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A simple syrup of rice vinegar, palm sugar, water and salt is brought to a gentle simmer to dissolve the sugar, then cooled
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A simple syrup of rice vinegar, palm sugar, water and salt is brought to a gentle simmer to dissolve the sugar, then cooled

Cold water and a pinch of baking soda (standing in for juniper ash, the ash's alkali helps the corn release niacin and…

The Sicilian sweet-sour aubergine relish that gets better every hour it sits, and is at its best the day after you make it

Charoset is the Passover seder centrepiece, a sweet apple-and-walnut compote that symbolises the mortar the Israelites…

Fresh coconut is ground with green chilli, ginger, roasted gram and a small splash of water into a smooth paste

Goan cucumber salad is the cooling raita-meets-salad that lives beside every Goan fish curry, fresh cucumber tossed with…

Green beans almondine (haricots verts amandine) is the classic French side dish that turns a humble bowl of green beans…

Kashk-e bademjan is the Persian aubergine-and-fermented-whey dip, a smoky-savoury spread of mashed aubergine…

Kuku sabzi is the Persian herb frittata of Nowruz (Persian New Year), a deep-green baked-egg dish packed with chopped…

Big bunches of fresh herbs (parsley, coriander, dill, chives) chop very fine

A bunch of mint and a bunch of coriander are blended with green chilli, garlic, ginger, lemon juice, cumin and a small…

Fine semolina is toasted in butter; sugar syrup is poured in to hydrate; the mixture is cooked to a thick pudding; rose…

Mast-o-khiar is the Persian cucumber-and-yogurt salad, more than a tzatziki, less than a dip, the side dish that lives…

Red peppers char under a grill or in a hot oven until the skins blacken, then steam in a covered bowl so the skins peel cleanly

Onion is fried soft in oil; tomato softens to a jammy base; greens (covo, kale, spring greens or cavolo nero) wilt down…

Babka, at its sweet best as the chocolate version, turns out to be a wonderful vehicle for savoury fillings