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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

Bombay Potatoes is comfort food at its finest

Foogath is the Goan way of cooking any green vegetable, a coconut-stir-fry method where the veg picks up the…

Cabbage is finely shredded into ribbons

Cooked chickpeas (tinned for speed, OR overnight-soaked and home-cooked for the best texture) toss with diced red onion…

Chilli and red onion raita is a cooling, yoghurt-based Indian condiment with toasted cumin, fresh coriander, and a…

Ensaladang talong is the Filipino smoky aubergine salad, a Sunday-lunch staple that uses one of the great vegetable…

This is the green-bean version of the Goan foogath, French beans tossed in a coconut temper that turns a simple side…

Garlic bok choy is the side dish that every Cantonese parent makes mid-week without thinking, and it's the test of…

A small dice of cucumber (seeds out), tomato (seeds out), red onion and green chilli, tossed with roasted cumin powder, lime juice and salt

Vegetables dice into 5 mm cubes, uniform size matters for both look and dressing

Winged beans are sliced thin and tossed with kerisik (toasted grated coconut pounded to a fragrant paste), fresh herbs…

Soybean sprouts blanch in salted water 5-6 minutes (longer than mung sprouts because of the harder bean head)

Red onion is sliced as thin as possible (mandoline is ideal)

Seekh kebab is restaurant-quality barbecue

Onion bhajis are the simplest fritters yet utterly addictive