Type: Fried
Fried upma with poached egg
Upma, a thick semolina-based porridge, is a popular south Indian breakfast dish or tiffin-box staple. The spices are not as they might…
Buttermilk-crusted okra with tomato and bread sauce
One shouldn’t really have favourites but, as with children in the eyes of their doling parents, some just do shine a bit…
Smoky polenta chips
Smoky, crisp and cheesy with a rich tomato sauce: my version of fries with ketchup but, possibly, even more moreish. I use…
Mixed vegetables and yoghurt with green chilli oil
This is a dish I picked up on a visit to Istanbul. I had it in a kebab restaurant, but for me…
Seared girolles with black glutinous rice
I love all rice but I really, really love this rice. Striking to look at, it is, like other short-grained rice, nutty…
Polenta crisps with avocado and yoghurt
For all of its versatility, polenta is one of those ingredients that spends too much of its time at the back of…
Pea and mint croquettes
For a while we had a pretty wicked trio running the evening service at Ottolenghi in Islington. Tom, Sam and Myles were…