The bubbling beauty of baked pasta From a Sichuan-inspired lasagne and a simple macaroni cheese to pasta al forno with meatballs, here are a few easy, inspired recipes to enjoy hot from the oven The Guardian - UK · Feb 26
Tamal Ray’s recipe for grilled mackerel with summer butter bean salad A fish salad that really packs a punch The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2024
Comfort classic: Tamal Ray’s recipe for an easy tuna melt As Grace Dent’s Comfort Eating podcast returns for its fifth series, Tamal reveals his go-to snack: a toasted sandwich that has stuck with him since his student days The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023
Tamal Ray’s recipe for veg patch frittata A cheesy, tomatoey, herby frittata in honour of someone special The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2023
Midweek meal: Tamal Ray’s recipe for lamb and halloumi flatbreads This pizza-style meal combines earthy lamb and salty halloumi with sweet cinnamon and currants for a burst of flavour The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2023
Midweek meals: Tamal Ray’s recipe for okonomiyaki A store-cupboard version of the classic Japanese pancake, here featuring a soy-and-Marmite batter and muddled with cabbage, spring onions and salmon The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2023
Tamal Ray’s recipe for lentil dumpling wraps with rhubarb pickle A savoury way to enjoy rhubarb: a curry pickle stuffed into a wrap with lentil dumplings The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2023
Tamal Ray’s recipe for crisp fried tofu and tempura spring onions with spicy barbecue sauce This vegetarian recipe takes its influence from Korean fried chicken, and the resulting sticky, sweet, crisp dish will more than satisfy any fast-food cravings The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2023
Tamal Ray’s recipe for boiled egg curry A quick, filling midweek meal you can make from economical storecupboard ingredients The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2023
Tamal Ray’s recipe for quick roast potatoes with tomato sauce and smoked mackerel An easy midweek meal featuring chunks of smoked fish with crisp spuds and a quick tomato sauce The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2022
How to make the most of a slow cooker Piling in the ingredients and returning hours later to a cooked dinner is hugely appealing – and energy-efficient. But what to make? We ask the experts … The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2022
Curtain up on West End Bake Off with star ingredients The team behind the Great British Bake Off Musical have revealed their recipe for success as they announced it is coming to the West End. Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2022
Tamal Ray’s recipe for pork belly sandwiches with apple and fennel slaw You can either make this like pulled pork, cooked low and slow, or take a shorter oven route. Either way, it’s irresistible The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2022
From casseroles to curry: six ways with chicken thighs The once-maligned cut of chicken comes to the fore as a flavoursome, juicy – and cheap – ingredient in dishes across many cultures The Guardian - AU · Aug 24, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2022 Tamal Ray’s recipes for sesame and za’atar eggs and butter bean crudaiola Tamal’s go-to hassle-free meals are sesame scrambled eggs on toast, and butter beans topped with garlicky, lemony, and raw tomato sauce
The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2022 Tamal Ray’s recipe for grated potato pancake with chicken livers and yoghurt dip Something new for your repertoire of summer weeknight suppers: fried chicken livers on a potato pancake and a yoghurty cucumber dip to keep things fresh
The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2022 Tamal Ray’s recipe for grilled aubergine salad Aubergines grilled with oil and cumin, and served alongside roast grapes, feta, croutons and balsamic vinegar
The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2022 Have your cake and eat it: how to cut down on sugar As a doctor and baking columnist Tamal Ray was better placed than most to understand the pitfalls of his lifelong sugar crush. How can even the most sweet-toothed among us cut down?
The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2022 Tamal Ray’s recipe for Bengali kati rolls Bring all the elements of this fried and filled paratha – baked spiced paneer, fried garlicky onions, homemade chutney – to the table and let everyone roll their own
The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2022 Tamal Ray’s recipe for chana dal The traditional south Asian staple of split chickpeas cooked in rich coconut milk and with a mustardy kick