Rishta bil Adas, a traditional Middle Eastern pasta and lentil soup, is as comforting as it is packed with flavor. This soul-warming recipe combines earthy lentils, silky pasta and aromatic spices to create a satisfying meal that’s both nutritious and delicious. It’s easy to make and full of wholesome ingredients that will leave you craving more.
This is a scrumptious example of the ingenious cooking of Cucina Povera, Italy’s kitchen of the poor. Thanks to a few simple techniques, it turns a humble assortment of veg, beans and freshly made pasta into a hearty and creamy one-pot dish.
Pasta, in fact all carbs, have long gotten a bad rep. But the more I learn about food, the more I realise that carbs are not at fault here. In fact they too play a crucial role in a balanced diet as a source of energy. Rather, it’s the kind and quantity of carbs we consume that makes a difference.
There are few things as rewarding as making a homemade tomato sauce from scratch. The fragrance of the garlic gently frying in the oil, the scents of oregano and basil, the slow and satisfying blipping of the San Marzano tomatoes as they reduce. It is a process that encapsulates the joys of summer.
15 minutes sun-dried tomato pasta with wholemeal radiatori.
A vegan ragù with a rich sauce made from caramelised onions, slow cooked mushrooms, tinned cherry tomatoes and the gentle heat from a chipotle chilli.
A vibrant green pasta sauce that makes a quick & delicious pasta sauce.
A garlicky onion & miso pasta with wholemeal spaghetti, white miso and slowly caremlised onions.