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Mediterranean

Weekend smoky lamb roti

45 minutes

Brunch recipes

Spiced citrus, star anise, cardamom pancake stack

15 minutes

Hot drink

Spicy Chai

20 minutes

Pears stir-fried in toffee sauce

10 minutes

Santa Annas spice rub

Duck recipes

Whole Roast duck with cherry, cinnamon and nutmeg sauce

1 hour, 10 minutes

Cake recipes

Italian fig and hazelnut certosino with golden almonds

1 hour

Asian recipes

Asian-style sticky short rib

3 1/2 hours

Asian recipes

Ostrich meatballs in Burmese curry sauce with cucumber-and-coconut salad

30 minutes

Biscuit recipes

Pecan nut biscuits with red-wine poached pears and Gorgonzola

10 minutes

Cocktail recipes

Spicy hot toddy

5 minutes

Fritter recipes

Lentil fritters

30 minutes

Lentil fritters

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes, plus 20 minutes chilling time

Cooking Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

½ onion, chopped
½ chilli, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 T ground cumin
1 t ground coriander
1 T curry powder
1 T garam masala
2 T turmeric powder
100 g spinach, finely sliced
300 g red lentils, boiled
50 g butter
3 T chickpea flour
1 t salt
2 t chopped fresh coriander
2 T chutney
2 free-range eggs
sunflower oil, for frying

For the apricot dripping sauce

3 T brown sugar
125 ml water
4 T red wine vinegar
1 star anise
1 stick cinnamon
50 g dried apricots, chopped

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C.

To make the fritters, combine all the ingredients and chill for 20 minutes.

Fry spoonfuls in hot oil, then drain on kitchen paper. Finish in the oven for 15 minutes. Serve with the apricot dipping sauce.

To make the apricot dipping sauce, place all the ingredients in a saucepan, bring to the boil and cook for 10 minutes. Strain to remove the apricots before serving.

Cook's note: if you dry-fry whole cumin and coriander before grinding them in a mill, they will have more depth of flavour. Here are some tips on making your own garam masala.

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