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My first Biryani attempt

My first Biryani attempt

Before I start, just to be clear, I am sharing with you what I did to make a biryani pure and simple. I am not claiming this to be a definitive recipe but it did taste good and I would do it again. I took 

Friday night curry Part one – Saag Paneer

Friday night curry Part one – Saag Paneer

So I wonder if anyone has tried making Paneer yet? Either way this is a perfect recipe for you to use it in or if you would prefer just buy some, I have to warn you though the taste does not compare! When I was 

Dosa’s on the Golden Mile

Dosa’s on the Golden Mile

I’m on my way back up north and have stopped off in Leicester for a night to catch up with a couple of friends. We decided to go out for a Dosa on the Golden Mile which, if you have never been to Leicester, is a mile of road full of everything asian. Banks, jewellery, food, clothes all in a buzz of colour sounds and smells. Definitely one of the best places in the UK for a curry.

 

 

We landed on Bobbby’s restaurant and takeaway a nostalgic place I remember from my student days in this city over twenty years ago. They provide a great selection of sweet and savoury snacks to take away or you can sit in for more of a meal. It is a bit shabby around the edges and could do with a fresh coat of paint but the food did not disappoint! First up was a sweet lassi. Creamy smooth with a perfect amount of sweetness.

 

 

Next we had a Masala Dosa. A crispy rice pancake filled with a potato, onion and sweetcorn mix accompanied by veg pickle, coconut chutney and a vegetable sambhar. It was delicious simple as that. Bobby’s is a no frills kind of place but is big on flavour and small on price.

 

 

We also had a dish of Paneer Pili Pili which is paneer cheese marinated in a sweet and spice sauce made from onions and peppers. This was nose runningly spicy! I had an extra sweet lassi to counteract the chilli heat!

 

 

Finally on our way home we picked up some Barfi (pistachio, almond and coconut) to take home to have with a cup of tea. This was ultra nostalgic for me as when I was a student I would finish my job as a librarian on Saturday lunch time and pick up a box of this on my way home to munch through whilst drinking tea and watching the Brookside omnibus with my housemate…These days I can only manage a small mouthful as it is so ridiculously sweet!

 

Eggs, eggs and more eggs!

Eggs, eggs and more eggs!

Fresh eggs from your own hens every day is wonderful! What happens when you have too many what can you do with them? I knew my friends hadn’t had a proper curry for sometime so went prepared with garam masala, turmeric and a chunk of