EXCLUSIVE HANDS-ON ONE-TO-ONE COOKERY MASTERCLASSES

After having had to close my popular cookery classes due to Covid 19, I am now armed with great new recipes from my latest cookbook, Indian Vegan and Vegetarian and, of course, the old favourite ones! These will be four-hour hands-on classes every Saturday.  All ingredients will be provided and at the end of your lesson you can enjoy the fruits of your labour!  Signed copies of Mridula’s award-winning cookbooks will be available to buy, but pre-order is necessary. Her … Read More

EXOTIC AND UNUSUAL VEGETABLES EXPLAINED

VEGETABLES, EXOTIC AND UNUSUAL , THEIR ORIGINS AND NUTRITIONAL VALUES In recent years, vegetables have become increasingly popular.  We are now well informed and, as a result, more aware of the benefits of vegetables and, furthermore, many people have chosen to become totally vegetarians.  The fear of heart disease and other problems associated with regular consumption of animal fat, vegetables have moved to the centre of the culinary stage.  As well as the regular vegetables on our market stalls and … Read More

IN PRAISE OF MOTHER INDIA

  I thought it was high time that I wrote a little piece about India on my blog; a country where I was born and has enriched my life in a way that I never imagined possible. Having grown up with parents who had an enormous appetite for good food and our family dining table we always attractively laid out with colourful food ranging from the simplest to the most luxurious.  However, what I didn’t know until later was just … Read More