Doi bora - Lentil fritters in yoghurt
“You will need to begin this recipe a day ahead. Doi bora unites two beloved ingredients: doi (yoghurt) and bora (fritters). It’s a contrasting blend of crispy exterior and soft, yoghurt- infused centre. The fritters, traditionally made from ground and whipped urad daal (also known as black gram), are deep…”
Lamb tangri roast - Roast leg of lamb
“You will need to begin this recipe at least a day ahead. There’s something undeniably theatrical about placing a whole roast leg of lamb at the centre of the table, its inviting aroma swirling around the room. If there’s one dish that captures both showmanship and substance…”
Best butter roast chicken - Fatimas
Spatchcocking a chicken is a two-minute kitchen hack that we think everyone should know. We buy a whole free-range or organic chicken, then cut out the breastbone with scissors before butterflying the bird and pressing down sharply on it once to make it sit flat. The Middle Eastern spices and curry leaves transform…”
Chicken ricotta meatballs
If you’re looking at this recipe and wondering why we just didn’t use chicken mince, it’s because we don’t like it. Like, we r-e-a-l-l-y don’t like it. That stuff you get from the supermarket? It’s mushy, pallid and has a really sloppy texture and who knows what sad part of the bird it actually comes from. So yeah, we chop our own…