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Chicken tagine with olives, chickpeas and pine nuts
Every traveller to Morocco or diner in a Moroccan restaurant has to try a tagine, usually to tick a box. Most tagines are hastily put...

kzafarullah
Jan 9, 20213 min read


Eder’s avocado salad
This salad is named after the chef and co-owner, Eder Monterey, of several renowned restaurants in New York that specialise in Spanish...

kzafarullah
Jan 8, 20212 min read


Lamb and turnip stew (Shalgham Challaw) with Mung bean rice (Maash Palaw)
I was super excited to receive this cookbook finally. The book is packed with recipes and beautiful Photographs. Most recipes are...

kzafarullah
Jan 6, 20213 min read


South Indian cabbage poriyal, with peas
I occasionally like reconfiguring traditional recipes and turning them into something new while maintaining the old flavours. In this...

kzafarullah
Jan 5, 20212 min read


Curried sweet potato soup
This simple soup is a delight. I was surprised to find white sweet potatoes in India, versus the yellow ones I was used to in the US....

kzafarullah
Jan 3, 20212 min read


Burmese punchy-crunchy ginger salad (Gyin Thoke)
We are most familiar with the wonderful tea leaf salad from Myanmar. However, Burmese culture is full of wonderful salads, too. This...

kzafarullah
Jan 2, 20212 min read


Maldivian tuna curry
I love sitting on old chairs at the beach, feet dug deep into the sand, with a cold beer, and enjoying a seafood meal at sunset. With no...

kzafarullah
Jan 1, 20212 min read


Suckling lamb barbacoa taco (Taco de barbacoa de cordero lechal)
I cooked this recipe because of seemingly disconnected reasons: Trevor Noah, my parents and a great cookbook. We were watching Trevor...

kzafarullah
Dec 29, 20204 min read


Smoky scrambled eggs
I was getting a bit tired of the same old boring, plain scrambled eggs so I decided to create a new recipe to brighten our morning...

kzafarullah
Dec 27, 20202 min read


Prawns in spicy tamarind sauce (Chemeen varattiyathu)
I try to stay healthy, but I do love fried prawns. This recipe hit the spot! Large prawns cooked in a tart, dry curry infused with...

kzafarullah
Dec 26, 20202 min read


Roasted Carrots With Harissa Aïoli and Dukkah — Another beautiful Christmas dinner recipe
I was pleasantly shocked by the deep red carrots that appear in the Indian bazaar every winter. I have since learnt that they are local...

kzafarullah
Dec 22, 20202 min read


Snake gourd curry — Chettinad-style
A snake gourd is one of those vegetables that you look at in the grocery store and wonder, "What do you do with that?" It is between 3...

kzafarullah
Dec 21, 20202 min read


Crispy Brussels Sprouts with Pickled Mustard Seeds — For your Christmas table
As soon as I saw these tender Brussels sprouts in the grocery store, I grabbed a bag. This is one of those vegetables that folks either...

kzafarullah
Dec 20, 20202 min read


Napa cabbage and shrimp soup
Yes, I do occasionally cook some super simple dishes, and this soup is exactly what you need on a cold, lazy day without any effort. A...

kzafarullah
Dec 19, 20202 min read


Chicken in roasted coconut gravy (Khozi varatharacha curry)
I was craving a chicken curry in a South Indian style, and this recipe satisfied that hunger. The curry is quite easy to make. The only...

kzafarullah
Dec 18, 20202 min read


Thai-style green papaya salad
Green papayas have a slightly sour taste with a wonderful crunch. They are used in cuisines across Asia, usually in salads or curries....

kzafarullah
Dec 17, 20202 min read


Lettuce and spinach with citrus and avocado
This recipe features a unique combination of bitter-tart grapefruit and creamy avocado, both of which are among my favourite foods, so I...

kzafarullah
Dec 16, 20202 min read


Fish Stew with Peppers, Almonds and Saffron
A stew does not have to be boring; this dish emphasizes that fact. It is a decadent stew filled with gorgeous seafood and aromatics,...

kzafarullah
Dec 15, 20202 min read


Mexican-influenced roasted corn salad
I had this salad from the ovens of the fabulous restaurant Glen Ellen Star. This cozy and unpretentious restaurant serves up almost...

kzafarullah
Dec 13, 20202 min read


Creamy spinach soup with dill
I love making soup, and this 6 ingredient soup is spectacular! Magnus Nilsson, the famed chef from the restaurant Faviken, is a genius,...

kzafarullah
Dec 12, 20202 min read
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