My mum would often make this creamy, sweet rice pudding, simply-flavoured with vanilla, cinnamon, cardamom and sultanas, and it was great served warm
Selina Periampillai is a British-born Mauritian food pioneer, self-taught chef and food blogger. She runs the successful Yummy Choo Mauritian supperclub from her home in Croydon, plus regular pop ups around London, cookery classes and private catering for clients. With a passionate plan to revolutionise Mauritian cuisine, she loves feeding people! Having appeared in The Guardian, Good Food Guide, Food Network, Good Taste Magazine and more she can always be found in the kitchen cooking up a tropical feast. You can follow her on Twitter at @tastemauritius or check her out at www.tastemauritius.com.
My mum would often make this creamy, sweet rice pudding, simply-flavoured with vanilla, cinnamon, cardamom and sultanas, and it was great served warm
There are many fantastic tropical cocktails, but this is one of my new favourites – a Lychee Mojito, inspired by my Mauritian heritage and love of lychees!
With its roots in Europe, the spicy, aromatic chicken daube is both a comforting home-cooked dish and a true one-pot wonder.
As a cereal grain, rice is the most widely consumed staple food for a large part of the world’s human population – especially in Asia.
Occasionally I succumb to a slice of this mango tarte tatin on a Sunday afternoon, straight out of the oven, with flaky pastry slipping through my fingers.