A delicious vegetarian supper from Meera Sodha.
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Cornbread with Garlicky Tomatoes (6)
Turmeric Dal Baked Eggs (4)
Samosa Chaat (10)
A very special recipe for Diwali ( or any other time) from ” Zaika” by Romy Gill. Romy has a restaurant in Thornbury near Bristol which has been on my go to list for a while. The story goes that when restaurant critic Grace Dent of the Guardian was asked what her desert island dish would be she said Romy Gill’s Samosa Chaat. I need say no more! If you cannot get Haldiram’s Aloo Bhujia ( try supermarkets or Indian grocery stores) then you can use roasted peanuts. You can also use any vegetable samosas if you dont want to make them yourself.
Lamb and Broad Bean Pilaf (4)
Souvlakia (2)
I can still remember eating my very first Souvlakia in the hot summer of 1976 on Syntagma Square in Athens. A cheap meal of spicy lamb in flatbread served in a paper cone, the juices dribbling down your clothes as you ate no matter how careful you were…This version is from Nigel Slater’s ” The 30 Minute Cook”.