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The Ultimate Roast Potato! Crispy & Garlicy 🥔 Ingredients: - 8 Large Baking Potatoes (best are Albert Bartlett) or 2kg Maris Piper Potatoes - Half a Stock Cube - 2tbsp Corn Starch - 2tbsp Trex - 2tbsp Butter - (Or 4tbsp Fat / Oil / Animal Fat) - 1tsp Sea Salt - 5 Garlic Cloves - Finely diced: - Thyme - Rosemary - Oregano Leaves - Parsley - Generous sprinkles of Sea Salt - 1tsp Crushed Pepper Recipe: - Preheat your oven at 190C ( - Peel, cut into quarters, (or half for marris piper) and wash your potatoes - In a large pot of boiling water, add half a stock cube (I used chicken) or a generous sprinkling of sea salt - Boil your potatoes for 20-25mins before fully soft - In your roasting tray, add your butter / fat / oil, some salt and heat in the oven for 15mins - Once the spuds are ready, sieve them out and add 2tbsp of corn starch (if you can’t find that, use flour) - With a lid, lightly toss them around to gain a fluffy outer coat - Get your dish out the oven and add the potatoes into the hot butter. Give them space and coat in the butter - In the oven, bake at 190C for 2hrs max (it maybe sooner since my oven is weaker) - Do not touch them until 45min - 1 hour mark, one side should be toasted, flip them over to toast the other side - Add fresh smashed garlic and roast for another 45 - 60mins - Check midway to prevent burning edges - Finely dice your herbs - Once fully roasted, toss in the herbs and add plentiful sea salt and crushed pepper - Serve piping hot! - - - - - #nishatcooks #roastdinner #roast #sundayroast #DinnerIdeas #vegeterian #veggie #potato #roastpotatoes #newyears #christmas

Tomato & Basil Spaghetti!🍝🍅 Ingredients: - 6 Garlic Cloves minced - 1tbsp Butter / Olive Oil - Pinch of Salt - 4-6 Tomatoes Cut in Half - 1tsp Honey / Sugar - 1 Carrot (peeled & cut in half) - 2-3tbsp Tomato Puree - 3 Handfuls of Cherry Tomatoes - 1tbsp Mixed Herbs (Oregano, Thyme, Rosemary, Parsley) - Parmesan (optional) - Fresh Basil Leaves - Burrata - Olive Oil Recipe: - Mince your garlic cloves (grate / finely chop) - In a pan, melt your butter / add your oil and your garlic. Sauté your garlic for 5 mins until golden, medium heat - Slice your tomatoes in half and add to the pan flat, with a splash of water, simmer with the lid on for 15 mins - Remove the life and peel off the skins - Mash down the tomatoes, add tomato puree, honey / sugar and simmer on medium - low heat for 20 mins - Put water on the boil, with a pinch of sea salt, once boiling add your spaghetti (don’t add when the water is cold!). Boil for 15 mins - Keep adding the pasta water into the tomato paste to prevent burning and to keep reducing it! - Slice your cherry tomatoes in half and add to the mix - Also add your seasonings and Parmesan rind, at this stage, salt to taste! - Reduce for another 15-20mins - Add your al dente spaghetti and mix in - Off heat, mix in fresh basil leaves - Serve with a drizzle of olive oil, some grated Parmesan and a fresh Burrata, with crushed pepper. - - - - - #nishatcooks #pasta #pastarecipe #spaghetti #burrata #easymeals #simplemeals #unimeals #simplerecipe #EasyRecipe #vegetarian #pastarecipe

