If you want to seriously upgrade your home cooking, then you need to stock your pantry and fridge with items from your local ...

The sacks of tamarind she collects, filled with the fruit of these ancient trees, are heavy with possibility. In Binga, a small but bustling town in north-western Zimbabwe, urban buyers and vendors ...

To make this chutney at home, you'll need tamarind paste or concentrate (made from tamarind pulp). You can usually find at ...

Tamarind is for sale in two forms here, “paste” or “concentrate” in the form of a thick brown liquid, or as a sticky compressed block of the dark brown whole shelled pods, sometimes called ...

Add the tamarind paste, salt, turmeric, red pepper and mix well, and then add the baingans. 5. Turn around a few times. Add about a quarter cup water, bring to a boil and simmer, covered, for about 5 ...

Cut the pumpkin into medium sized cubes. 2. To make the tamarind paste, soak the dried tamarind (readily available at grocery stores) in warm water (Water should be enough to cover the tamarind ...

Cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly, then add the tomato purée, tamarind paste (or purée), salt and sugar. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring. Add 200ml/7fl oz of cold water and bring to a simmer.

Skirt or flank steak is eaten a lot in America, and in France, but hardly at all here in the UK. This is madness, as it is so much cheaper than any other sort of steak and so rich in flavour.