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SERVES 4 PREP 4 mins COOK 11 mins EASY V 1 small fennel bulb2 tomatoes1 green chilli, or to tastehandful of coriander2 x 400g cans chickpeas2 tbsp coconut oil2 tsp cumin seeds2 tsp brown mustardseeds2

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A British-Bangladeshi food writer, Dina is a leading champion of Bangladeshi cooking, and published the acclaimed Made In Bangladesh in 2023. She’s written for various outlets including The Telegraph,

My favourite dish is fried chicken. I know it’s a bit of a stereotype, but I love it. If it’s fried well and it’s got a lot of flavour to it, it’s great. You can eat it with anything really. Growing u

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

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