RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Brownie Pudding

  Halfway between a brownie and a pudding, this dessert from Ina Garten is deliciously chocolatey and so easy to make

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  Green chicken biryani

  Anjum Anand’s unusual biryani is from one of the south-western regions of India and is a spectacular dish that deserves to be better known

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  Aromatic pumpkin and chickpea stew

  Bill Granger combines pumpkin and chickpeas in a colourful and delicious vegetarian dish, fantastically simple to make

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  Sweet and sour pork

  This quintessential Chinese takeaway dish makes a thrifty supper for four in Michael Caines take-away to make at home

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  Steamed sea bass in hot beer and ginger lime sauce

  Ching He Huang makes an Asian-inspired dish of whole steamed fish with a tangy sweet and sour sauce spiced with zingy ginger

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  Roast lamb

  Nigel Slater shows us how to roast succulent lamb and embellishes his meat with aromatic herby and garlicky tones

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  Dan dan noodles

  Tom Parker Bowles serves up Sichuan-style noodles with a kick - a recipe inspired by his favourite food writer, Fuchsia Dunlop

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  Mousse of petits pois with crisp bacon

  This fresh-tasting pea mousse served with savoury bacon, onion rings and garlic croutons is an impressive starter from Galton Blackiston

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  Purple sprouting broccoli salad

  Diana Henry gives broccoli the bacon and egg treatment with slices of crisp pancetta and soft boiled eggs broken over the top

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  Fillet steak with whisky cream

  Sue Parker-Roberts uses soya cream to enrich her mustard, whisky and red wine sauce