Butter Chicken w/ Garlic Cheese Naan 🥘🌶️🔥 Ingredients: 1k Chicken Thighs: 3 Garlic Cloves minced 1tsp Ginger Minced 1tsp Paprika / Kashmiri Chilli Powder 1.5tsp Mixed Curry Powder (Bolsts Hot Curry Powder) 1tsp Cumin 1tsp Ground Coriander 0.5tsp Extra Hot Chilli Powder 0.5tsp Turmeric 0.5tsp Salt 1tsp Garam Masala 4tbsp Yoghurt Half Lemon Squeeze 1tbsp Ghee Naan dough: 300g Self raising Flour 1stp Sugar Pinch of Salt Pinch of Pepper 3tbsp Yoghurt 20ml Oil 20ml Warm Water (keep adding) Butter: Minced garlic, coriander, salt & pepper Curry Base: 1.5 Large Onions 3 Garlic Cloves Minced 1tsp Ginger Minced 3tbsp Ghee / Oil 1 Bay Leaf 3 Cardamom Seeds 1 Star Anise 1 Cinnamon Stick 3 Pepper Cloves 0.5tsp Panch Puran 4 Green Chillies Masala: 3tbsp Tomato Puree 2tsp Mixed Curry Powder 1tsp Extra Hot Chilli Powder 1tsp Paprika 1tsp Cumin 0.5tsp Ground Coriander 0.5tsp Turmeric 1.5tsp Salt 1tsp Sugar Extra 1tsp Oil 1 Can Chopped Tomatoes 150ml Double Cream / Blended Cashews with Water 1tsp Ghee 2tbsp Butter Recipe: - Marinade your chicken for couple hours / overnight - Airfry / Grill in Oven 180C, 20 mins, or pan fry in small batches, medium heat 15 mins - Use chicken juices for the curry base - Remove your chicken, and add your curry base - Cook on medium heat with splashes of water 20 mins to prevent burning - In the meantime, combine your naan dough ingredients, knead for 10-15mins and prove aside - With the curry, add your tomato puree, curry powders and extra oil to cook the powders for 5 mins, this releases the flavour! - Add your chopped tomatoes and half cup of water, reduce and simmer for 15 mins - Whilst it cooks, roll your naans and fill with grated cheese, fold over the edges and roll again, coat in flour ready to pan cook - With your curry, remove the garam masala, then blend your curry paste with half cup of water, cook this for 5 mins, add your chicken and cream - 10mins - Garnish with cream, coriander / methi - - On a hot pan, at medium-high heat, place your naan and cook until it bubbles (2-3mins), then flip and cook again for 3mins - Off the pan, bush in garlic butter - - - - - #nishatcooks #butterchicken #curryrecipe #mealprep #DinnerIdeas #naan #mealideas #indian #fakeaway

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Four Cheese Cauliflower Cheese! 🧀 Crunchy and Creamy, Tastes Elite 😫 Ingredients: - 2 Cauliflowers / Or One Large - Bechamel: - 2tbsp Butter - 4-5tbsp Flour (keep adding until nuggets of dough is formed) - 500ml Milk / 1 Pint - Pinch of Salt & Pepper - 0.5tsp Onion Powder - 0.5tsp Garlic Powder - Sprinkle of Mixed Herbs - (1tsp Paprika optional) - 0.5tsp Dijon Mustard - Red Leicester - Cheddar - Gruyère - Garlic & Herb Boursin - Chives Recipe: - Boil your cauliflower, but not until it is completely soft! - In a separate pan on medium heat, melt butter, add your flour and seasonings. Keep adding flour until nuggets of dough form. - Whisk on the heat for 3 mins to cook off the raw taste - Add your milk slowly! The first few splashes of milk will smoothen out as u keep whisking - It will form a very thick paste, just keep adding milk bit by bit until smooth - Then add the rest of your milk, whisk and let it slowly reduce on medium heat - Once thickened, on low heat add your cheeses - Mix in your cauliflower and dish up. - Top with extra cheese and chives - Bake in the oven at 180C for 30 mins minimum. Or keep roasting low and slow! (Slow roast tastes better as the crunchy top is formed and the dish becomes richer) - Once ready, let it rest before serving to set. Or it will be runny! - - - - - #nishatcooks #roastdinner #roast #sundayroast #vegeterian #veggie #cauliflowercheese #christmas #newyears #easymeals

Roast Chicken w/ Homemade Gravy🍗! Ingredients: Marinade: 4-5tbsp Butter 5 Garlic Cloves Minced 0.5tsp Ginger Minced 1tsp Honey / Brown Sugar 1.5tsp Sea Salt 1tsp Crushed Pepper Pinch of Nutmeg 1tbsp Mixed Herbs (Oregano, Rosemary, Thyme) 1tsp Onion Powder 1tsp Garlic Powder 1tsp Paprika 1tsp Ground Cumin 0.5tsp Ground Coriander Pinch of Garam Masala 1tsp All Purpose / Liquid Seasoning Half Lemon Squeezed Olive Oil Whole Orange Fresh Rosemary, Thyme, Oregano Sea Salt Crushed Pepper 1 Whole Onion, Thick Slices Baby Carrots Gravy: Half Stock Cube 1tbsp Butter 1tsp Corn Starch & Splash of Water Salt to taste Recipe: - Cut and wash your chicken in salt & lemon water! Cut off excess skin / fat at the neck, pluck the feathers, and on an open flame singe off the excess hair. Or scrape with a sharp knife - Pat your chicken dry! Or the butter marinade will not stick on - Split the skin of the chicken away from the meat by massaging underneath. - Stuff the skin with seasoned butter and massage through equally - Use the left over butter to the outer skin of the chicken - Stuff with fresh herbs, cut an orange in half, squeeze all over the chicken and marinade over night - Preheat the oven at 190C - On a tray, cover in olive oil, add your chicken, lay your chicken legs flat and cover in oil - Slice a whole onion (big chunks) and lay around the chicken with small baby carrots - Cover in mixed herbs, sea salt and pepper - Cover in foil and roast at 180-190C for 1.5hrs - For the first hour, keep basting in its juices and cover with foil - After the hour mark, drain yjr chicken juices out into a pot / pan, leave a little bit of the juices on the tray, and add the stuffing balls and extra butter - Roast the chicken without the foil for half hour - On a medium heat, add half a stock cube to the chicken juice and a tbsp of butter. Melt on a simmer - In a separate cup, mix corn starch and a splash of water, until fully mixed - Slowly add that in whilst whisking! If you don’t mix with water or whisk, it will form clumps! - Keep whisking on a medium heat until thickened! - Let your chicken rest before serving! - - - - - #nishatcooks #roast #roastdinner #roastchicken #sundayroast #newyears #newyearseve #nye #gravy #fyp

