Episode 1

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0:00:06 > 0:00:10I don't believe it's possible to live well without eating well,

0:00:10 > 0:00:14and of course this means different things on different days.

0:00:14 > 0:00:15But whatever the day,

0:00:15 > 0:00:19I want food that makes me feel good not just when I'm eating it...

0:00:21 > 0:00:23..but when I'm cooking it too.

0:00:23 > 0:00:26That's a big heap of gorgeousness there.

0:00:26 > 0:00:30Simply Nigella is about dishes that do just that.

0:00:30 > 0:00:33Recipes that relax and restore...

0:00:34 > 0:00:37..uplift and enrich.

0:00:37 > 0:00:39And that's perfect.

0:00:40 > 0:00:43Food I've enjoyed with family and friends...

0:00:43 > 0:00:44- Mmm.- Amazing.

0:00:44 > 0:00:50..as I've settled into my new kitchen and where I am in my life right now.

0:00:50 > 0:00:53Come with me, if you will, to the dark side -

0:00:53 > 0:00:54and I mean dark.

0:00:55 > 0:00:59I believe with all my heart that what and how we cook

0:00:59 > 0:01:02can make us feel better and more alive.

0:01:02 > 0:01:05- Mmm.- Wow. Absolutely delicious.

0:01:05 > 0:01:09And for me, a meal, however simple, is a celebration of life,

0:01:09 > 0:01:12and life is there to be celebrated.

0:01:43 > 0:01:48I think little rituals are so important in life,

0:01:48 > 0:01:52and a special one of mine is a weekly jaunt to a favourite shop

0:01:52 > 0:01:54where I pick up one or two things,

0:01:54 > 0:01:57but always a particular loaf of bread

0:01:57 > 0:02:01that forms the basis of a breakfast I eat more than any other.

0:02:05 > 0:02:08This loaf has a name I love saying - dinkelbrot.

0:02:08 > 0:02:10In other words, German spelt bread.

0:02:11 > 0:02:15Its nuttiness and heft makes it the perfect partner

0:02:15 > 0:02:18for the delicate, smooth flesh of avocado.

0:02:21 > 0:02:24I'm fully aware that avocado toast isn't a recipe,

0:02:24 > 0:02:26but it's part of the fabric of my life.

0:02:26 > 0:02:29I'm ready to eat it no matter what the time of day,

0:02:29 > 0:02:32but I have to say it comes in particularly handy

0:02:32 > 0:02:36for breakfast on those days when you fear that lunch

0:02:36 > 0:02:39may be later than you'd like.

0:02:40 > 0:02:45I like Hass avocados not least because it's easiest with these

0:02:45 > 0:02:47to tell whether they're ripe or not

0:02:47 > 0:02:50because the dark green skin, that sort of crocodile skin,

0:02:50 > 0:02:51goes a purply black.

0:02:53 > 0:02:55This is one of my favourite bits -

0:02:55 > 0:03:00the sound I get when I scrape that last bit of avocado.

0:03:03 > 0:03:08I love that buttery green flesh on the inside

0:03:08 > 0:03:11and that slightly brighter green by the skin.

0:03:14 > 0:03:15If I'm eating this at supper,

0:03:15 > 0:03:19I like the heady aniseed flavour of coriander,

0:03:19 > 0:03:22but at other times of day

0:03:22 > 0:03:25I like its more delicate cousin, dill.

0:03:25 > 0:03:30I think part of the point of avocado is that smoothy-rich blandness,

0:03:30 > 0:03:32but I need salt with that.

0:03:35 > 0:03:36Just as important for me,

0:03:36 > 0:03:39I always have to have a squeeze of lime.

0:03:42 > 0:03:46I know it's breakfast, but let's put a bit of fire in the engine -

0:03:46 > 0:03:48some dried chilli flakes.

0:03:50 > 0:03:56And my latest development in avocado toast experimentation,

0:03:56 > 0:03:59some ginger for extra pep.

0:03:59 > 0:04:03This is my favoured method for peeling ginger,

0:04:03 > 0:04:06just with tip of the teaspoon.

0:04:06 > 0:04:08And a little sedentary grating.

0:04:15 > 0:04:17Don't mind me while I mash.

0:04:23 > 0:04:27My toast of choice is ready and waiting and I can pile this on.

