Sambal clams with coconut milk rice (Sambal lala)

By Julie Lin From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients For the sambal 20 dried red chillies 7 banana shallots, roughly chopped 15 garlic cloves, roughly chopped 3 red chillies, roughly chopped 3 lemongrass stalks, roughly chopped 1 heaped tbsp toasted belacan shrimp paste 2 tbsp palm …

Sri Lankan dal with coconut and lime kale

By Meera Sodha From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients For the lentils 300g/10½oz red lentils 2 tbsp coconut oil 8 fresh curry leaves 1 lemongrass stalk, halved and bashed 4 cloves 1 cinnamon stick, halved 1 onion, finely chopped 3 large garlic cloves, crushed 2cm/¾in piece fresh root ginger, peeled …

Thai coconut chicken soup with summer rolls

By Matt Tebbutt From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients For the Thai coconut chicken soup 400ml/14fl oz chicken stock 3 chicken thighs, on the bone ½ onion, thinly sliced 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 12 slices galangal 2 lemongrass sticks, bashed 6 lime leaves 2 bunches coriander …

Lemon curd and coconut bread with lemon mascarpone cream

By Matt Tebbutt From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients For the vanilla confit lemons 200g/7oz caster sugar 1 vanilla pod, split 1 lemon, very thinly sliced For the lemon curd and coconut bread 370g/13oz plain flour 3 tbsp baking powder 160g/5¾oz caster sugar …

Coconut and mango yoghurt cake with cardamom ice cream

By Rukmini Iyer From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients For the cardamom ice cream 350ml/12fl oz full-fat milk 150ml/5fl oz double cream 6–7 cardamom pods, seeds removed and ground 5 free-range egg yolks 100g/3½oz caster sugar pinch salt For the coconut and mango yoghurt cake …

Coconut mangotini

By Cherish Finden From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients For the coconut mangotini 200g/7oz mango purée 100g/3½oz coconut water 100g/3½oz coconut milk 30g/1oz caster sugar 1g powdered gelatine For the coconut soup 150g/5½oz coconut purée 90ml/3fl oz full-fat milk 25g/1oz caster sugar 4.5g/¼oz pandan leaf 45g/1¾oz pandan sago (small tapioca pearls), …

Deep-fried squid with spiced coconut spinach and chickpeas

By Matt Tebbutt From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients For the chickpea purée 1 x 400g/14oz tin chickpeas, drained, handful reserved for garnish 3 garlic cloves, minced dash olive oil For the spiced spinach 1 brown onion, thinly sliced 1 tsp ground coriander …

Coconut milk soufflé with hot buttered rum and spice-roasted pineapple

By Shivi Ramoutar From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients For the spice-roasted pineapple 100g/3½oz demerara sugar 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp ground nutmeg pinch cracked black pepper 1 pineapple, peeled, top leaves left on 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter For the coconut milk soufflé 30g/1oz …

Curry pumpkin with cashew and coconut and ‘buss up shut’ (paratha roti)

By Shivi Ramoutar From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients For the amchar masala mix 2 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp fenugreek seeds 1 tsp fennel seeds 1 tsp black mustard seeds 1 tsp coriander seeds 1 tsp black peppercorns ½ tsp ground ginger sea salt and black pepper …