What you need: Filling: 1 cup smoked tuna – diced/sliced (substitute: 1 can Light meat tuna chunks) 2 Dorset Naga (Chinese capsicum/ ghost chili/githeyo mirus) – finely chopped ⅓ cup curry leaves – finely chopped 1 cup onion – finely sliced 1 tbsp pepper – crushed 3 cups cabbage – finely sliced 5 eggs – hard boiled, chopped Salt to taste Dough: 3 cups...

What you need: 1 cup plain flour 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt ½ tsp Bicarbonate of soda ½ cup sugar 2 Eggs 3 tbsp water 2 cups banana – mashed How to make: Preheat oven to 180°C (350 ˚F / Gas mark 4). Combine dry ingredients & add egg, water & banana. Beat until well combined. Spoon into greased 20 x 10cm loaf tin and bake for 45 minutes or...

What you need: 1kg chuck steak – cut into about 3 cm cubes 2 tbsp coriander – ground 1 tbsp cumin – ground 1 tsp turmeric powder ½ tsp black pepper – coarsely ground 1 tsp chili powder 2 cup onion – finely sliced ¼ cup curry leaves 2 tsp ginger – grated 3 cloves garlic – pressed/grated/very finely chopped 1 Dorset Naga (Chinese capsicum/ ghost...

What you need: 4 cups faaroshi (bread rusk) – finely ground 2 cups sugar 2 eggs 2 tbsp rose water 2 tsp vanilla essence 2 cups coconut cream How to make: Preheat oven to 180°C (350 ˚F / Gas mark 4). Mix the ground rusk, eggs and sugar. Add the rose water, vanilla essence and coconut cream and mix well. Grease a baking dish and pour in the mixture. Bake for about...

What you need: 500 g potato – diced into about 1 inch cubes 4 tbsp cooking oil 2 cup onion – diced into about 1 inch cubes ¼ cup curry leaves 1 tsp ginger – grated 3 cloves garlic – pressed/grated/very finely chopped 1 tsp mustard seeds 1 Dorset Naga (Chinese capsicum/ ghost chili/githeyo mirus) – finely chopped 3 cardamom seeds ½ tsp chili powder 1 tsp...

What you need: 3 cups plain flour 10 very ripe bananas 1 cup sugar 1 cup coconut – desiccated/scraped 2 tsp vanilla essence (substitute: 2 tsp rose water) Vegetable oil for frying How to make: Mash the bananas with the sugar until sugar melts. When the bananas are well-mashed, add the flour and coconut. Mix well, then add the vanilla essence (or rose water). Heat...

What you need: 4 eggs ¾ cup milk 3 tbsp soft brown sugar 1 tsp nutmeg (thakuvah) – ground 12 slices bread 1 tbsp cinnamon – ground oil or butter for frying How to make: In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs. Add the milk, brown sugar and nutmeg stirring well to combine. Soak bread slices in the egg mixture until saturated. Heat a lightly oiled frying pan over...