0:04:39 > 0:04:42I'm all about the pink and green at the moment

0:04:42 > 0:04:47and I have some breakfast radishes to crown my avocado toast with.

0:04:49 > 0:04:51Just is never a bad thing to start the day

0:04:51 > 0:04:54with something so beautiful.

0:04:54 > 0:04:58MUSIC: Uptight (Everything's Alright) by Stevie Wonder

0:05:00 > 0:05:04As much as I derive pleasure from the taste and beauty of food,

0:05:04 > 0:05:09I want the entire process from inspiration to empty plate

0:05:09 > 0:05:10to make me happy...

0:05:10 > 0:05:12Mmm, perfect.

0:05:13 > 0:05:17..whether it's a spiced cauliflower and chickpea salad for one...

0:05:18 > 0:05:21..a fragrant cake to share...

0:05:23 > 0:05:26..or a messy lamb feast for my family and friends.

0:05:28 > 0:05:31But above all, I relish how the ideas for my recipes

0:05:31 > 0:05:35are so often a result of joyous encounters

0:05:35 > 0:05:37with people or places.

0:05:37 > 0:05:40One of the things that has galvanised and inspired me

0:05:40 > 0:05:42in the kitchen recently

0:05:42 > 0:05:45was a holiday I took to Thailand last year.

0:05:45 > 0:05:49I'd been looking forward to it so much and it didn't disappoint.

0:05:49 > 0:05:51I wish I could say that

0:05:51 > 0:05:53my travel notebook was full of profound thoughts,

0:05:53 > 0:05:55but that would be a lie.

0:05:55 > 0:06:00All I did was stare at the sea and the sky

0:06:00 > 0:06:01and eat.

0:06:01 > 0:06:04The markets there are so beautiful

0:06:04 > 0:06:08and so full of slightly different unfamiliar produce

0:06:08 > 0:06:10that just made me long to cook.

0:06:10 > 0:06:15It's also where my fixation with pink and green started

0:06:15 > 0:06:18and it continues apace.

0:06:18 > 0:06:19Hmm.

0:06:19 > 0:06:21I think the best that can be said about this photo

0:06:21 > 0:06:25is that it shows that happiness trumps good hair.

0:06:27 > 0:06:31Apart from the fact that this is a very bad photograph,

0:06:31 > 0:06:34what this reminds me of is the wonderful noodle dishes

0:06:34 > 0:06:36I ate while I was there.

0:06:36 > 0:06:40Every day something a bit different but always so fresh and vibrant

0:06:40 > 0:06:42and full of flavour.

0:06:42 > 0:06:45Ah, and this.

0:06:45 > 0:06:49I ate something which was a noodle dish

0:06:49 > 0:06:50with cinnamon and prawns,

0:06:50 > 0:06:52and I know it sounds really, really odd,

0:06:52 > 0:06:55but it was extraordinary.

0:06:55 > 0:06:57I've never eaten anything like it

0:06:57 > 0:07:00and I knew I couldn't leave Thailand without the recipe.

0:07:03 > 0:07:05I've been alive a long time,

0:07:05 > 0:07:09and when it comes to eating I've spent that time wisely and well,

0:07:09 > 0:07:12so it's not often I come across something

0:07:12 > 0:07:16that tastes so different to anything I've eaten before.

0:07:16 > 0:07:21This is a stir-fry, comforting and familiar.

0:07:21 > 0:07:26Warm with ginger and hot with garlic.

0:07:26 > 0:07:28When I first ate this,

0:07:28 > 0:07:31it was cooked by a chef called Tum,

0:07:31 > 0:07:34spelt, or rather transliterated, T-U-M.

0:07:34 > 0:07:36Very gratifying.

0:07:36 > 0:07:38And he used Chinese celery,

0:07:38 > 0:07:42which is really mostly thin stalk and a lot of leaf.

0:07:42 > 0:07:47So, what I do is I use what I think of as the shoots

0:07:47 > 0:07:50from a leafy stick of celery,

0:07:50 > 0:07:56which I chop none too fastidiously, you'll be shocked to hear.

0:07:56 > 0:08:00And what the celery gives is an anise flavour

0:08:00 > 0:08:03but with herbal freshness.

0:08:03 > 0:08:10Now comes the same, but bringing base - star anise.

0:08:10 > 0:08:14And, as if to amplify the star anise,

0:08:14 > 0:08:17some cinnamon crumbled in in shards.

