This tamarind eggplant recipe from Rajasthan is from the cookbook Indian Cooking Class by Australian chef Christine Manfield, who has a deep love of India, Indian cuisines and spices, having travelled to India 40 times and published four books on Indian food. This tamarind eggplant dish is sweet and sour, savoury and saucy, and it … Read more
Our best star anise recipes make aromatic dishes from Cambodia and China to Russia and beyond, all distinguished by their wonderful fragrance and flavour. Add these recipes with star anise to your repertoire as much for their taste as their perfume – not to mention their health-giving properties. Star anise is a wonder spice. Our … Read more
Add our best recipes with lemongrass to your repertoire for their fragrance and flavour, as much as for the soothing, calming and healing effects of lemongrass. Used in traditional medicine for thousands of years, modern research has shown that lemongrass also has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties that may help fight disease and boost your … Read more
This chickpea curry recipe makes a comforting Punjabi chole from the cookbook Indian Cooking Class by Australian chef Christine Manfield, whose love of spice, Indian food and India began soon after she started cooking. Chole are ‘chickpeas’ and this richly spiced chickpea stew is a beloved dish of Punjabi cuisine of Punjab, a region straddling … Read more
This easy vegetarian chilli recipe makes a chilli con carne sin carne (without meat) and it’s vegan if you eat it without dairy accompaniments such as sour cream and cheese. While this bean chilli is a cinch to make and comes together quickly, it’s full of so much flavour thanks to the spices that even … Read more