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Roast chicken, cheesy scones and a genius cocktail: Ravinder Bhogal’s recipes for cooking with lime pickle | Food

Roast chicken, cheesy scones and a genius cocktail: Ravinder Bhogal’s recipes for cooking with lime pickle | Food

I’m obsessed with lime pickle. It’s savoury, sour, funky, spicy and full of bold personality that enlivens anything it’s smeared on. It’s made by salting and fermenting limes with chillies and spices for a fierce, flavour-packed condiment that’s traditionally eaten as a side to poppadoms or with simple dal and rice. Over the years, I have also folded it into grilled cheese toasties, marinades for fat prawns to barbecue in the summer or made compound butters with it to smother over sweet potatoes before roasting. It’s an instant flavour bomb and my pantry is never without a jar. Lime pickle roast chicken (pictured top) This has all the addictive pleasure of peri peri chicken. If your lime pickle is too mild, feel free to add a red chilli to the marinade. Prep 10 minChill 2 hrMarinate 2 hrCook 1 hr 15 minServes 4 1 medium chicken (about 1.4kg)Salt and black pepper4 fat garlic cloves, peeled 2 tbsp lime pickle2 tbsp finely chopped coriander, plus a handful extra to finish75g softened butterFinely grated zest of 1 …

Mother’s Day UK recipes: three delicious ideas to make for your mum from Ravinder Bhogal | Food

Mother’s Day UK recipes: three delicious ideas to make for your mum from Ravinder Bhogal | Food

Few things say “I love you” more than an unbidden cup of tea, but if you want to show true appreciation to the maternal figure in your life this Mother’s Day, there’s nothing better than a few indulgent snacks to go with it. I love the British tradition of afternoon tea, but I find finger sandwiches in hotel lobbies a little too fussy. I would much rather a fortifying savoury sandwich, a slab of good, old-fashioned cake and buttery biscuits that crumble into a million sweet crumbs. Lemon and elderflower drizzle cake (pictured top) This very simple cake can be baked in a regular cake tin, but cooking it in a bundt tin makes it much more of a showstopper. If you want to forgo the icing, serve with a dollop of creme fraiche and berries instead. Prep 5 minCook 55 min, plus coolingServes 10 225g softened unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing225g caster sugar4 eggs2 tbsp elderflower cordial225g self-raising flour Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon2 tbsp milk 150g icing sugarElderflowers, or …