0:08:19 > 0:08:22I'm making a base for the prawns to cook in,

0:08:22 > 0:08:27so on top of those spices, some dark soy sauce.

0:08:27 > 0:08:28Steady with this.

0:08:30 > 0:08:34And on top of that, some light soy sauce,

0:08:34 > 0:08:36or thin, this is called, this Thai version

0:08:36 > 0:08:39with a fantastically fat child on it.

0:08:43 > 0:08:46A small dollop of oyster sauce for richness.

0:08:49 > 0:08:52And - don't faint - some ready-ground pepper.

0:08:52 > 0:08:54I never thought I'd see the day

0:08:54 > 0:08:57when I used school pepper in my cooking,

0:08:57 > 0:08:59but this really works.

0:09:04 > 0:09:06Now some water.

0:09:10 > 0:09:12Chicken stock concentrate.

0:09:12 > 0:09:16I never feel bad about using stock that isn't home-made.

0:09:16 > 0:09:18Chef Tum used chicken powder

0:09:18 > 0:09:20and that's the nearest thing I can get to it.

0:09:20 > 0:09:25And then some ketjap manis, which is like sweet soy ketchup.

0:09:32 > 0:09:38And into this bubbling brown liquid go the prawns.

0:09:38 > 0:09:40Wouldn't we all like to pop out to the local market

0:09:40 > 0:09:45to pick up some fresh, plump prawns and then stroll back down the beach?

0:09:45 > 0:09:47A large sun hat for me.

0:09:47 > 0:09:50But if I didn't think these frozen prawns worked here,

0:09:50 > 0:09:52I certainly wouldn't be cooking with them.

0:09:54 > 0:09:57Some of the sweetness of the prawns goes into this brown liquor

0:09:57 > 0:10:02and those deep spices cling to the prawns.

0:10:05 > 0:10:09And in go some glass noodles, cooked and drained.

0:10:14 > 0:10:17And stand back while I toss this together.

0:10:18 > 0:10:23I've always thought of Thai cooking as sprightly and sharp...

0:10:25 > 0:10:28..but there's something about the darkness and depth of this

0:10:28 > 0:10:29which is exciting.

0:10:31 > 0:10:36And now a startling punch of ground cloves...

0:10:37 > 0:10:40..and a pinch of ground cinnamon.

0:10:42 > 0:10:46Now, obviously none of these ingredients is new,

0:10:46 > 0:10:49but it's how they're used in a particular way

0:10:49 > 0:10:51that makes them taste so different,

0:10:51 > 0:10:55and that is the essence of what cooking is.

0:10:55 > 0:10:59This is Thai seafood as you've never tasted it.

0:10:59 > 0:11:03MUSIC: Too Busy Thinking About My Baby by Marvin Gaye

0:11:07 > 0:11:09A tawny tangle of noodles...

0:11:13 > 0:11:17..and these golden prawns.

0:11:17 > 0:11:21I rather love the shards of cinnamon going through it.

0:11:21 > 0:11:23Obviously, they're not to be eaten.

0:11:26 > 0:11:28The final touch -

0:11:28 > 0:11:32the leaves from the shoots of the celery.

0:11:34 > 0:11:37A friend of mine's father said if it goes in it,

0:11:37 > 0:11:38it's got to go on it.

0:11:48 > 0:11:51I said at the beginning that a stir-fry

0:11:51 > 0:11:54was comforting and familiar,

0:11:54 > 0:11:58but what this is is comforting and unfamiliar.

0:12:14 > 0:12:18I really wish I had a megaphone right now,

0:12:18 > 0:12:22because my enthusiasm for lamb ribs is evangelical.

0:12:22 > 0:12:25Not only are they the least expensive way

0:12:25 > 0:12:26of eating lamb,

0:12:26 > 0:12:29but the thing is, they are the most luscious.

0:12:36 > 0:12:37Hi. Can I have the lamb ribs, please?

0:12:39 > 0:12:41Lamb ribs are cut from the breast

0:12:41 > 0:12:45and I lived on breast of lamb when I was a student.

0:12:45 > 0:12:49I used to braise them in one piece all the time.

0:12:49 > 0:12:54Now I go for the ribs which I roast with cumin seeds and nigella seeds,

0:12:54 > 0:12:56and I can tell you it's the way forward.

