Chilli con Carne (4)

This is Thomasina Miers version and I cannot think of anyone better to turn to for a definitive recipe. If you cannot get hold of chipotles en adobe mix two tablespoons of tomato puree or ketchup with a tablespoon of hot smoked pimenton and add dried chillies to taste. Make this the day before if you can as the flavour will be much improved the next day.

Aloo Chaat Salad (4)

An easy recipe from Claire Thomson’s ” New Kitchen Basics” . You can use other vegetables or fruit in the mix depending on what you have- for example cucumber, mango or pomegranate. Chaat is an Indian Spice blend which can be purchased in some supermarkets as well as Indian stores.