June saw the launch of Vivek Singh’s latest cookbook, Indian Festival Feasts! In celebration of this, for the June recipe we’re sharing an ultimate celebration dish. Raan; whole braised leg of lamb with peppercorn and nutmeg is a real centrepiece! It’s also very simple as far as the number of ingredients go, making it an Read More
I am so excited to announce that my new cookbook Indian Festival Feasts – my 6th cookbook with Bloomsbury – is out now! It is said that in India a festival is celebrated every day of the year. In this gastronomic celebration of India’s festival cuisine, I will be bringing you my unique approach to traditional Read More
May’s dish of the month features the recipe for mutton biryani with dried fruits and Kashmiri spices, from the new cookbook Vivek Singh’s Indian Festival Feasts – out 1st June. As the month of Ramadan begins all over the world, this is a feasting dish perfect for Eid-ul-Fitr, the celebration that rounds up Ramadan. A biryani Read More
The forthcoming weekend is set to be a delicious one! On Saturday 27th May, be sure to look out for Vivek on BBC’s Saturday Kitchen, where alongside guest host Matt Tebbutt, Vivek Singh will be preparing a special celebratory dish from his new cookbook Indian Festival Feasts. Tune into BBC One from 10am on Saturday 27th May and Read More
Otherwise known as ‘baghare baingan’, my April recipe is one that has different versions all over India, but the most popular one is from Hyderabad. It has rich, deep, earthy notes, and some recipes use fat green chillies alongside aubergines, or even include lamb’s liver in the sauce. The term ‘baghare’ refers to the tempering Read More
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Vivek Singh will be Guest Chef at Mark Hix’s Kitchen Library Series this May On Wednesday 3rd May, for one night only, as part of a special series of dinners at Mark’s Shoreditch restaurant Tramshed, the two chefs will collaborate for an exclusive evening of great food, drink, company and conversation. Guests are in for Read More
#HouseofHoli is back for 2017! One of my favourite festivals is on the horizon. Holi, famed for colourful, paint-throwing as part of its celebrations will be celebrated this year on March 13th. Much more than just a religious festival, it embraces fun, friendship and new beginnings. The best part of Holi? NO RULES!! Young and Read More
February’s recipe of the month is an incredibly simple, but delicious way to cook broccoli. Vivek Singh will be preparing this dish as part of the Fire and Feast Collaboration Dinner on Monday 27th May, in aid of the charity Action Against Hunger, curated by Persian and Middle Eastern Chef Sabrina Ghayour. Serves 4 Ingredients: For the marinated Read More
January’s dish of the month features the recipe for a rich, winter-warming Beef Bhuna. Bhuna is a term you commonly find on restaurant menus. It refers to cooking meat with spices with little or no water added. This requires constant stirring to prevent the spices sticking to the bottom of the pan but the resulting Read More
Vivek Singh will be in Delhi this month with Oberoi Hotels. Vivek will be hosting a 2-day masterclass with hospitality management students at the prestigious Oberoi Centre of Learning and Development – on invitation from Chef Parvinder Bali, who studied at the Oberoi school at the same time as Vivek. The Oberoi Group played a huge part in Read More