0:12:58 > 0:13:00- Thank you.- Thank you.

0:13:05 > 0:13:08Because I want to keep the flavour of lamb ribs to the fore,

0:13:08 > 0:13:10I'm not coating them in a sticky glaze

0:13:10 > 0:13:14cos this is really about the marriage between spice and meat.

0:13:14 > 0:13:16I start with nigella seeds.

0:13:16 > 0:13:20I mean, if you have a spice with the same name as you,

0:13:20 > 0:13:22it's a bit rude not to use it.

0:13:25 > 0:13:28Their slight lemon-scented pepperiness

0:13:28 > 0:13:32is boosted by the glorious pungency of cumin.

0:13:32 > 0:13:34Hard for me to have lamb without cumin.

0:13:38 > 0:13:41The fat on the ribs means I need only a little oil,

0:13:41 > 0:13:43just to help the spices stick to them.

0:13:47 > 0:13:50To highlight the sweetness of the meat,

0:13:50 > 0:13:53the saltiness of some soy sauce.

0:13:55 > 0:13:59All I need now is some garlic - quite a bit of garlic.

0:14:01 > 0:14:02Just mince them in.

0:14:16 > 0:14:20So, all I do is smoosh the ribs in this scant mixture

0:14:20 > 0:14:23just so they're glossed with conker-shiny liquid

0:14:23 > 0:14:24and freckled with spices.

0:14:28 > 0:14:30Because they're a fatty cut,

0:14:30 > 0:14:33I roast them on a tin with a wire rack

0:14:33 > 0:14:35so all the excess fat drips down,

0:14:35 > 0:14:39but still it's that fat which gives them all the flavour

0:14:39 > 0:14:42and that lip-smacking stickiness.

0:14:45 > 0:14:48You certainly need a lot of napkins when you eat these.

0:14:53 > 0:14:55I was recently told that

0:14:55 > 0:14:58the literal translation of nigella seed in Arabic

0:14:58 > 0:14:59is 'seed of blessing',

0:14:59 > 0:15:02which seems entirely right for any sort of meal.

0:15:06 > 0:15:08I cook these in a low oven

0:15:08 > 0:15:10just till the meat is tender and the fat crisp.

0:15:17 > 0:15:21With these, I make my feta and avocado salad

0:15:21 > 0:15:25and I drape both avocado and feta in red onions

0:15:25 > 0:15:28which I am steeping in red wine vinegar.

0:15:34 > 0:15:39And what this does is take out the acrid burn of the onion.

0:15:39 > 0:15:42I can't eat raw onions any other way.

0:15:42 > 0:15:45And by the time I'm ready to make the salad,

0:15:45 > 0:15:49these strips will have turned a beautiful lambent puce.

0:16:06 > 0:16:10Inspiration for this salad comes from my sister Horatia,

0:16:10 > 0:16:14who often serves chunks of feta sprinkled with nigella seeds.

0:16:14 > 0:16:16Call it family solidarity.

0:16:20 > 0:16:23My version builds on this, adding avocado.

0:16:23 > 0:16:25The soft creaminess contrasts beautifully

0:16:25 > 0:16:27with the saltiness of the cheese.

0:16:28 > 0:16:32A scattering of pomegranate seeds provides fruity tang.

0:16:34 > 0:16:36And then those lucent strips of onion

0:16:36 > 0:16:39altogether so prettily pink and green.

0:16:42 > 0:16:44Finally, a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.

0:16:45 > 0:16:48Along with some warm flatbread,

0:16:48 > 0:16:51this is all the accompaniment the lamb ribs need,

0:16:51 > 0:16:54and I'm ready for my sister and her lot to descend.

0:16:56 > 0:16:58- Here we are. Ribs!- Oh!

0:16:58 > 0:17:00Your fave, 'Rachy.

0:17:00 > 0:17:01Oh, divine.

0:17:07 > 0:17:09Ella, that's for you.

0:17:09 > 0:17:11Lovely. Mmm.

0:17:13 > 0:17:16Oh, these look fantastic.

0:17:16 > 0:17:18And I'll just do mine.

0:17:21 > 0:17:23I'm going to just dig in, I'm afraid.

0:17:27 > 0:17:29Oh! These are so good.

0:17:33 > 0:17:34Mmm!

0:17:34 > 0:17:36I'm smearing nigella seeds all over my cheek,

0:17:36 > 0:17:37but I feel I'm entitled.

