Parsi scrambled eggs (Akoori)
Growing up I was constantly at one of my best friend's house feasting on the heaped plates of Akoori that were served. Akoori, also...
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kzafarullah
- Apr 9
- 2 min
Thai red curry glazed baby back ribs
Thai cuisine is characterized by curries in their myriad of colours and flavours. These curries tend to go from pungent to light and...
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kzafarullah
- Apr 8
- 3 min
Lebanese pumpkin stew
A stew is so much more than a pot full of vegetables and meat that is cooked together for a long time. Most folks think of Western stews...
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kzafarullah
- Apr 7
- 2 min
Palmyra fruit payasam
Payasam is the South Indian version of Kheer, the famed rice pudding of India. Payasam is an ancient dish, with a recorded history of...
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kzafarullah
- Apr 6
- 2 min
Mexican deluxe scrambled eggs with chilli, tomato, and avocado
This is a classic dish from Mexico, perfect for those late mornings when you cannot shake off the heavy head from all the tequila from...
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kzafarullah
- Apr 5
- 3 min
Hyderabadi eggplant curry (Bhagare baigan)
When we think of Hyderabadi cuisine Biryani pops to mind. But several other dishes are also iconic, coming to this blog soon, and Bhagare...
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kzafarullah
- Apr 4
- 2 min
Malay fried eggs
Almost everyone loves fried eggs, for me, the runny yolk and the soft whites are amongst my favourite breakfast dishes. However, I like...
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kzafarullah
- Apr 2
- 3 min
Khoja Aab gosht
I grew up enjoying this dish prepared by my grandmother, and then my mother. It was a dish cooked on special occasions, and you will see...
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kzafarullah
- Apr 1
- 4 min
Baby carrot tagine with yoghurt and honeyed pine nuts
When you think of Moroccan cuisine, tagines spring to mind. These slow-cooked dishes are iconic and can be found in limitless varieties...
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kzafarullah
- Mar 31
- 1 min
Roasted pumpkin with khmeli-suneli
Core to Georgian cuisine is khmeli-suneli, an aromatic spice blend that brings beautiful aromas and flavour to any dish it is added to....
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kzafarullah
- Mar 29
- 2 min
Vegetarian stuffed Swiss chard (Mehshi silo bil-zeyt)
Stuffing leaves are traditional in the Middle East with the most common leaf being grape leaves and cabbage. The stuffing is usually meat...
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kzafarullah
- Mar 28
- 3 min
Hyderabadi apricot pudding (Khubani ka meetha)
The history of apricots is ancient. The fruit was thought to have originated in China in 2000 BC and the Roman emperor Julius Ceasar...
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kzafarullah
- Mar 26
- 2 min
Filipino tamarind chicken stew (Sinampalukang manok)
I am slowly cooking more Filipino cuisine and learning about the diversity of the flavours and cooking techniques (check out this very...
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kzafarullah
- Mar 25
- 2 min
Fruit as an illusion
This is a lovely dessert, light, refreshing and perfect for the hot summer months. It is also a very simple dessert to make, one that...
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kzafarullah
- Mar 24
- 2 min
Makkai paka
This dish is the vegetarian cousin of Kuku paka and derives from the merging of flavours from Indian and Swahili cooking. The dish...
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kzafarullah
- Mar 23
- 2 min
Red pumpkin peel chutney
Food waste is a major concern across the globe today. It usually arises from affluence and the drive by modern chefs to plate the dish...
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kzafarullah
- Mar 22
- 2 min
Roasted taro with chilli sauce (Puak laad prik)
Taro originated in the Bay of Bengal area of South East Asia and was carried to the east with trade. The furthest it travelled was to the...
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kzafarullah
- Mar 21
- 3 min
Eggplant and pepper sautè with fried paneer (Baigan panir tarkari)
Paneer is the most common cheese used in Indian cooking. However, for centuries paneer, or cheese of any kind was not present in Indian...
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kzafarullah
- Mar 19
- 3 min
Pork in black mole tacos
The art of mole is complex and old. Mole is originally thought to have been created in either the Oaxaca or Puebla regions of Mexico. The...
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kzafarullah
- Mar 18
- 2 min
Potato, mustard greens, egg
What d you do with extra mashed potatoes, mustard greens and some eggs that seem to be languishing at the back of the fridge? Here is the...
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