Recipe: Khandvi, Gujarati Snack Khandvi, a Gujarati Snack is a delicious, melt in the mouth, flavourful rolled healthy snack. It is made from chickpea flour and yogurt or buttermilk. The cooked flour paste is spread out into thin sheets and then rolled. Tempering of mustard seeds, green chillis, curry leaves, fresh coriander and coconut are…
Zeytin Piyazi
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Mushroom & Spinach Crustless Quiche
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Vegetable Raita
Recipe: Vegetable Raita Vegetable Raita is an easy to make Indian side dish or salad.…
Pomegranate Mousse
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Baked Cauliflower Bites
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Pai Huang Gua Hé Xigua
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Continue Reading4th President elected After a long wait, the election results finally came out yesterday. The final tallying was completed around 2 or 3 a.m. on Saturday. The results were officially announced around 3.30 p.m. The nation waited patiently. Uhuru Kenyatta becomes the 4th President of Kenya and the 1st under the new constitution. The…
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Continue Readingirresistible During my visit to Dubai, we popped into a huge supermarket Carrefour to buy some water, nuts and toiletries. The supermarket was twice the size of our humble Nakumatt, just down the road and I actually went green with envy at the variety of things available there. I have seen huge supermarkets…
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Continue ReadingRECIPE: MOMO SOUP Momo Soup is a healthy, filling and hearty meal. Momos are added to a vegetable loaded soup. A traditional Nepali dish, I’ve replaced the meat filling in the momos with finely chopped vegetables. Memories Our visit to Nepal many years ago was a memorable one. I loved the country and the…
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Continue ReadingCuisine: Swahili Recipe: Makai Paka/ Corn Coconut Curry Makai Paka/ Corn Coconut Curry is an easy to prepare, tasty and creamy Kenyan style curry in which corn is cooked using coconut milk. Usually, makai paka is enjoyed with mahamri, chappati or rice. Makai is the Kiswahili word for corn. Here, as such the coconut…
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Continue ReadingPatiently waiting for the results Kenyans are still waiting patiently for the election results. It has taken a long time and hopefully they speed up things. In the meantime, here is the recipe of mbaazi which goes well with mamri. Coconut milk is used in abundance at the coast and I love the flavour.…
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Continue ReadingMother and daughter in the kitchen I celebrated my birthday yesterday and the first thing I did was thank God for such a wonderful life. I remembered my mum a lot and of course missed having my family here. My daughter however made the day very special for me. We baked a cake together,…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: FOODIE’S REDOING OLD POSTS #7 Old posts just get lost in the wide wide wide web unless they are very popular. Renu who blog’s at Cook with Renu has started a Facebook Group called Foodies_ Redoing Old Posts where every two weeks we can redo our old posts and share it on the…
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Continue Readinga different kind of pesto Most Italian restaurants serve a basket of bread before the starters and main dish. To cater for the Indian taste buds most restaurants have chilli oil or chillis in olive oil served with the bread. For the not so chilli taste buds they serve a dip which I have…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Patuda No Lot Patuda No Lot is a popular Gujarati Snack especially from the Anand, Kheda, Amdavad and Baroda area. Generally, enjoyed hot as a snack or for breakfast. Make it with a porridge consistency or a little more stiff. Patuda No Lot is made from handvo or dhokla flour. Spices and yogurt…
