Chicken Palak recipe ⬇️

Chicken and Palak - the perfect combination. I have been eating chicken palak from when I was a young child and it’s one of my favourite things to eat. 

It is a classic Pakistani dish cooked with chicken, spinach and with spices. It can be served as a main course or a side dish with rice or chapatis. It’s a really simple recipe but it’s important to cook each stage with patience to achieve the perfect flavours and ensure the spinach is cooked beautifully.

What you need:
1kg chicken
600g chopped spinach
2 onions thinly sliced
6 tomatoes halved with cores removed 
6 cloves garlic crushed
1/2 inch ginger crushed
3-4 green chillies (optional)
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp salt - adjust accordingly 
Oil for cooking

Method:
1. Heat the oil in a pot & add the thinly sliced onions to it. Cook the onions for a few minutes until soft and light golden brown in colour.
2. Add crushed garlic & ginger & sauté for 1-2 mins.
3. Add the tomatoes, add approx 100ml boiling water & cover & cook for a few mins until the tomatoes have softened.
4. Remove the tomato skins & mash the tomatoes up. Continue cooking until the onions & tomatoes are soft.
5. Next add all the spices, salt & green chillies & cook for 5-6 mins adding splashes of hot water, to stop it from burning, until you have a nice thick gravy.
6. Add the chicken to the mixture & cook for 10 mins until chicken is half cooked. You will again need to continue stirring & add splashes of hot water.
7. Add the chopped spinach, cover & cook for a few mins until the spinach starts to wilt.
8. Remove the lid & continue cooking for 10-15 mins over a medium flame, continuously stirring.
9. Once the spinach has dried up & there is no water left from the spinach, the spinach has achieved a rich dark green colour, the chicken has fully cooked & the oil has separated, it’s ready to serve with roti or naan. 

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Triple chocolate trifle dessert recipe ⬇️

When you want a quick chocolate dessert - this is the recipe you need! It involves no baking and when made in these cute little dessert cups they make the perfect dessert display for your parties or events. These dessert cups are available to buy on our website or our tiktok shop. Link is in bio

Whipped cream recipe;
300ml double cream
3tbsp icing sugar
1tsp vanilla extract/essence

This should be enough to make 20 cups of trifle.

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Tandoori chicken & potato tray bake recipe ⬇️

What you need
4 chicken legs
5-6 baking potatoes
1 tbsp tandoori powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp salt (adjust according to taste)
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp ginger powder
1 tsp chaat masala
1/2 tbsp Kashmiri powder or 1 tsp chilli powder
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup oil
1/2 cup plain yoghurt
Coriander for garnishing

Method:

1. Mix all the spices, salt, lemon juice, oil & yoghurt together
2. Add the chicken and potatoes to a deep roasting tray.
3. Pour over the marinade and mix until everything is coated in the marinade. Marinate overnight for best results.
4. Cover the tray with foil.
5. Bake in the oven for 1 hour on 200°
6. After an hour remove the foil and continue baking for 20 mins to crisp the chicken and potatoes up.

Serve with vegetables and a gravy.

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I’ve been craving spring rolls for ages with a soy ginger dip so made some a few days ago for iftar.

Dip recipe;
Soy sauce
Grated ginger
Chopped spring onion
Sesame seeds

Add everything to a bowl & mix to make a dip.

Spring roll recipe coming soon!

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Easy Koftay recipe ⬇️

Koftay is a popular curry dish throughout Pakistan. Tender meatballs cooked in a spicy, flavourful curry sauce. This dish is hearty and has the perfect balance of whole & ground spices. It’s best served with hot chapatis or naan bread.

Ingredients:

Kofte/Meatballs:
1 kg mutton mince with 25% fat
1 large onion
4-5 green chillies
Bunch of coriander
5-6 garlic cloves
1/2 tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder
1/2 tbsp coriander powder
1/2 tbsp cumin powder
1 tsp salt
1 egg
1/2 cup gram flour/besan dry roasted in a pan

Curry;
2 onions sliced
1 small stick cinnamon
1/2 tsp whole black pepper
1/2 tsp whole cloves
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 tbsp garlic & ginger paste
1 tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder
1/2 tbsp coriander powder
1/2 tbsp cumin powder
1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
1 tsp chaat masala
1 tsp salt (adjust according to taste)
3-4 tbsp plain yoghurt
1 tsp garam masala
Chopped coriander

