Aloo jeera is a wonderful spicy Indian-influenced side dish, my version combines chilli, coriander, cumin with perfectly cooked new potatoes.
Side Dish Recipes
Often what we serve alongside our centrepiece recipes define the success of failure of a meal. These are my favourite side dishes!
Pourgouri is a Cypriot/Greek pilaf style of recipe that combines bulgur wheat with vermicelli noodles, it is a gloriously versatile side.
Tandoori cauliflower steaks coated in a delicious and simple Indian-influenced yoghurt paste, then roasted until tender in a very hot oven.
Crispy roasted crushed new potatoes are a wonderfully low-maintenance comfort food side dish that complements everything from meat to fish.
Braised white chicory (aka Belgian endive) is a delicious recipe that begins with a quick caramelisation in butter before being slowly cooked.
Clapshot is a Scottish dish from Orkney and it is a wonderfully easy swede and potato (tattie) mash loaded with fresh chives and butter.
Chickpea tagine with courgettes, preserved lemons & Moroccan harissa paste is a perfect vegetarian dish that works well as a main or side.
Homemade tartar (tartare) sauce blows its store-bought counterpart out of the water when made from scratch and it is remarkably quick & easy.
Salt and pepper chips are a popular British takeaway favourite and they are easy to make at home whether you bake, fry or air fry the chips.
Perfect air fryer chips that are crisp and golden on the outside and fluffy on the inside are never more than 30 minutes from your table!