A TASTE OF SICILY

Sicilian & Mediterranean culture, cuisine and travel.

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Clotted Cream Masala Roasted Cauliflower

11 years ago to this day I was invited to a dinner party. I was new in Singapore and didn’t know any of the people who were going to...

Ghee Roasted Baby Potatoes in Tomato Sauce

Wherever you are, however your day is going, these lush ghee-roasted new potatoes in a flavoursome, rich will brighten up your day. I...

Lotus Stem Yogurt Curry

Lotus stem is frequently used in Chinese, as well as Japanese cuisines. Less so, but it's also used in India, particularly in the North....

Santra (orange) Burfi & Coconut Burfi

My vegan version of two Indian classic sweets. SANTRA BARFI 3 tbsp vegan butter 60g almond flour 2 tbsp almond milk, or other non-dairy...

Millet Upma

I love incorporating various grains in our diet - rice, barley, spelt, millet, couscous - millet being one of my favourite. It’s so...

Masala Taralli

…or in other words, South Indian mr. kodubale marries South Italian mrs. taralli and live happily ever after. Although we’ll be spending...

Moringa Pandesal

The basic dough for these buns is similar to that of my Sicilian buns I posted a while ago. For the first batch I drew inspiration from a...

Moringa (aka Drumstick Leaves) Stir-Fry

OK, fresh moringa (drumstick leaves) is arguably not the easiest thing to find in London. That should tell you a fair bit about the...

Yogurt Rice

It's Wednesday so it's time for another midweek quick fix and today's recipe is something that my South Indian friends will be very...

Gotu Kola Sambol (Sri Lankan Pennywort Salad)

Also known by many other names - including pennywort, brahmi, centella asiatica, vallarai keerai, ondelaga, waterhyssop, thimare and a...