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Vegetable Biryani

August 23, 2017 smitsa 1

A classic vegetable biryani dish which is based on one that I have had regularly from the takeaways in Cinderford for many years. Ingredients 275g […]

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Vanilla

August 18, 2017 smitsa 0

The best thing about vanilla is just how versatile it is as a flavour. Never mind the fact that it is the second most expensive […]

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Field Mint

August 16, 2017 smitsa 0

Field mint is often found in the garden where it’s chopped leaves are infused in vinegar and used as sauce  to accompany lamb or in teas where it […]

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Lucknow Cuisine: Sheermal Bread

August 12, 2017 smitsa 1

Sheermal or Shirmal (Persian: شیرمال‎; Urdu: شیرمال‬‎ “shyrmal”; Hindi: शीरमल) is a bread which features heavily in Awadhi cuisine that derives from Lucknow in particular in India. It came to light after one […]

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Jujube (Zizyphus)

August 11, 2017 smitsa 0

The Zizyphus species of which there are about 40 are all thorny, small to medium sized trees and belong to the same family as Sea […]

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Davidson’s Plum

August 10, 2017 smitsa 1

The Davidson’s plum (DP) is a group of three rainforest trees (Davidsonia jerseyana, Davidsonia johnsonii and Davidsonia pruriens) living in Australia which produce fruit. Their […]