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Dec 2, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Cynthia Shanmugalingam
This twist on a traditional Tamil pachadi is a perfect balance for a rich festive meal, and is luxuriously creamy, sweet, fragrant from curry leaves and mustard seeds, and a little tart. It looks very beautiful on the plate, and the charred grapes burst in your mouth. Spoon some on to a flatbread or little toast for a party snack. Grape molasses from Greek or Turkish shops add an amazing depth of flavour, but if you can’t find it, pomegranate molasses or grape verjus are a great substitute.
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Jun 29, 2024 | 
bbc.co.uk | John Gregory-Smith |Cynthia Shanmugalingam |Owen Morgan |Matt Tebbutt
Host Matt Tebbutt is joined by chefs Owen Morgan and Cynthia Shanmugalingam, and by special guest Nick Mohammed. There are some great moments from the BBC food archive, including clips from Rick Stein, the Hairy Bikers, Nigella Lawson and Marcus Wareing. Drinks expert Helen McGinn picks the wines to go with the studio dishes.
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Jun 29, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | John Gregory-Smith |Cynthia Shanmugalingam |Owen Morgan |Matt Tebbutt
Host Matt Tebbutt is joined by chefs Owen Morgan and Cynthia Shanmugalingam, and by special guest Nick Mohammed. There are some great moments from the BBC food archive, including clips from Rick Stein, the Hairy Bikers, Nigella Lawson and Marcus Wareing. Drinks expert Helen McGinn picks the wines to go with the studio dishes.
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May 17, 2024 | 
houseandgarden.co.uk | Cynthia Shanmugalingam
Step 1Place a large ovenproof pan or stockpot over a medium heat and add the onions with 2tbsp of the melted butter. Fry the onions until golden, remove half and set aside. Add garlic to the onions in the pan with all the spices, the ginger and chillies, the curry leaves, the rest of the melted butter and ½tsp ground black pepper. Fry until the leaves are bright green. Step 2Add the lamb and coconut milk to the pan, and cook for 45 minutes on a medium-low heat until the meat is tender.
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May 17, 2024 | 
houseandgarden.co.uk | Cynthia Shanmugalingam
Finely slice the onion. Shred the curry leaves and mint as finely as you can. Peel and chop the radishes into little sticks. Zest and juice the lime and finely chop the green chilli. Mix everything together in a bowl – be generous with the lime zest and juice – and season with ½tsp salt to taste.
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May 17, 2024 | 
houseandgarden.co.uk | Cynthia Shanmugalingam
Spring, or vasantha kalam in Tamil, is a particularly romantic season in Sri Lanka – a time for mango flowers to bloom, for picking pomegranates and for birds to begin their mating dance. This series of recipes is inspired by my aunties and street-food vendors of my ancestral home town in the north. Paying homage to local farmers, who toil to grow in step with the seasons, this recipe is adapted to include British ingredients that are at their best at this time of year.
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May 17, 2024 | 
houseandgarden.co.uk | Cynthia Shanmugalingam
Step 1With your hands (wear gloves if possible) rub the sardines with the chilli powder and vegetable oil. Arrange the fish on a baking tray. (Wash your hands thoroughly if not using gloves.)Step 2Blitz together all the katta sambol ingredients in a blender until they have formed a paste with a thick, grainy consistency. Heat the grill to high and, when hot, slide in the tray. Grill the sardines for 1-2 minutes on each side, then remove from heat.
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May 17, 2024 | 
houseandgarden.co.uk | Cynthia Shanmugalingam
English Ash Chopping BoardStainless Steel Bowl, largeWith stackable sieveNext, why not try more warming curries from the House & Garden recipe archive?
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Apr 14, 2024 | 
vogue.com | Cynthia Shanmugalingam
A couple of years ago, in the purgatory between Covid-19 lockdowns and dating app hell, I met Joe. Solidly in my fun auntie (funtie?) era, I had all but given up on love. After another relationship came to an end, my mum surprised me with a reassuring squeeze. “You’ve got a great life,” she said. A 74-year-old Tamil grandmother, she’s been married and caring for other people for more than 50 years at that point.
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Mar 30, 2024 | 
vogue.co.uk | Cynthia Shanmugalingam
A couple of years ago, in the purgatory between Covid-19 lockdowns and dating app hell, I met Joe. Solidly in my fun auntie (funtie?) era, I had all but given up on love. After another relationship came to an end, my mum surprised me with a reassuring squeeze. “You’ve got a great life,” she said. A 74-year-old Tamil grandmother, she’s been married and caring for other people for more than 50 years at that point.
