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  • Beef barbacoa with black beans in pressure cooker

    This is a go-to recipe of mine in the winter, a hearty stew-like dish that gives me a deep sense of satisfaction. Preparation is relatively simple, however cooking time can be long. Originally, I prepared this in a cast iron pot in the oven, cooked for 8 hours at 120 degrees Celsius. However, not so…

  • Pan-fried naan bread

    This is an easy naan recipe that can be prepared without an oven. Original credit goes to Nisha: https://rainbowplantlife.com/vegan-naan/#wprm-recipe-container-15642 Ingredients Dough 80 ml water 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp active dry yeast 125 g all-purpose flour 1/4 tsp salt 1/8 tsp baking powder 1 tsp neutral flavoured oil and some more for kneading Garlic sauce…

  • Base gravy recipe for British-Indian curries

    Base gravy recipe for British-Indian curries

    This recipe is courtesy of Al’s kitchen and I can also vouch for it. Thank you, Al for sharing it with us all. You can watch his video where he is preparing this gravy on YouTube here. In this version I halved all ingredients to match my needs. Ingredients I’m listing the ingredients by category,…