0:17:37 > 0:17:38You are.

0:17:54 > 0:17:57I always find baking both uplifting and calming.

0:17:57 > 0:18:01My apricot and almond cake is no flamboyant creation

0:18:01 > 0:18:03with fancy decoration,

0:18:03 > 0:18:05but that's precisely why I'm drawn to it.

0:18:05 > 0:18:11As it cooks, it wafts the fragrance of rose water and cardamom

0:18:11 > 0:18:14and fills the place with serenity-inducing scent.

0:18:17 > 0:18:20Instead of soaking the apricots overnight

0:18:20 > 0:18:22in a bowlful of cold water,

0:18:22 > 0:18:25I simmer them briefly in a scant amount of liquid

0:18:25 > 0:18:27and two cardamom husks,

0:18:27 > 0:18:30and then I let them get cold, which doesn't take long.

0:18:30 > 0:18:32But this is more than a short cut.

0:18:32 > 0:18:36What it does is it plumps up the apricots

0:18:36 > 0:18:39and infuses them with cardamom at the same time.

0:18:41 > 0:18:43These are for the top of cake.

0:18:43 > 0:18:46It's about as near to crafts as I get.

0:18:48 > 0:18:50And you can probably see why.

0:18:52 > 0:18:55The rest of the apricots, the seeds from the cardamom pods

0:18:55 > 0:18:58and this scant amount of syrup go into the processor.

0:19:03 > 0:19:04Every last bit.

0:19:08 > 0:19:11This is an apricot and almond cake and I use ground almonds -

0:19:11 > 0:19:15200g of them - instead of flour,

0:19:15 > 0:19:19thus making this gluten-free and dairy-free, inadvertently.

0:19:19 > 0:19:23To add a bit of bite and glorious goldenness,

0:19:23 > 0:19:2750g of fine polenta - not instant.

0:19:28 > 0:19:31And some sugar - 150g.

0:19:33 > 0:19:37Not too much sugar, because there's a sweetness from the polenta

0:19:37 > 0:19:39and the ground almonds.

0:19:39 > 0:19:40Got a teaspoon of baking powder.

0:19:44 > 0:19:45Six eggs.

0:19:50 > 0:19:52These help the cake to rise...

0:19:55 > 0:19:57..and lend moisture.

0:20:01 > 0:20:02And now we blitz.

0:20:16 > 0:20:18Add the magic touch.

0:20:21 > 0:20:25The thing about lemon is that it really brings out other flavours.

0:20:27 > 0:20:28Two teaspoons.

0:20:31 > 0:20:35And a final fragrant addition, some rose water.

0:20:35 > 0:20:37Thing about rose water is

0:20:37 > 0:20:39a small amount and it's full of exotic promise,

0:20:39 > 0:20:43and too much and it's your great aunt's bubble bath.

0:20:43 > 0:20:45So, one teaspoon only.

0:20:47 > 0:20:48And then we blitz again.

0:20:48 > 0:20:53MUSIC: Two Lovers by Mary Wells

0:21:06 > 0:21:10This is a 20cm spring form and I've lined it and greased the sides

0:21:10 > 0:21:12and I let the batter just flow in.

0:21:18 > 0:21:22A few quick bursts of unchallenging activity

0:21:22 > 0:21:27and the batter is made and the oven takes care of the rest.

0:21:32 > 0:21:36And now time for my modest artistic endeavour.

0:21:39 > 0:21:42I'm encircling the cake with apricots.

0:21:44 > 0:21:49This needs about 40 minutes in a 180-degree oven.

0:22:04 > 0:22:08Once the oven's worked its magic and while the cake is still warm,

0:22:08 > 0:22:12I glaze it with some apricot jam that's been made more spreadable

0:22:12 > 0:22:14by a spritz of lemon juice.

0:22:16 > 0:22:20Then to finish, a scattering of finely chopped pistachios.

0:22:23 > 0:22:25And the gleaming goldenness of the cake

0:22:25 > 0:22:28and the tender green of the pistachios

0:22:28 > 0:22:32make this a thing of simple beauty.

0:22:55 > 0:22:58Warm spiced cauliflower and chickpea salad

0:22:58 > 0:23:00is one of my favourite simple suppers.

0:23:02 > 0:23:05It relies on those two basic ingredients,

0:23:05 > 0:23:07but transforms them.

