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A whole baked salmon with herbs and browned lemon on a platter

Whole baked salmon with herbs garlic and browne...

A whole fish can form the centre of a shared table when your oven and tray can accommodate it. Ask the fishmonger to prepare it, and plan a careful serving...

Whole baked salmon with herbs garlic and browne...

A whole fish can form the centre of a shared table when your oven and tray can accommodate it. Ask the fishmonger to prepare it, and plan a careful serving...

A traybake of chicken, potatoes and red peppers with almonds

Chicken potato and red pepper traybake with alm...

An oven tray meal offers a different rhythm from a curry: prepare the vegetables, spread everything out and use doneness checks before serving. Lemon, cumin and fennel connect familiar pantry...

Chicken potato and red pepper traybake with alm...

An oven tray meal offers a different rhythm from a curry: prepare the vegetables, spread everything out and use doneness checks before serving. Lemon, cumin and fennel connect familiar pantry...

A vegetable omelette with peas, carrot and cabbage beside toast

Vegetable omelette with peas carrot and cabbage

Cooked vegetables and beaten eggs make this a substantial pan omelette. The archive calls it Spanish Omelette, but this version does not present it as a traditional Spanish tortilla. Cooking...

Vegetable omelette with peas carrot and cabbage

Cooked vegetables and beaten eggs make this a substantial pan omelette. The archive calls it Spanish Omelette, but this version does not present it as a traditional Spanish tortilla. Cooking...

A bowl of egg flower soup with silky egg ribbons and spring onion

Egg flower soup with garlic and white pepper

Thin ribbons of egg turn a vegetable stock into a warm light soup. Have the beaten eggs and starch mixture ready before the liquid reaches its final simmer. This archive...

Egg flower soup with garlic and white pepper

Thin ribbons of egg turn a vegetable stock into a warm light soup. Have the beaten eggs and starch mixture ready before the liquid reaches its final simmer. This archive...

A chickpea, yoghurt and tahini dip with lemon and flatbread

Chickpea yoghurt and tahini dip with lemon

A blended chickpea dip brings a different kind of lunch to a kitchen that also cooks dal and rice. Spoon it beside flatbread, vegetables or a sandwich filling. This yoghurt...

Chickpea yoghurt and tahini dip with lemon

A blended chickpea dip brings a different kind of lunch to a kitchen that also cooks dal and rice. Spoon it beside flatbread, vegetables or a sandwich filling. This yoghurt...

Steamed banana, coconut and semolina cakes on a plate

Banana coconut and semolina steamed cakes

Ripe banana makes these small steamed cakes a sweet option beside the savoury dishes in Lalkila Kitchen. They use a semolina mixture rather than a fermented rice batter. Their softness...

Banana coconut and semolina steamed cakes

Ripe banana makes these small steamed cakes a sweet option beside the savoury dishes in Lalkila Kitchen. They use a semolina mixture rather than a fermented rice batter. Their softness...

Cod in a coconut and ginger curry with peas and sugar snaps

Coconut ginger cod curry with peas and sugar snaps

A fish and vegetable supper built around coconut milk and pantry spices. Keep the simmer gentle after the cod goes in so the chunks stay intact. Plain rice gives the...

Coconut ginger cod curry with peas and sugar snaps

A fish and vegetable supper built around coconut milk and pantry spices. Keep the simmer gentle after the cod goes in so the chunks stay intact. Plain rice gives the...

Five spice chicken with a honey and soy glaze on wilted greens

Five spice chicken with greens honey and soy

A contemporary pan meal for a rice bowl, with a peppery coating and a little sweetness. Keep the greens and chicken ready before cooking, and use a broad pan so...

Five spice chicken with greens honey and soy

A contemporary pan meal for a rice bowl, with a peppery coating and a little sweetness. Keep the greens and chicken ready before cooking, and use a broad pan so...

A baked casserole of potato, egg and sausage topped with melted cheddar

Egg potato and sausage casserole with cheddar a...

Bread, potato, egg custard and cheddar make this an oven meal with a Western influence. Choose a clearly labelled fully cooked sausage that fits your household's preferences. Lalkila Kitchen includes...

Egg potato and sausage casserole with cheddar a...

Bread, potato, egg custard and cheddar make this an oven meal with a Western influence. Choose a clearly labelled fully cooked sausage that fits your household's preferences. Lalkila Kitchen includes...

Egg and vegetable fried rice in a wok

Egg and vegetable fried rice with ginger and ga...

This archive fried rice combines eggs and vegetables with Indian pantry spices and an optional little soy sauce. It is a contemporary mixed approach rather than a claim of one...

Egg and vegetable fried rice with ginger and ga...

This archive fried rice combines eggs and vegetables with Indian pantry spices and an optional little soy sauce. It is a contemporary mixed approach rather than a claim of one...

Crisp potato and vegetable cutlets with green chutney

Potato and vegetable cutlets with a crisp bread...

These shallow fried cutlets turn mashed potato and cooked vegetables into a snack or a filling for a roll. Drain the vegetables well before mixing. A dry, shapeable centre is...

Potato and vegetable cutlets with a crisp bread...

These shallow fried cutlets turn mashed potato and cooked vegetables into a snack or a filling for a roll. Drain the vegetables well before mixing. A dry, shapeable centre is...

Mini idlis with corn and paneer, coconut chutney and sambar

Corn and paneer mini idlis without fermentation

These small steamed cakes use semolina, yoghurt, corn and paneer rather than a fermented rice batter. They offer a different breakfast or savoury snack, especially when you want to use...

Corn and paneer mini idlis without fermentation

These small steamed cakes use semolina, yoghurt, corn and paneer rather than a fermented rice batter. They offer a different breakfast or savoury snack, especially when you want to use...