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Tuna crunch jacket potatoes, generated illustration

Small Jacket Potatoes with Tuna Crunch

Two small baked potatoes carry a tuna filling with celery and red onion. This selects one filling from a larger potato-board recipe, so there is no need to prepare four...

Small Jacket Potatoes with Tuna Crunch

Two small baked potatoes carry a tuna filling with celery and red onion. This selects one filling from a larger potato-board recipe, so there is no need to prepare four...

Creamy pumpkin soup, generated illustration

Pumpkin Soup with Double Cream

Pumpkin softens in stock before being blended with cream into a smooth soup. This is a stovetop preparation, with no roasting tray or seed topping. Use a sufficiently deep pan...

Pumpkin Soup with Double Cream

Pumpkin softens in stock before being blended with cream into a smooth soup. This is a stovetop preparation, with no roasting tray or seed topping. Use a sufficiently deep pan...

Beef and kidney bean chilli, generated illustration

Beef and Kidney Bean Chilli

Browned beef, tomato and cooked canned kidney beans make a substantial one-pan chilli. The beans enter near the end because they are already cooked. Give the tomato base time to...

Beef and Kidney Bean Chilli

Browned beef, tomato and cooked canned kidney beans make a substantial one-pan chilli. The beans enter near the end because they are already cooked. Give the tomato base time to...

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...

Yakitori-style chicken and spring onion skewers, generated illustration

Yakitori-Style Chicken and Spring Onion Skewers

Soy, mirin and sake reduce into a glaze for chicken-thigh skewers. This Japanese influenced meal offers a change from a yoghurt-based chicken marinade. Keep a clean portion of glaze separate...

Yakitori-Style Chicken and Spring Onion Skewers

Soy, mirin and sake reduce into a glaze for chicken-thigh skewers. This Japanese influenced meal offers a change from a yoghurt-based chicken marinade. Keep a clean portion of glaze separate...

Mushroom and cheddar omelette, generated illustration

Folded Mushroom and Cheddar Omelette

Cook the mushrooms before making the egg layer. Their moisture can leave the pan first, and they can then be folded into the omelette with cheese and parsley. A non-stick...

Folded Mushroom and Cheddar Omelette

Cook the mushrooms before making the egg layer. Their moisture can leave the pan first, and they can then be folded into the omelette with cheese and parsley. A non-stick...

Bottle gourd and chana dal curry, generated illustration

Lauki Chana Dal with Onion and Tomato

Bottle gourd and split Bengal gram cook together in a tomato base. This adaptation selects the source’s saucepan option, with more water than its pressure-cooker method. Keep the pan within...

Lauki Chana Dal with Onion and Tomato

Bottle gourd and split Bengal gram cook together in a tomato base. This adaptation selects the source’s saucepan option, with more water than its pressure-cooker method. Keep the pan within...

Ragi mudde finger-millet balls, generated illustration

Ragi Mudde: Soft Finger-Millet Balls

Finger-millet flour thickens into a cohesive dough before being shaped into soft balls. This is a steamed, stirred preparation rather than a baked roll. Have a sturdy wooden spoon ready...

Ragi Mudde: Soft Finger-Millet Balls

Finger-millet flour thickens into a cohesive dough before being shaped into soft balls. This is a steamed, stirred preparation rather than a baked roll. Have a sturdy wooden spoon ready...

Potato-stuffed aloo paratha, generated illustration

Aloo Paratha with a Spiced Potato Filling

A soft dough and a lump-free filling make these stuffed breads easier to roll. The potato belongs inside the bread, rather than in a curry served alongside it. Prepare the...

Aloo Paratha with a Spiced Potato Filling

A soft dough and a lump-free filling make these stuffed breads easier to roll. The potato belongs inside the bread, rather than in a curry served alongside it. Prepare the...

A rustic baked pie in a ceramic dish with orange sweet-potato mash, a lightly golden grated cheddar topping and a serving opening revealing green lentils, tomato and carrot chunks, generated illustration

Lentil Shepherd’s Pie with Sweet Potato and Che...

A carrot-and-lentil filling sits beneath orange sweet-potato mash and a cheese finish. It is a vegetable version of a familiar baked pie format, rather than a meat filling with a...

Lentil Shepherd’s Pie with Sweet Potato and Che...

A carrot-and-lentil filling sits beneath orange sweet-potato mash and a cheese finish. It is a vegetable version of a familiar baked pie format, rather than a meat filling with a...

Cooked pork strips with pineapple chunks, red pepper chunks and sliced spring onion in a shiny light amber sweet-sour sauce in a plain bowl, generated illustration

Pineapple and Red Pepper Pork Stir-Fry

Pineapple juice joins vinegar and cornflour to make a glossy sauce for unbreaded pork strips. Prepare that mixture before heating the pan. With the sauce already measured, you can give...

Pineapple and Red Pepper Pork Stir-Fry

Pineapple juice joins vinegar and cornflour to make a glossy sauce for unbreaded pork strips. Prepare that mixture before heating the pan. With the sauce already measured, you can give...

Wholemeal spaghetti topped with chopped cooked red tomatoes, small chunks of canned sardines, capers and wilted rocket, lemon zest and chopped parsley, generated illustration

Sardine and Tomato Spaghetti with Lemon-Parsley...

Cooked canned sardines make this pasta different from a fresh-fish traybake. A little of the can’s oil begins the tomato sauce, while parsley, lemon zest and part of the garlic...

Sardine and Tomato Spaghetti with Lemon-Parsley...

Cooked canned sardines make this pasta different from a fresh-fish traybake. A little of the can’s oil begins the tomato sauce, while parsley, lemon zest and part of the garlic...