Tomato & Basil Pasta with Burrata 🍝🫶🏼 - - - - - - #nishatcooks #pasta #pastarecipe #spaghetti #burrata #easymeals #simplemeals #unimeals #simplerecipe

All praise to Allah🤍 May Allah swt grant us all Barakah & success, may He grant my Late Father Abdul Khalique Jannatul Firdaus, and may He reunite us all in Jannah, Ameen 🫶🏼 - - - - - - #nishatcooks #nikka #alhamdulillah #wedding

Been really bittersweet not having my Dad there😭 but Alhamdulillah for everything✨ May Allah swt ease our hardships🤍 A massive thank you to all my friends and family for the help🫶🏼 - - - - #nishatcooks #nikkah #nikkahceremony #wedding

Tender Lamb Chops w/ Cauli Cheese & Honey Mistard Carrots 🍽️It was so beaut I could cry Ingredients: Bechamel: - 2tbsp Butter - 2tbsp Flour - Pinch of Salt & Pepper - 1tsp Garlic Powder - 1tsp Mixed Herbs - 400ml Milk - 100g Cheddar Cheese - 100g Mozzarella - (Boursin optional) 10 Lamb Chops Lamb Chop Marinade: - 1tbsp Butter - 2 Garlic Cloves Minced Garlic - Pinch of Ginger Minced - 1tsp Paprika - 0.5tsp Cumin - 0.5tsp Chilli Powder - 0.5tsp Onion Powder - Pinch of Garam Masala - 1tbsp Honey - 1tsp Mixed Herbs - Pinch of Salt & Pepper Carrot Seasoning: - 2tsp Honey - 2 Cloves Garlic / 0.5tsp Garlic Powder - 0.5tsp Mustard Oil / Dijon Mustard - 1tsp Paprika - 0.5tsp Mixed Herbs - 1tsp Butter Recipe: - Wash your chops in cold salt / lemon water, use room temp butter and marinade your chops prior with the listed seasonings. - For the cauliflower cheese, melt your butter in a pan, add your flour and seasonings, cook off for 2 mins until it forms granules of dough - Gradually whisk in your milk to form a thick paste. - Keep whisking in your milk to get a thick sauce - Add your cheeses, mix until fully combined - Boil your cauliflower pieces, boil them for 10 mins, optionally, airfry them in some garlic powder, mixed herbs and all purpose seasoning for 10mins - Mix in with the cheese sauce, top with extra cheese in a dish, and bake at 180C for 20mins - Prep your carrots into sticks, stick into a dish and marinade, bake at 180C for 15mins, toss them to evenly roast - On a medium heat pan, with a small dash of oil, pan fry your chops for 10 mins each side for a medium cook - Airfry your yorkshire puds and serve with gravy! - - - - - #nishatcooks #roastdinner #lambchops #cauliflowercheese #DinnerIdeas #comfortmeals #autumn

Crumble? Dont think so but Yum! Ingredients: 200g Flour 100g Oats 150g Salted Butter (if it’s too dry, keep adding more until crumbles are formed) 100g Caster Sugar Extra sugar to sprinkle at the top Recipe: Combine flour and sugar, then add your butter and form a crumble Add your oats and crumble further Lay in a tray, sprinkle extra sugar Bake in the oven / airfryer 180C for 25mins Cut your fruit of choice, warm up your custard, add on top and serve with cream! - - - - - - #nishatcooks #crumble #autumn #unimeals #EasyRecipe #easydessert #simplerecipe #baking #simpledessert #custard #strawberry

