What I’ve Been Cooking for My Family | Easy Meals & Bakes

In today’s video I’m sharing some of the meals and bakes I’ve been making for my family recently. There’s a mixture of easy family dinners and cosy homemade bakes, including carrot cake, chicken karahi, jacket potatoes, banana loaf, mackerel with vegetable rice and lamb kebabs with flatbreads. I hope this gives you some inspiration for meals to make for your own family. 💕 CARROT CAKE 225g self-raising flour 1 tsp baking powder 50g light brown soft sugar 100g dark brown soft sugar 50g walnuts, chopped 75g raisins 300g carrots, grated 3 eggs 150ml sunflower oil Bake at 180°C / 160°C fan / Gas Mark 4 for 25–30 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean. Cream Cheese Icing: 100g butter 100g soft cheese 200g icing sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract CHICKEN KARAHI 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces (approx. 1.7kg) 2 onions, sliced 3 tbsp sunflower oil 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp coriander seeds 2 bay leaves 4 tomatoes 1 tbsp garlic & ginger paste 1 tbsp garam masala 1 tbsp ground cumin 1 tbsp ground coriander 1 tsp ground turmeric ½ tsp red chilli powder 300ml water BANANA LOAF 6 ripe bananas 3 eggs 3 tbsp milk 200g self-raising flour 50g oats 150g caster sugar 150g unsalted butter Pinch of salt 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp vanilla extract Sprinkle of cinnamon Bake at 200°C / 180°C fan for approximately 25 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean. MACKEREL WITH RICE & VEG 8 boneless mackerel fillets, skin on 1 tsp salt 1 tsp garlic granules 1 tsp onion granules 1 tsp smoked paprika ½ tsp cayenne pepper 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp lemon juice Air fry at 190°C for approximately 8 minutes, skin side up. For the rice & veg: 650g rice 500g frozen mixed vegetables 1 onion, diced 1 tsp salt 1.3 litres water KEBABS ON FLATBREAD 1kg lamb mince 1 onion, processed 1 tomato, processed 1 tsp salt 1 tsp garlic granules 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp red chilli flakes 1 tsp oregano 1 egg ½ cup plain flour Serve with flatbreads, chips, salad or your favourite sauces. Thank you so much for watching! I hope you enjoy the video and find a few new meal ideas to try with your family. ❤️ #FamilyMeals #EasyFamilyMeals #FamilyCooking #MealIdeas #HomeCooking #Baking #LargeFamilyMeals DISCLAIMER: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for the support!