It all started with a food processor purchased in Tesco. A food processor had been on my wish list for a while and one Saturday afternoon during our weekly shop we passed by it. There it was, calling out to be, begging me to buy it. So I did. Or we did, boyfriend and I. A few weeks passed and the food processor lay unused in the store. How could I? I know, all the hype and nada…
The following weekend we ventured into town, into one of the many Asian food stores sprinkled all over the city. We choose the store on Clarendon St.
WOW. I cannot believe I have never been to this store before. It was amazing! Seriously, I was blown away. I found this Jamie Oliver recipe for easy homemade curry pastes and decided to try my hand at a Rogan Josh paste. I found all the ingredients in the Asian store for a fraction of the prices in the local supermarket.
So I gave the Rogan Josh a go and it was surprisingly easy to make. I know the recipe does stress ‘easy’ in the title, but in my experience they never are. But with this, put all the ingredients onto the food processor, blitz for about thirty seconds and thats it. I know, easy right?
Boyfriend picked up a rice cooker in Lidl few weeks earlier which was a super purchase. I’m dubious of Lidl/Aldi gadgets at the best of times but the rice cooker is truly amazing! The output is to die for – delicious fluffy rice every time cooked to perfection.
While on the subject of food, I made a delicious banana bread on Saturday using the following recipe. I’m a big fan of banana bread and the above recipe was definitely the best. Boyfriend, Mother and Brother agree. Give it a go and let me know how you get on.
