RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Carrot falafel with tomato and carrot salad

  Sophie Grigson fries crunchy balls of ground chickpeas, cumin, and fresh herbs to serve hot with fresh salad and thick, creamy yogurt

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  Chicken tikka masala

  Spice up your supper and tickle your taste buds with James Martin's dreamy creamy lightly-spiced-and-lovely version of a classic Indian favourite

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  Lamb kebabs with cumin and coriander

  Tom Parker Bowles' tender yogurt-marinated kebabs are served with a cucumber and tomato raita

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  Patina of asparagus

  Sally Grainger’s recipe for asparagus custard, adapted from the ancient Apicius collection of Roman recipes, is surprisingly delicate and unsurprisingly delicious

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  Jam shortbreads

  From James Martin, scrumptious buttery shortbreads with a jammy 'button' in the middle

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  Polenta with rabbit and carrot salad

  Aaron Craze uses strong Italian flavours of thyme and garlic in this supper dish for two

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  Braised brisket

  Gary Rhodes' braised beef brisket is cooked for four hours at a low heat to make an unctuous melt-in-the-mouth casserole

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  Zucchine ripiene

  A hearty family supper dish from Matthew Fort – Italian meat-stuffed courgettes baked in tomato sauce

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  Jaggery yogurt

  Bengalis love their sweets and with good reason, this cooling yogurt dessert, Bhapa doi, has a delicious caramel-like note

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  The green smoothie

  Strict raw-foodies should have one of Karen Knowler's vivid green drinks everyday