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15–20 minutes

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20 minutes

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40 minutes

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5 - 10 minutes

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Rolex

30 minutes

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Home-made falafel

25 minutes

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Sweetcorn, spinach and feta lagan

30 minutes

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15 minutes total, if cooking in batches (3 minutes per side)

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Chicken dumplings on baked chickpeas

45–50 minutes

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Gluten-free turmeric fritters

30 minutes

Diwali recipes

Chana magaj with pistachios

30 minutes

Chana magaj with pistachios

Serves Makes 9 squares

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

500 g ghee
500 g chickpea flour
500 g icing sugar
100 g roasted, unsalted pistachios, ground
275 g full-cream milk powder
3 t freshly ground cardamom
150 g pistachios, for topping

Method

1. Line a 23 cm square cake tin with baking paper and set aside.

2. Place the ghee and chickpea flour into a large nonstick pan over a medium heat and braise until golden brown, about 15 minutes.

3. Remove from the heat and mix in the icing sugar, ground pistachios and milk powder. Return to the heat and stir continually until it turns a deep caramel colour.

4. Remove from the heat and mix in the cardamom. Press the mixture into the cake tin, top with the pistachios and chill to set.

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Photograph: Jan Ras
Production: Hannah Lewry
Food assistants: Kate Ferreira

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