“My favourite recipe is Bapa’s beans – tinned baked beans turned into a delicious Indian curry,” says Sonia, 40, from Manchester. (A covered pudding bowl is best, but any decorative, tall ceramic bowl is fine.) Put a plate in the bottom of a pot and then place the pudding bowl in the pot. Fill the pot with water so it comes halfway up the pudding bowl. “We made sure, before my mother died three years ago, that we asked her for the basic family recipes, so they didn’t go with her.