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A bowl of beans, greens and green and yellow zucchini ribbons with green pesto and orange citrus dressing in tiny cups on either side of the bowl comprise the Pesto Green Bean Ribboned Zucchini Salad with Citrusy dressing

Pesto Green Bean Ribboned Zucchini Salad with Citrus Dressing

Pesto Green Bean Ribboned Zucchini Salad – an easy and tasty lunch with the basil pistachio nuts pesto and the lemony orange dressing adding flavour to the blanched beans, herbed and buttered zucchini ribbons and fresh salad greens

A bowl of Raw Banana Varutha Erissery, a curry of green plantain cooked in turmeric and roasted coconut paste

Raw Banana Varutha Erissery with Roasted Coconut

Raw Banana Varutha Erissery, a delicious dry curry from Kerala cuisine. Cubes of cooked green Plantain sautéed with a paste of roasted coconut cumin, and garnished with roasted grated coconut.

Curried Roasted Pumpkin Soup with apples and Indian spices including turmeric, in a white bowl and a garnish of ruby red pomegranate arils and crushed pista nuts

Curried Roasted Pumpkin Soup with Indian Spices

Delicious, nutritious and easy to make Curried Roasted Pumpkin Soup with Indian spices including turmeric, fennel and chilli powder, and a garnish of pomegranate and toasted pista nuts, to warm you up on a chill evening

A bowl of Arhar ki Khatti Dhal on a yellow background, a mauve Lucknowi chikan saree and a novel based in Lucknow

Arhar Ki Khatti Dal Lucknowi – Lentil Sour Stew

Traditional Arhar ki Khatti Dal (a sour lentil stew) made in the Lucknowi style from Toor dal (Pigeon pea lentils) cooked in tamarind extract and garnished with raw peanuts soaked in water, tempered in ghee with onion, garlic, and chilli