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Quick and easy, flavourful and tasty, open sandwiches are a feast for the eyes as well as the taste buds. It doesn't hurt that they are very easy to make - just a matter of assembling them and using a wonderful oil to drizzle over the sandwich and add flavour.

This crunchy potato peanut snack is made during fasts. As a child, I loved the delicious foods my mother's fasting brought my way! This continues to be a family favourite! A five minute dish if you have all the ingredients in your kitchen!

Green chutney pesto is a favourite accompaniment to pakoras, any finger foods such as chips, bhajiyas, kababs, sabudana vadas and dal vadas. It's great as a sandwich spread, too!

A deeply personal account of how cold-pressed, extra-virgin oils were such an integral part of each meal and their flavour, taste and aroma made each meal special and memorable. I still remember how kitchens were filled with the fragrance of food being cooked in these oils!