👉 A real Greek salad – horiatiki, or “village salad” – has no lettuce and no complicated dressing. It is all about ripe summer tomatoes, crunchy cucumber and peppers, good olive oil and a thick piece of feta on top. This version adds a squeeze of lemon for extra freshness.…
👉 This fried chicken gets its name from the three layers on every piece: seasoned flour, a thin beer batter and a final coat of flour. Together they fry into a thick, craggy crust that stays crunchy long after it leaves the pot. 🍳 How to Make Triple-Dipped Fried Chicken…
👉 Chilli baby corn is a classic of Indo-Chinese cooking – the spicy, saucy Chinese-style food loved all over India. Baby corn is fried in a light, crispy batter and tossed in a hot wok with garlic, chilies and a sweet-sour sauce. 🍳 How to Make Chilli Baby Corn Blanch…
👉 Small green lentils hold their shape when cooked, which makes them a perfect warm base for a piece of fish with crispy skin. Sun-dried tomatoes and a splash of white wine give the lentils a rich, savoury flavour without much effort. 🍳 How to Make Seared Fish on Lentils…
👉 This sweet and sour chicken with pineapple tastes like your favourite takeaway, but it is lighter, fresher and ready in about 35 minutes. Crispy pieces of chicken thigh are tossed with peppers, onion and juicy pineapple in a glossy sauce that balances sweet, tangy and salty. The secret is…
👉 Wild rice is actually the seed of an aquatic grass, and it gives this salad a chewy texture and nutty flavour. Mixed with toasted nuts, sweet apricots and lots of fresh herbs, it makes a great side dish, packed lunch or vegetarian main. 🍳 How to Make Wild Rice…
👉 This one-tray roast chicken is the easiest kind of family dinner: chicken, sweet potatoes, potatoes, red onions, garlic and sage all roasted together in one pan. The vegetables soak up the chicken juices and turn sticky and golden, while the skin crisps up on top. Just one tray to…
👉 This is a clean, gently spiced chicken soup in the style of South-East Asian noodle broths. The chicken simmers with ginger, garlic and star anise to make its own stock, then gets shredded back into the bowl with noodles, tofu and plenty of fresh herbs. 🍳 How to Make…
👉 Duck breast is easier to cook than most people think. Starting it skin side down in a cold pan slowly melts the fat and leaves the skin thin and crisp, and that same duck fat then flavours a quick stir-fry of pak choi and asparagus. 🍳 How to Make…
👉 This is a weeknight-friendly lasagne: a proper slow-simmered meat sauce, but instead of making a béchamel you simply spread crème fraîche between the layers and top it with mozzarella and Parmesan. It is creamy, rich and very hard to get wrong. 🍳 How to Make Easy Lasagne Start the…
👉 This strawberry pie has two layers: a light, cheesecake-like cream at the bottom and a pile of fresh berries set in a shiny homemade glaze on top. It needs no baking apart from the crust, which makes it perfect for strawberry season. 🍳 How to Make Two-Tier Strawberry Pie…
👉 Butter chicken, or murgh makhani, was created in Delhi as a way to use leftover tandoori chicken in a rich tomato and butter gravy. This home version marinates chicken in spiced yogurt, browns it in a pan and simmers it in a smooth, mildly spicy sauce. 🍳 How to…
