Recipes
Healthy Vegan Mince Pies
If there’s one thing I indulge in at Christmas it is soft, warm and buttery mince pies. This is the first time I’ve ever tried making them using my own formulas and an entirely different crust (my signature coco fudge crust –with an additional handful of oats, cooked...
Mango chia pudding
A deliciously dessert-like breakfast dish, seasonal with mangoes and layered with chia, then blueberry compote and then mango pulp with a hint of cardamom. Delicious! 2 tbsp chia seeds 160ml almond milk 2 tbsp yoghurt 1 tbsp agave 80g blueberries 1 tsp cornflour 2...
Orange and Saffron Muesli
At one the yoga retreats Mira attended in South of France, she made breakfast for the group one day - and here's the seasonal fresh muesli she soaked together the night before. Deliciously tangy and sweet from the oranges and apples with some of that walnut-nuttiness...
Turmeric & Golden Chai for Health
Turmeric is what gives a curry its colour and shine, turmeric is what we turn to when we’re feeling under the weather, turmeric is what we use on a cut to stop the bleeding and heal quicker. Indians also place turmeric at the centre of their masala dabba or circular...
London’s healthy cafes
There’s nothing I like more than sitting in a beautiful inspiring space with a bowl of delicious goodness, whether it’s an acai bowl or a coffee and sweet treat or a hearty vibrant salad for lunch. My love for healthy food really did begin with finding these sorts of...
Saffron Chia Muesli
One of my favourite things to make in the summer is a soaked muesli, so simple and refreshing, and you can pretty much make it whatever flavour you like! It had to be saffron and cardamom this time, echoing those summer colours, topped with colourful berries and...
Sweet potato hummus
Here's something I made at a Christmas retreat I was hosting a few years ago - a great way to jazz up the table with extra flavours, textures and colours... Here, I've just boiled sweet potatoes, but leftover oven roasted sweet potatoes will taste even better! Serve...
Saffron soaked oats
I’ve been making overnight oats rather a lot recently, for my friends, for my cousin when I went over to New York last weekend, and for myself, of course. They’re super simple and make for the best breakfast, are great on the go and the perfect snack. In my cookbook...
Chai, fennel seed & coconut granola
At my cafe, Chai by Mira, I’ve been taking certain recipes from my book Saffron Soul and adapting them a little. Granola is one of those staples – everyone’s favourite snack – goes well with cold milk, hot milk, yoghurt, berries, banana. And there really are so many...