My Loubia / Lubia / Loobia – Classic Algerian Beans!

The best way to describe these beans is a spicier version of English baked beans! Haricot beans are cooked in a tomato sauce flavoured with lots of garlic, cumin & paprika. This recipe is for the way I cook it most – the slow cook way – but you can make it easily in a pressure cooker; just reduce the water to a total of 2 litres, add a chicken stock cube & take care with the seasoning. It should only take 45-50 mins in the pressure cooker. If you have any Algerian hot green peppers, this is really nice with 1-2 thrown in half way through! N.B: Time to make doesn’t include overnight soaking of the beans.

El Salvadorian Bean and Cheese Pupusas

Pupusas are, in my opinion, El Salvadorian comfort food! A pupusa is like a thick corn flour pancake filled with either beans, cheese, beans and cheese, or beans, cheese and pork (which is called Pupusas Revueltas). It is served with tomato sauce to pour on top or dip bites into, and curtido on the side. These things really put me in a happy place. Enjoy the recipe– I hope they put you in a happy place as well!

Chicken Tikka Masala

Spicy ‘Indian’ dish who’s origin is disputed. Voted the UK’s most popular dish. This version is from America’s Test Kitchen. Chicken is cubed after it is cooked to keep it moist.

Meatball sandwich

Sometimes all you need is a really good sandwich and this one with homemade meatballs and tomato sauce is just the trick.

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