0:23:08 > 0:23:11I want the cauliflower in small florets

0:23:11 > 0:23:15or as small as the constraints of my patience will allow.

0:23:20 > 0:23:24I can't take much credit for this transformation

0:23:24 > 0:23:29because it's all down to the warm spices

0:23:29 > 0:23:31and the heat of the oven.

0:23:31 > 0:23:34It's just bit of regular olive oil.

0:23:34 > 0:23:36And now the spices.

0:23:36 > 0:23:38Just a little cinnamon

0:23:38 > 0:23:42to evoke the sweetness of a balmy night in Morocco.

0:23:43 > 0:23:46I'm going to be a bit heavier-handed with the cumin,

0:23:46 > 0:23:49a spice that's irresistible to me.

0:23:54 > 0:23:57I want to disperse the spices in the oil

0:23:57 > 0:24:00to stop them clumping in the oven later.

0:24:03 > 0:24:05And now in these go.

0:24:12 > 0:24:14The oil is just enough

0:24:14 > 0:24:18to help the spices stick to the cauliflower

0:24:18 > 0:24:21and to stop the cauliflower from drying out in the oven.

0:24:23 > 0:24:26Roast cauliflower is a glorious thing.

0:24:28 > 0:24:29It doesn't hurt either

0:24:29 > 0:24:32that there's very little washing-up involved.

0:24:37 > 0:24:39Right, this goes into a hot oven - and I mean hot.

0:24:42 > 0:24:43I don't need to wash this up.

0:24:43 > 0:24:47I just add the cauliflower's partner in crime -

0:24:47 > 0:24:49some chickpeas.

0:24:49 > 0:24:53You can use canned chickpeas too, but the ones in jar are really lush.

0:24:57 > 0:25:04And to these I want the heat of harissa -

0:25:04 > 0:25:06Moroccan chilli paste.

0:25:08 > 0:25:10I'm dolloping in quite a lot

0:25:10 > 0:25:13because both the cauliflower and chickpeas

0:25:13 > 0:25:15can withstand a bit of fierceness.

0:25:22 > 0:25:25I love way the tomatoes almost ooze into a dressing

0:25:25 > 0:25:27in the heat of the oven.

0:25:48 > 0:25:52The cauliflower has already lost its Victorian pallor

0:25:52 > 0:25:55and things are really going to brighten up for it now.

0:26:04 > 0:26:08Love having an implement in each hand.

0:26:08 > 0:26:11Makes me feel busy but in an unchallenging way.

0:26:16 > 0:26:17And this goes back in

0:26:17 > 0:26:19just so the cauliflower cooks a little more.

0:26:19 > 0:26:21The chickpeas are already cooked

0:26:21 > 0:26:23and the wonderful thing about the oven's heat

0:26:23 > 0:26:27is that the cauliflower will soften but it doesn't get soggy.

0:26:45 > 0:26:48I'm grabbing a hefty amount of parsley

0:26:48 > 0:26:50because I don't want it as mere decoration

0:26:50 > 0:26:52but as the salad leaf itself.

0:27:05 > 0:27:10I know there's quite a lot here - not that it's stopped me before -

0:27:10 > 0:27:13but this is fantastic cold as well.

0:27:17 > 0:27:18Packed lunch tomorrow.

0:27:23 > 0:27:24Little salt.

0:27:28 > 0:27:31And some gorgeous...

0:27:31 > 0:27:34ruby jewels of pomegranate.

0:27:38 > 0:27:42And a final flourish of parsley.

0:27:44 > 0:27:49I find this sort of cooking just the perfect way to decompress,

0:27:49 > 0:27:53and I am going to continue my relaxation programme with this.

0:28:22 > 0:28:24- Action. - Everything's got to be smooth.

0:28:28 > 0:28:31- GLASS CLINKING - Action.

0:28:31 > 0:28:33METALLIC CLANGING

0:28:33 > 0:28:36UTENSILS RATTLING

0:28:36 > 0:28:37Action.

0:28:42 > 0:28:46I've been told that the literal translation in Arabic

0:28:46 > 0:28:48for nigella seed is 'seed of blessing',

0:28:48 > 0:28:50which I rather like.

0:28:50 > 0:28:53SHE LAUGHS

0:28:53 > 0:28:55Maybe that's going too far.