Dried beans need soaking for several hours before cooking, preferably overnight. Add a teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda to speed things up. An even quicker method is to bring them to the boil in ...

You can get gungo peas (pigeon peas) in the freezer cabinet of many supermarkets these days. To make the marinade, put all the marinade ingredients into a food processor or blender, except the ...