
Baingan Bharta
A whole aubergine is charred directly over a gas flame until the skin is blackened and the flesh inside is soft
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A whole aubergine is charred directly over a gas flame until the skin is blackened and the flesh inside is soft

The okra is washed, dried thoroughly and trimmed, then cut into 2 cm pieces

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

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

Pita breads are torn into pieces and toasted (or fried) until crisp and crunchy

A torn pita is brushed with olive oil and grilled or fried until golden and crisp

The Saudi take on foul medames, somewhere between the Egyptian original and the Yemeni daal-like versions

Fried green tomatoes are the South's answer to using up the last of the summer tomato patch before frost, firm unripe…

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

Full-fat natural yogurt salts; strains through a fine sieve lined with cheesecloth (or a thin tea towel) over a bowl for 12-24 hours

Split yellow moong dal (or chana dal, or a mix) is rinsed and pressure-cooked or simmered with turmeric until completely soft

Matbucha is the North African-Israeli slow-cooked tomato-and-pepper salad, a thick, jammy spread of charred peppers and…

Tuscan summer salad invented to use up the day-old bread, and one of the cleverest ways to eat tomatoes when they're at their peak

Maris Piper or floury potatoes peel and cube 2 ½ cm

Split yellow moong dal (or toor dal) cooks with turmeric, salt and water for 25 minutes until soft and breaking down