RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Keema mutter (minced lamb with green peas)

  Enjoy a tasty Indian dish with Monisha Bharadwaj's simple recipe for spiced lamb with green peas

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  Fish pie

  For great comfort cooking, you'll return to Rick Stein's classic fish pie recipe time and time again

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  Mango lassi

  A cool and refreshing yoghurt smoothie with an evocative hint of cardamom from Roopa Gulati

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  Baked beans on toast

  The ultimate in fast home-cooked food. Turn a snack into a meal in just a few minutes with Roopa Gulati

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  Porcini risotto

  This dish is popular throughout northern Italy, especially in Piedmont, and is one of Antonio Carluccio's favourite dishes

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  Moroccan chicken with saffron honey

  Cinnamon, coriander and orange flower water impart exotic North African flavours to Diana Henry's casseroled chicken

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  Mulled wine

  Combining citrus, spice and sweetness, James Martin's recipe for our favourite tipple at Christmas is deliciously aromatic

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  Seafood platter with tamarind sauce

  Appease even the Kitchen Gods with this refreshingly exotic seafood smorgasbord, from Nancy Lam

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  Egyptian chicken with flatbread

  Diana Henry serves marinated griddled chicken with a yoghurt and mint sauce and homemade flatbread

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  Sprouted bean ussal

  Anjum Anand’s mixed bean and vegetable starter combines an aromatic mixture of spices, with a hint of coconut