What you need: 1½ cups caster sugar 2 tbsp gelatin 1 tsp vanilla essence 2 cups coconut – desiccated/scraped Food coloring – red, yellow, green and blue 4 snap-lock bags How to make: Grease a 3cm-deep, 16.5cm x 26cm (base) slab pan. Line base and sides with baking paper, allowing a 2cm overhang at both long ends. Combine sugar and ⅔ cup hot water in a...

What you need: 1½ cups chocolate – finely chopped ⅓ cup strong black coffee – freshly made 3 eggs, separated 2 tbsp caster sugar ¾ cup thickened cream How to make: Place the chocolate in a large bowl and pour the coffee over. Stand for 1 minute and stir until chocolate melts. Add egg yolks and beat using a wooden spoon until combined. Whisk the egg whites...

What you need: 500 g aubergine/eggplant – 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...

What you need: 1½ cups milk Marie Biscuits – about 1 packet 5 tbsp Sugar 3 tbsp Cornflour 3 tbsp Cocoa powder 4 tbsp Instant Coffee Powder Nuts – a few for garnish How to make: Dilute instant coffee powder with 3 tbsp warm water. Dip both sides of the Marie biscuits in this and layer them in a serving bowl. Repeat with the whole packet. In a bowl, mix cocoa...

What you need: 2½ cups plain flour 1 tsp baking powder Pinch salt 2 tbsp caster sugar ½ cup caster sugar ½ cup water – iced ⅔ cup olive oil 1 egg yolk 1 egg white – lightly whisked 15 apples – peeled, thinly sliced 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice 1 tsp ground cinnamon How to make: Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and 2 tbsp sugar. Combine the oil, egg yolk...

What you need: ¾ cup plain flour ¼ tsp cinnamon – ground ¼ cup caster sugar 1 egg – lightly beaten ⅓ cup chilled soda water 4 large bananas, peeled – cut diagonally into 6 slices vegetable oil, for shallow frying How to make: Sift flour and cinnamon together into a large bowl. Stir in sugar. Make a well in the centre. Add egg and soda water. Whisk until a...

What you need: 500 g fresh tuna – diced into small pieces 3 tbsp cooking oil 1 cup onion – finely sliced ¼ cup curry leaves 1 tsp ginger – grated 4 cloves garlic – pressed/grated/very finely chopped 1 Dorset Naga (Chinese capsicum/ ghost chili/githeyo mirus) – chopped 3 pieces of Pandan (rampe/ raambaa) leaves – cut into ½ inch pieces 3 cardamom seeds 2...