This is – if you didn’t grow up with it – surprising at first. Deeply earthy, I thought it almost tasted of soil when I first ...

Place the black and green lentils into a medium saucepan, add the water and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes, or until tender. Drain, then mash the lentils and set aside.

Unsurprisingly, buying and cooking ready-prepared black puddings is much easier than making your own. Ready-made puddings are already cooked, so they just need a gentle re-heating (gentle is the ...

‘This is a shortcut recipe for a quick, creamy, deeply flavoursome dhal. Traditional black dhal uses black urad dhal (lentils), but cooking those from scratch takes a long time, so we’ve swapped them ...

When making daal at home, it's tough to get results as good as an authentic Indian restaurant. But following our expert's tips gets you closer.

Whether you’re looking to switch up your meatless Monday routine or impress friends at a cookout, these black bean burgers ...

It was these drawbacks that led Stuart Semple to create his own incredibly black paint. Over the years, he’s refined the formula and improved its performance, steadily building a greater product ...