In today’s video I’m sharing some of the meals and bakes I’ve been making for my family recently. There’s a mixture of easy family dinners and cosy homemade bakes, including carrot cake, chicken karahi, jacket potatoes, banana loaf, mackerel with vegetable rice and lamb kebabs with flatbreads.

I hope this gives you some inspiration for meals to make for your own family. 💕

CARROT CAKE

225g self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
50g light brown soft sugar
100g dark brown soft sugar
50g walnuts, chopped
75g raisins
300g carrots, grated
3 eggs
150ml sunflower oil

Bake at 180°C / 160°C fan / Gas Mark 4 for 25–30 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.

Cream Cheese Icing:
100g butter
100g soft cheese
200g icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

CHICKEN KARAHI

1 whole chicken, cut into pieces (approx. 1.7kg)
2 onions, sliced
3 tbsp sunflower oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp coriander seeds
2 bay leaves
4 tomatoes
1 tbsp garlic & ginger paste
1 tbsp garam masala
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground turmeric
½ tsp red chilli powder
300ml water

BANANA LOAF

6 ripe bananas
3 eggs
3 tbsp milk
200g self-raising flour
50g oats
150g caster sugar
150g unsalted butter
Pinch of salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
Sprinkle of cinnamon

Bake at 200°C / 180°C fan for approximately 25 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.

MACKEREL WITH RICE & VEG

8 boneless mackerel fillets, skin on
1 tsp salt
1 tsp garlic granules
1 tsp onion granules
1 tsp smoked paprika
½ tsp cayenne pepper
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice

Air fry at 190°C for approximately 8 minutes, skin side up.

For the rice & veg:
650g rice
500g frozen mixed vegetables
1 onion, diced
1 tsp salt
1.3 litres water

KEBABS ON FLATBREAD

1kg lamb mince
1 onion, processed
1 tomato, processed
1 tsp salt
1 tsp garlic granules
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp red chilli flakes
1 tsp oregano
1 egg
½ cup plain flour

Serve with flatbreads, chips, salad or your favourite sauces.

Thank you so much for watching! I hope you enjoy the video and find a few new meal ideas to try with your family. ❤️

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