Hard work Esther, the lady who brings vegetables to our doorsteps daily is a petite woman, but very strong. When she started coming to our building last year, to sell vegetables, she was shy, meek and rarely smiled. As time has gone by she has become more confident, strong, smiles and even jokes with…
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Continue ReadingRECIPE: BAKED FARSI PURI | MATHRI Baked Farsi Puri | Mathri is a healthier way to enjoy the famous Indian fried snack- spicy, crispy and a guilt free snack. Farsi puri is generally a deep fried savoury snack made from plain flour, butter, salt and a few spices. My baked farsi puri is a healthier…
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Continue ReadingRECIPE: CHILLI GARLIC MOGO Chilli Garlic Mogo is a lip smacking, spicy, starter dish made using cassava or yucca. Made in the style of the famous Indo-Chinese Chilli Paneer, it goes really well with chilled beer. It is a dish that you will not miss on most of the Indian Restaurant Menus. You will not…
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Continue Readingamazingly easy I tend to make pickles or athanu as Gujaratis call it with caution. I stick to the normal ones that turn out well like chundo and lemon pickle. A while ago a lady came down to Kenya from US for a holiday. She tasted mango pickle with garlic and fenugreek seeds and…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Paneer & Red Cabbage Paratha Paneer & Red Cabbage Paratha are filling, nutritious and delicious. Grated red cabbage and paneer are the main fillings for these stuffed parathas. A perfect way to get kids to enjoy the nutrition that red cabbage has to offer. Red Cabbage is rich in oxidants mainly from anthocyanins and…
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Continue ReadingGujarati Pudla | Chickpea Flour Pancake Gujarati Pudla | Chickpea Flour Pancake is a healthy, nutritious, instant, easy, gluten free savoury flatbread or pancake made from chickpea flour. It is usually enjoyed for breakfast or as a snack. Serve it with some pickle, chutney, tomato ketchup or yogurt. What is Gujarati Pudla | Chickpea Flour…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Coconut Cucumber Tikki Coconut Cucumber Tikki or Pattis is a a potato based snack which is filled with a mixture of grated cucumber, coconut and nuts. Generally, coconut tikki or patties is made as a Farali option for fasting days. But my mother in law Nunu, always included cucumber in the stuffing. And this…
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Continue ReadingRich, soft and delectable When I made egg curry a few days ago, I wanted to make some different parathas from the normal ones that I make usually. Yes, as I mentioned before, I am going through my recipe book and trying to cook recipes that I have not made even once. Some of…
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Continue ReadingRECIPE: HONEY CHILLI POTATOES Honey Chilli Potatoes is a crispy, spicy, sweet and delicious snack or starter dish. In fact, this dish from the Indo Chinese Cuisine, it is very easy to make this dish. In addition, sprinkled with a generous amount of sesame seeds, it is finger licking good. Serve Honey Chilli Potatoes and…
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Continue Readingsimply delicious Cassava is known by many names like yuca, tapioca, mogo, manioc root etc. The rains at the coastal region means that the mogo as its called in kiswahili is fresh and when cooked very powdery. My kaki makes this yummy simple mogo and she really doesn’t have a name for this dish. I…
