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good and proper steak pie

By lawriemc2013
this one is a favourite
- Serves: 6
- 6 rump steaks
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion
- 2 glasses red wine
- 1 litre beef stock
- 2 egg yolks
- 500g puff pastry
Ryan's Tomato Pasta

By john french
A quick and easy pasta dish
- 500g Passata
- 2 tsp Garlic Granules
- 1 tsp Sage
- 1 tsp Thyme
- 2 tsp Parsley
- 1/2 tsp Oregano
- 1/2 tsp Rosemary
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 300g pasta
- 150g bacon or chorizo
- 150g Grated cheese
Mushroom Pasta

By Jonespe
A quick and easy creamy pasta
- 150g dried pasta
- 295g tin of Campbells low fat condensed mushroom soup
- 200g mushrooms
- ½ onion
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 tsp dried Italian herbs
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp cracked black pepper
- 1 tsp brandy
Cheesy Jack BBQ Chicken

By bubbles
A deliciously sticky chicken breast covered in Jack Daniels BBQ sauce, crispy bacon rashers and melted mature chees...
- 2 chicken breasts
- 5-6 tablespoons of Jack Daniels BBQ sauce (any BBQ sauce works
- but the JD makes it super tasty!)
- 2 handfuls of a really good grated cheddar
- 6 rashers of streaky bacon (I use smoked)
Aloo Posto (Potato with Poppy seeds)

By Joydeep Pal, Joydeep's World of Food
A very hot favourite in Bengal, India
- 3 or 4 medium sized Potatoes
- 2 Green Chillies/ 1 Red Chilly (optional)
- 3 tablespoons of Oil : Mustard (preferred)/Sunflower oil
- Spices:
- Black Cummin (Kalo Jeera): 1 table-spoon
- Poppy Seeds (Posto): 25 gms
- Turmeric powder (Halud/Haldi): 1 tea-spoon
- Sugar: 1 tea-spoon
- Water
- Salt to Taste
chicken, mango and chilli salad

By lovecooking247
This started off life as a reworking of Coronation Chicken, that mixture I can't help liking, against all contempor...
- 1 mango (cut into approx. 1cm cubes)
- 1 spring onion (finely chopped)
- 1 - 2 red chillies (or to taste) deseeded and finely chopped
- juice of 2 limes (to taste)
- 1 cold cooked chicken breast (cut into chunks)
- 1 little gem lettuce (sliced or shredded)
- 1 large handful fresh coriander (chopped)
- 1 teaspoon groundnut oil
- 4 drops toasted sesame oil
Thai Green Beef Curry with Eggplant

By Laurapackham
1. Put vegetable oil into a wok, add the green curry paste, cook over a low heat until the aroma develops
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 3 tbsp green curry paste
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 300g of minced beef
- 100g eggplant
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 cup basil leaves
- 2 chopped red peppers
Super Tasty Bolognese

By Jonespe
Family Favourite
- ½ onion
- 1 red bell pepper
- 150g mushrooms
- 250g lean steak mince
- 400g tinned chopped tomatoes
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 tsp tomato puree
- 1 tsp dried allspice
- 1 tbsp dried Italian herbs
- 300g dried spaghetti
- salt and pepper to taste
Flaked Fish Curry with Tumeric and Cardamom

By Freshandhealthy1234
Gluten free, dairy free
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion
- chopped
- 1 clove of garlic
- crushed and chopped
- 1 knob fresh ginger
- grated
- 2 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp coriander (ground)
- 1 tsp cardamom
- 1/2 tsp tumeric
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 fresh green chilies
- chopped
- Small bunch of fresh coriander
- chopped
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 x 400g chopped tomatoes
- 450g cod fillets or alternative white fish (coley
- pollock etc)
Chicken Kasha (Slow cooked chicken in spicy yoghurt curry )

By Joydeep Pal, Joydeep's World of Food
A very popular Bengali Main dish, Chicken Kasha, is cooked almost everywhere
- 1 kg Chicken (washed and medium pcs)
- 100 gm Yoghurt or curd
- 2 pc Tomato (big)
- 3 or 4 Green Chillies
- 2 tablespoons of Ginger Garlic Paste
- 6-8 tablespoons of Oil : Mustard (preferred)/Sunflower oil
- Medium Size Onion: 2 nos
- Spices:
- Cummin Whole(Jeera): 1/4 teaspoon
- Cinnamon (Darchini): 1/4 of a stick
- Cardamom (Elaichi): 3 small one
- Clove (Labongo/laung): 3
- Bay leaves (Tejpata) : 3
- Black peppercorns (Golmorich) : 10
- Garam Masala: ½ teaspoon
- Cumin powder (Jeera): 1 table-spoon
- Turmeric powder (Halud/Haldi): 1 tea-spoon
- Sugar: 1 tea-spoon
- Water
- Salt to Taste
Yellow Chicken Curry with Potatoes

By Laurapackham
1. Put vegetable oil into a wok, add the yellow curry paste, cook over a low heat until the aroma develops
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 3 tbsp yellow curry paste
- 1 1/2 cups coconut milk
- 300g of minced chicken
- 100g diced potatoes
- 100g sliced carrots
- 100g onion*
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 chopped red pepper
Mackerel Fried Rice

By imposter88
Quick, easy, cheap and tasty
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp Massaman Thai curry paste
- 3 eggs
- beaten
- Pinch of caster sugar
- 2 measures of cooked rice (basmati or longgrain)
- Small bunch spring onions
- chopped
- 1/2 tin garden peas
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 tins of mackerel fillets in brine
- drained
- A few slices of cucumber
- halved
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