Roast Dinner Trimmings! 🍗 1. Garlic & Herb Roast Potatoes 2. Homemade YorkShire Puddings 3. Cauliflower Cheese 4. Creamy Chicken Gravy 5. Seasoned Brussel Sprouts 6. Honey Mustard Carrots 1. - 8 Large Baking Potatoes (best are Albert Bartlett) or 2kg Maris Piper Potatoes - Half a Stock Cube - 2tbsp Corn Starch - 2tbsp Trex - 2tbsp Butter - (Or 4tbsp Fat / Oil / Animal Fat) - 1tsp Sea Salt - 5 Garlic Cloves - Finely diced: - Thyme - Rosemary - Oregano Leaves - Parsley - Generous sprinkles of Sea Salt 2. 100g Self Raising / Plain Flour - 175ml Milk - 3 Eggs - Pinch of Salt - Pinch of Pepper - 2tbsp (in each tray) Butter / Lard / Oil 3. - 2 Cauliflowers / Or One Large - Bechamel: - 2tbsp Butter - 4-5tbsp Flour (keep adding until nuggets of dough is formed) - 500ml Milk / 1 Pint - Pinch of Salt & Pepper - 0.5tsp Onion Powder - 0.5tsp Garlic Powder - Sprinkle of Mixed Herbs - (1tsp Paprika optional) - 0.5tsp Dijon Mustard - Red Leicester - Cheddar - Gruyère - Garlic & Herb Boursin - Chives 4. - Roast Chicken Juice - Half Stock Cube - 1tbsp Butter - 1tsp Corn Starch & Splash of Water - Salt to taste 5. 1 Bag Peeled Sprouts - 1tbsp Butter From the roast: - Chicken Fat - Fresh Herbs - Stuffing 6. - 6/7 Carrots cut into sticks - 1tsp Dijon Mustard - 3tbsp Honey / Maple - 1tsp Sea Salt - 4 Garlic Cloves Smashed - 1tsp Crushed Pepper - Fresh Rosemary, Thyme & Oregano - Sprinkle of Parsley - 3tbsp Butter - - - - - - #nishatcooks #roast #roastdinner #roastchicken #sundayroast #newyearseve #newyears #nye #gravy #veggie #vegeterian #cauliflowercheese #christmas #roastpotatoes

Cooking Curry is an essetnial life skill 😮‍💨 Saag Aloo Recipe Soon! - - - - - - #nishatcooks #spinach #aloo #curry #unilife #unimeals #aloopalak #saagaloo #vegetarian #indian #bengali #pakistani #desi

Prawn Loaded Nachos 20mins tops🤷🏽‍♀️🔥🌶️ Ingredients: Prawn mix: Half Diced Onion 1tbsp Oil Pinch of Salt 0.5tsp Paprika 0.5tsp Fajita Seasoning Pinch of Garlic Powder Pinch of Pepper 150-200g Prawns Guac: Half Avocado Quarter Onion Diced 3 Green Chillies Handful Coriander Half Lime Sprinkle of Salt & Pepper Toppings: Red Leicester & Cheddar Salsa Sour Cream & Chive Fresh Coriander - - - - - #nishatcooks #nachos #easymeals #studentlife #unimeals #studentmeals #fyp #EasyRecipe #simplerecipe

Butter Chicken w/ Garlic Cheese Naan🔥 its already on my page this time😩 - - - - - #nishatcooks #butterchicken #curryrecipe #mealprep #DinnerIdeas #unimeals #fakeaway #indian #pakistani #bengali #naan #naanrecipe

Maple Cinnamon French Toast w/ Crushed Oreo & Chocolate 🥞 Ingredients: For 5 Slices of Bread / Brioche: - 2 Eggs - 2tsp Brown Sugar - 1tsp Cinnamon - 10ml Milk - 3tbsp Maple - 1tbsp Condensed Milk (optional) - 0.5tsp Vanilla (optional) - Pinch of Salt - 1tbsp Butter - Crushed Oreos - Melted Chocolate - Clotted Cream - Raspberries - Icing Sugar Dusting (Optional) - - - - - - - #nishatcooks #frenchtoast #frenchtoastrecipe #oreo #nobakedessert #nobake #easydessert #simplerecipe

Alhamdullilah always✨, thank you all for your support 🙏🏼 a year 😫 - - - - - - #nishatcooks #newyears #nye #steak #cooktok #Ramadan #pie #cookies #Recipe #recipes #curry #FoodTok #FoodLover #foodiesoftiktok #uni #student