Holi festival

Is your cupboard full of ingredients bought for one dish and never used again? Step forward Flavour Heroes , the new book from Gurdeep Loyal

STEP 1 Prepare Set aside an hour to slice, dice and mix a few ingredients (see our recipes, opposite). STEP 2 Create We’ve colour-coded the recipes here and referenced them in the ingredients lists ov

■ Serves 4 ■ Prep 5 mins ■ Cook 25 mins 150g baby spinach½ cucumber, sliced1 red onion, finely sliced4 wholemeal pittas, toasted,to serveFOR THE FALAFEL150g baby spinach400g can chickpeas, drained1 ga

Food writer Gurdeep Loyal says upping the flavour factor in recipes is as simple as rethinking how you use common ingredients and blending recipes from various traditions

Valencian paella, where the dish originates, is made with rabbit and/or chicken, green beans and fat white beans. This version combines seafood and meat. Paella shouldn’t be stirred (like risotto) as

By Mandy Yin Serves 4 | Prep 10 mins | Cook 15-20 mins ¾ tsp table salt, plus extra for the cooking water 1 small onion, roughly chopped 2.5cm piece of ginger, roughly chopped 3 cloves of garlic 2 fre