Comfort food with a bowl of Homemade Potato Chips is a dream – so fulfilling and so tasty. In this recipe I have fried the crisps but if you are worried about calories you can even bake them. However, quite honestly these do not absorb so much oil and once in a while a little … Continue reading Homemade Potato crisps with black pepper & Smoked Paprika salt

I have had this recipe for a while but at times its always good to add a little twist to a dish, so here is the revised version. These stuffed eggplant or aubergines are a hearty dish full of flavours. I love aubergine in any kind of dishes. This one makes a statement when presented to … Continue reading Spicy Stuffed Eggplant (Aubergine)

Mauritian “Chatini Pomme d’Amour” – (Tomato Chatini) or “Chutney” or Indian “Chatni” “One would not believe one simple dish would have so many names” I don’t think that “Chatini”Pomme d’Amour (Tomato Salad or Salsa) needs an introduction, it has for long been a popular accompaniment of Mauritian cuisine. It accompanies almost all Mauritian dishes. Some … Continue reading Tomato Chatini

How about this for a meatfree dinner. This creamy mushroom is the of kind of sauce that is delicious on toast or pasta and that’s what I have done…served with sirrachi “chilli sauce” for an added bit of heat and buzz finished off with a drizzle of truffle oil. It’s so good so simple and smells … Continue reading Creamy Mushroom & Spaghetti

Make a meal out of this easy and unique lentil soup. A delicious soup packed with iron and low in fat, ready in 30 minutes, can be prepared in a pressure cooker. This soup recipe has been a long time coming, it’s a favourite in our household but I never thought of writing up the … Continue reading Lentils & Carrot Soup

This is a delicious comforting dish – perfect for a cold autumn or winter’s day. Accompanied with crusty bread it a very nutritious and healthy meal. Can be prepared the day before. Ingredients Serves 2-4 300 grams Curly Kale 1 tin Bortolli beans or Canenolli beans – drain the water and rinse 2 celery stalks … Continue reading Curly Kale Minestrone

I cannot think of anything more comforting than a bowl of hot steamy “Tarka Dhal”. Dhal is a staple food, served in most Indian household – a true classic. Creamy, spicy, aromatic with a blend of golden roasted flavours of spices. Tarka dhal is very unique to each individual; this is my version, like most … Continue reading Tarka Dhal

Taro or as we call it in Mauritius “Arouille” is a root vegetable like potatoes and very much a staple food in Africa, South Indian, Chinese cuisine – and like many of our dishes in Mauritius we inherited this delicious vegetable from our ancestral family from Africa & Asia. Taro is consumed a lot in … Continue reading “Arouille” Daube – Taro stew Mauritian style

Karela Bitter Gourd “Margose” is a delicious simple to cook recipe that is one of the most nutritious vegetables. I have always loved this vegetable/fruit since I was little. I love it any kind of dishes whether stir fried, curried, vindaye spices. Bitter gourd or Karela may not be the favourite of many people because … Continue reading Karela Stir Fry – Stir fried Bitter Gourd – “Margose Frire”

This is a very simple and easy dish to make; a very typical home cooked food that most Indian household would prepare. It is wholesome, perfect accompaniment with any other dishes. My mother used to make this dish for the family, and liked by all members in the family. As we used to live as … Continue reading Spinach & Dhal/Lentils

I love making this dish, it’s so easy and flavoursome. It can be made in very little time, and also a good way to use leftover boiled potatoes. The fried whole cumin seeds have a unique slightly nutty flavour. I like these delicious potatoes wrapped in either chapati or pharata or simply with boiled rice. … Continue reading Cumin Potatoes (Jeera Potatoes)

This is a very simple and easy dish to make; a very typical home cooked food that we enjoy very much in Mauritius. Chayote is a vegetable that is easy to grow usually seen running along fences, over shrubs, and even straight-up trees. Chayote like pumpkin is one of the vegetables, which are very low … Continue reading Chayote & Dhal – Mauritian “Dhal Chow Chow”

Potato Chutney or rather “Satini Pomme de Terre” as we call it in Mauritius is another typical vegetarian dish from Mauritius. It is a very simple basic dish and yet one that is very much loved by everyone who may have tried and tasted it. “Satini Pomme de Terre” with lots of fried onion and … Continue reading Potato Chutney – “Satini Pomme de Terre”

Are you feeding a crowd and looking for an all in one dish that is easy to make, easy to serve and would please everyone. How about a cheesy, tasty gratin made with a combination of the much loved spuds and chayote (chow-chow). This is a rich gratin but still healthy with abundance of fresh … Continue reading Chayote & Potato Gratin

This is a very simple and easy dish to make; a super delicious home cooked food that mum used to make for the whole family. Simple staple ingredients used to make a perfect one pot wholesome meal. Such dish is very nostalgic as it reminds me so much of my childhood, in a happy surrounding … Continue reading Dhal Pitta

Karela Bitter Gourd “Margose” is one of my very favourite bitter vegetables. I have always loved this vegetable/fruit since I was little. I love it any kind of dishes whether stir fried, curried, vindaye spices. Bitter gourd or Karela may not be the favourite of many people because of its bitter taste. However over centuries … Continue reading Mauritian (Bitter Gourd) Karela Vindaye – “Vindaye Margose”

Okra is a very healthy vegetable and has so many great health properties – amongst which it has a good effect on controlling blood sugar, great for digestion and therefore good for both the bowel and kidney as far as good digestion is concerned. Okra is also good for the joints in preventing stiffness, so … Continue reading Okra Salad with pickled red onion

I am sure you all must have heard off chilli paneer, well this is how easy it is to. I have made this dish which is super delicious and super quick to put together. It transforms the dish to the next level with the added sweet chilli sauce. This recipe yields one of the best … Continue reading Chilli Paneer