south east asian cooking, is super delicious and actually very easy and cheap to do at home!

Coconut milk is used in Indian, thai and Vietnamese dishes, such as this recipe.

You need a powerful blender, a cheesecloth, and (optional) some soy lecithin (or another emulsifier). The soy lecithin helps maintain the emulsion, and makes the whole thing more resistant to splitting when it boils. You can do it without the emulsifier, but you have to be much more careful when boiling the milk.

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Fusion

Japanese Espagnole sauce

January 27, 2018
by Jono

This takes a classic french sauce and turns it on its head with bold Japanese flavours – Unusual, delicious, and doable on the stovetop in a fraction of the time needed for a traditional espagnole sauce.

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European

Cold spicy cucumber and pea soup

January 27, 2018January 27, 2018
by Jono

Cooked and chilled cucumber soup has long been a summer favourite of ours, served cold outside in the garden.

This version is fantastic – we love the bite of the chilli, the cool creaminess of the milk, the freshness of the cucumber and herbs, and the steamed peas add substance and texture and bring it all together beautifully.

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