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Chocolate yoghurt and orange dessert glasses, generated illustration

Dark Chocolate Yoghurt with Orange

Melted dark chocolate mixes into yoghurt above a layer of chopped orange. The dessert uses neither eggs nor a baked custard method. Prepare the orange before assembly and let the...

Dark Chocolate Yoghurt with Orange

Melted dark chocolate mixes into yoghurt above a layer of chopped orange. The dessert uses neither eggs nor a baked custard method. Prepare the orange before assembly and let the...

Chicory cups with prawns and mango, generated illustration

Chicory Cups with Cooked Prawns and Mango

Crisp chicory leaves become little cups for cooked prawns and mango. Prepare the components cold and dress close to serving, so the leaves keep their shape. The lemon dressing flavours...

Chicory Cups with Cooked Prawns and Mango

Crisp chicory leaves become little cups for cooked prawns and mango. Prepare the components cold and dress close to serving, so the leaves keep their shape. The lemon dressing flavours...

Cinnamon overnight oats with yoghurt, berries and almond butter, generated illustration

Cinnamon Overnight Oats with Berries and Almond...

Soaked oats make a cold breakfast that can be assembled before the morning rush. Cinnamon goes into the oats; yoghurt, berries and almond butter remain separate toppings. There is no...

Cinnamon Overnight Oats with Berries and Almond...

Soaked oats make a cold breakfast that can be assembled before the morning rush. Cinnamon goes into the oats; yoghurt, berries and almond butter remain separate toppings. There is no...

Tandoori-spiced roast chicken slices on naan with lemon, generated illustration

Tandoori-Spiced Chicken Shawarma with Naan

This is a home-oven adaptation of Barney Desmazery’s tandoori-spiced shawarma, rather than a claim to reproduce every shawarma tradition. Yoghurt, coriander, ginger and warm spices coat chicken thighs before roasting....

Tandoori-Spiced Chicken Shawarma with Naan

This is a home-oven adaptation of Barney Desmazery’s tandoori-spiced shawarma, rather than a claim to reproduce every shawarma tradition. Yoghurt, coriander, ginger and warm spices coat chicken thighs before roasting....

Potato frittata with goat cheese, pesto and rocket, generated illustration

Potato Frittata with Pesto and Goat Cheese

A potato frittata is useful when supper needs to cut into wedges rather than sit in a sauce. Thin potato slices are cooked before they meet the eggs, while pesto,...

Potato Frittata with Pesto and Goat Cheese

A potato frittata is useful when supper needs to cut into wedges rather than sit in a sauce. Thin potato slices are cooked before they meet the eggs, while pesto,...

Illustrative sliced beef and broccoli in soy sauce with sesame seeds.

Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry with Ginger and Soy

Have the broccoli cooked and the sauce measured before heating the pan. Thinly sliced steak and a prepared sauce make the final cooking sequence easier to manage. This adaptation uses...

Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry with Ginger and Soy

Have the broccoli cooked and the sauce measured before heating the pan. Thinly sliced steak and a prepared sauce make the final cooking sequence easier to manage. This adaptation uses...

Illustrative shakshuka with four eggs in thick tomato sauce.

Shakshuka with Cherry Tomatoes and Coriander

Give the tomato base time to thicken before adding the eggs. A shallow pan with a lid makes it easier to keep the eggs in their own hollows. Serve the...

Shakshuka with Cherry Tomatoes and Coriander

Give the tomato base time to thicken before adding the eggs. A shallow pan with a lid makes it easier to keep the eggs in their own hollows. Serve the...

A stack of banana and oat pancakes with banana slices and honey

Banana and Oat Pancakes with Whisked Egg Whites

These pancakes use oats in the batter and whisked whites for lift. They are a breakfast option for a kitchen where toast, upma and pancakes can all have their place.

Banana and Oat Pancakes with Whisked Egg Whites

These pancakes use oats in the batter and whisked whites for lift. They are a breakfast option for a kitchen where toast, upma and pancakes can all have their place.

Chilli garlic prawns in a sticky red sauce with spring onion and sesame in a black iron skillet, rice and lime wedges beside it

Chilli Garlic Prawns in a Sticky Sauce

Keep the prepared sauce beside the hob before cooking the prawns. This is a contemporary sweet-hot stir-fry to eat with plain rice, without assigning it to a single traditional cuisine.

Chilli Garlic Prawns in a Sticky Sauce

Keep the prepared sauce beside the hob before cooking the prawns. This is a contemporary sweet-hot stir-fry to eat with plain rice, without assigning it to a single traditional cuisine.

Chicken tikka skewers with a cucumber salad and lemon

Yoghurt Chicken Tikka Skewers with Cucumber Salad

A prepared curry paste keeps these skewers practical for a mixed weeknight menu. Choose a paste whose chilli level suits your household rather than assuming every jar has the same...

Yoghurt Chicken Tikka Skewers with Cucumber Salad

A prepared curry paste keeps these skewers practical for a mixed weeknight menu. Choose a paste whose chilli level suits your household rather than assuming every jar has the same...

A bowl of carrot, ginger and white bean soup with bread

Carrot, Ginger and White Bean Soup

A partly blended soup gives you both a smooth base and pieces to spoon up. It is a useful change of pace for households that alternate dal, sandwiches and soup...

Carrot, Ginger and White Bean Soup

A partly blended soup gives you both a smooth base and pieces to spoon up. It is a useful change of pace for households that alternate dal, sandwiches and soup...

A tuna, sweetcorn and pepper pasta salad in a glass bowl

Tuna sweetcorn and pepper pasta salad with yogh...

A cold pasta meal is another useful option for an Indian household abroad. It can sit beside rice dishes and familiar curries in the weekly plan without needing to imitate...

Tuna sweetcorn and pepper pasta salad with yogh...

A cold pasta meal is another useful option for an Indian household abroad. It can sit beside rice dishes and familiar curries in the weekly plan without needing to imitate...