Sardine Bazi

A cheap and simple yet delicious dish that my siblings and I grew up on! Even as adults we love it.  This would make a great side dish or main dish, particularly if you don’t have much time to cook or are living a student-budget lifestyle.  So break out your tinned sardines (we all have them in our cupboards don't we?!) and start cooking!

Fish baked in Banana Leaf (with warm spinach, red pepper & onion salad)

The husband and I were watching an episode of MasterChef India on Youtube one evening when he turned to me and said, ‘you’ve never cooked with banana leaves’.  Imagine my surprise and delight when I came across a bundle of banana leaves in the supermarket a few days later.  When he arrived at the dining table that evening he was blown away – but not as much as me! I used the internet to research the bit about soaking the leaves in boiling water and the rest of this recipe was all down to being guided by my gut (as usual)!!

We wiped our leaves clean and there was a bonus - no washing up!

King Prawn Curry

This is my dad’s recipe.  He’s been cooking this in his restaurants for over 30 years. 

We had a lot of fun cooking this together when I was last in the UK. 

As you can imagine, it didn't last long!!