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Easy Pan fried salmon with soy, ginger & chilli sauce. Here’s another easy recipe for you to make for dinner or for lunch.
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For the salmon;
4 salmon fillets
2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp sriracha sauce
Small piece of ginger crushed

For the sauce;
4 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sriracha sauce
2 tsp cornflour
500ml cold water

Method;

1. Mix the soy sauce, sriracha sauce & crushed ginger together. Add the salmon fillets to the marinade and leave to marinate for 20-30 mins.
2. Next, mix all the ingredients together for the sauce and set aside.
3. Heat up some oil in a pan and place the salmon fillets skin side down and fry for 2-3 minutes over a medium heat. Turn the salmon over to the side and cook for 2 minutes and repeat for all sides. Finally cook skin side down again for a minute at the end. In total the salmon should take around 10-12 minutes to cook.
4. Remove the salmon from the pan and set aside.
5. In the same pan pour in the sauce. Cook over a high heat for a minutes until the sauce thickens.
6. Pass the sauce through a sieve.

Plate up the salmon with some couscous and pour over the sauce and serve with some salad or veg.

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Doodh seviyan is a milky dessert made with vermicelli noodles. The flavours of cardamom & kewra (pandanus) take this dessert up a level! It’s a popular Pakistani dessert and served at all kinds of parties, festivals and special days. It’s a great dessert to eat hot or cold and can be made in around 30 minutes.
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Here is what you need:
100 grams of seviyan (vermicelli)
1 1/2 ltr full fat milk
300 ml double cream
397g Condensed milk
8-10 cardamom pods (just the seeds)
100g unsalted butter
1 tbs kewra water
Handful of pistachios
1 cup golden sugar (increase/decrease as you wish)

Method:
1. In a pot melt the butter on a low heat ensuring it doesn’t burn.
2. Add the cardamom seeds to the butter and then the saviyan. Cook for approx 5-6 mins on a medium to low flame until you see the seviyan have turned golden and you can smell the aroma of cardamom.
3. Add the milk and sugar and stir well and bring to the boil 4-5 times.
5. Simmer for 5 mins over a medium heat.
4. You will see that the milk has thickened slightly.
5. Add the condensed milk, double cream and Kewra water and bring to the boil another 3-4 times until it is thick & creamy but still runny.
6. Pour the dood seviyan into your serving bowl and let it sit for 5 mins.
7. Whilst waiting, crush the pistachios in a pesal and mortar.
8. After 5 mins you will see that the milk has formed a thick layer on top of the seviyan that so now you can sprinkle over the crushed pistachios.
9. Can be eaten hot or cold. If serving cold then place the seviyan into the fridge for 4-5 hours.
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Pasta in tomato & basil sauce - when you don’t have much time to cook dinner then you can make my delicious pasta dish in around 30 minutes.
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Ingredients:
500g penne pasta cooked according to packet instructions
1 medium onion chopped
4 cloves of garlic chopped
1 tin of plum tomatoes
2 tbs tomato purée
1 tsp salt
1 tsp brown sugar
1 tsp ground white pepper
3-4 heaped tbsp creme fraiche
200 ml of pasta water (from when you are boiling the pasta)
Handful Parmesan/pecorino cheese for garnishing
Basil leaves
Sriracha sauce
Olive oil
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Method:
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1. Bring a pot of water to the boil, add the pasta and cook. Whilst the pasta is cooking save a cup of pasta water and set aside.
2. While the pasta is cooking, heat some oil in a separate pot and sauté the onion for a few minutes.
3. Add the chopped garlic and sauté for a few seconds.
4. Next add the tomato purée, mix and fry for 4-5 mins until the tomato purée is cooked well.
5. Add the tinned tomatoes, mix and cook for a few mins.
6. Add the basil leaves, sugar, salt & white pepper.
7. Using a masher, mash the tomatoes, mix and cook for 10-12 minutes over a low heat with the lid on stirring every now and then.
8. Remove the lid and the oil should start to separate, the tomatoes should be well cooked and you now have a delicious sauce.
9. Now add the creme fraiche, mix and cook for 4-5 minutes.
10. Add the pasta to the sauce along with the pasta water, mix and serve with some grated cheese and a drizzle of sriracha sauce.
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Serve with a salad, garlic bread and corn on the cob.
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Cous cous is a great alternative to rice and pasta and I cook this alot. It’s perfect served hot or cold with salads, chicken, lamb or fish. It’s great for meal prep too and you can store it in the fridge for up 3 days in an airtight container.
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Full recipe is up on the website. Link in bio.
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