Cuisine: 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…
Cherry Almond Cake, Eggless
Recipe: Cherry Almond Cake, Eggless Cherry Almond Cake, Eggless is a delicious, moist cake full…
Dim Posto | Bengali Egg Curry
Recipe: Dim Posto | Bengali Egg Curry Dim Posto is a traditional, popular Bengali style…
Manchow Soup
Recipe: Manchow Soup Manchow Soup is a popular slightly spicy,tangy soup from the Indo Chinese…
Dalithoy, Konkani Style Dal
Recipe: Dalithoy, Konkani Style Dal Dalithoy, Konkani style dal is also known as Dalithoi. It…
Almond Date Balls
Recipe: Almond Date Balls Almond Date Balls are naturally sweet, easy to make, gluten free,…
Indian Style Bean Salad
Recipe: Indian Style Bean Salad Indian Style Bean Salad consists of three different beans with…
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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…
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Continue Readingyet another gujju snack Whenever any of my blog followers want a recipe, they just write to me and I am glad that I get all these requests. It gives me the opportunity to bring out the old recipes and wipe out the cobwebs. Fried snacks are hardly ever made in my house…
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Continue Readingdown memory lane When my siblings and I were young, our parents would usually take us to the City Park in the afternoon, followed by a walk round Kimathi Street and then the best part of the evening…. a plateful of maru bhajias or a whole bag of hot hot chips. We usually preferred…
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Continue ReadingBreakfast is the most important meal of the day. If you’ve had a hearty breakfast then its less likely that you will binge on unhealthy snacks in between meals. Making kids have breakfast is a big task. Sometimes its best to give them some healthy muffins which are loaded with fruits and nuts. The…
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Continue Readingsharing is caring I baked a lot of cookies for my nephew Vishal’s wedding in Dec and for my relatives. Besides some of the cookies I have already blogged, I made a huge batch of cornflakes cranberry cookies. Most of the guests loved the cookies and some even wanted to hide the cookie…
