tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20188483160529495252024-03-06T00:53:09.832+00:00Have it HalalA journey in discovering new dishes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018848316052949525.post-37877534141712311082012-07-21T15:00:00.000+01:002012-07-21T15:00:37.006+01:00Ramadaan Mubaarak and Ma'amoulFirstly, Ramadaan Mubarak to all Muslims around the world! May Allah make this month a blessing for us all, that we drawer closer to Him, seeking His Forgiveness and His Pleasure.<br />
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Today I have a rather quick recipe post, since I decided to make Ma'amoul ( for the first time) this morning. I don't yet know if it turned out any good. We fast for 20 hour here in Scotland, so I've still got another 9 hours to go before I can try them ;)<br />
This is also usually made with semolina, which I did not have, hooray for using what is available to hand.<br />
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<b>Ingredients</b><br />
8oz Plain Flour<br />
4oz Butter<br />
3tbsp Water<br />
2tsp Rose Water<br />
7oz Date Paste<br />
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<b>Optionals</b><br />
Spices and/or nuts to add to the date paste (I used cinnamon, though cardamom as well as pistachios are often used)<br />
Icing Sugar for dusting.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add butter and flour to a bowl, rub together until it resembles bread crumbs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add water and rose water and using a knife, mix until combined and a dough is formed.<br />If it become too sticky add more flour.<br />Cover and leave to rest for 30min.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In another bowl, sprinkle on your cinnamon if using</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Squeeze paste together with fingers to ensure even distribution of cinnamon<br />*if you are not using any spices or nuts in your filling then you can just use the date paste straight from the packet, save on washing up, you know ;) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Take a bit of dough (however big or small depending on the size you want them) and roll into a ball</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flatten dough by pressing you palms together and add some date paste.<br />Fold the sides up and press together, gently roll back into a ball shape.<br /></td></tr>
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Now if you are cool, you'll have one of these <a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2728/4488865621_4823833fbd_o.jpg" target="_blank">nifty ma'amoul cookie presses</a> and life will be incredibly easy for you people.<br />If you are no so cool, like myself, continue to spend the next hour of so hand pressing your desired design with a knife.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Place on a lightly greased tray and over loosely with foil<br />Bake in a preheated oven, (180C) for about 20-25min, removing foil half-way through cooking</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allow to cool completely, then dust with icing sugar if you so wish.<br />Enjoy! (Or fight with the temptation to try one for 9 hours ;) )</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This recipe caught my eye some months ago, on a facebook page called </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Fauzias.Kitchen.Fun" style="font-size: medium;" target="_blank">Fauzia's Fun Kitchen</a><span style="font-size: small;">. I have adapted her recipe to my preference and for a first time recipe it turned out pretty good! I did learn that I absolutely suck a rolling croissants though, but practice can make for near perfection :)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">The overall ingredients list is as follows</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">For the Dough </span><span style="font-size: small;">(makes about 8 croissants)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">2cups of plain flour<br />1tsp of salt<br />1tsp of sugar<br />1tbsp of dried active yeast*<br />quarter tsp of baking powder<br />3tbsp of softened butter<br />2tbsp of oil</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">SOMETHIGN OF WATER</span><br /><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">*with this recipe I just followed the instructions on the back of my yeast package. I advise you adapt the recipe according to the instructions of your yeast for the best results.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">For the Filling </span><span style="font-size: small;">(fills about 8 croissants)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">1 large boneless chicken breast, chopping in to very small pieces<br />1 whole bell pepper (or two halves, on red and one green), grated<br />half a small onion, grated<br />1 green chilli, chopped<br />1tbsp of sweetcorn<br />half tsp of garlic paste<br />half tsp of ground cumin<br />half tsp of garam masala<br />half a tsp of paprika<br />some chopped coriander, to taste<br />juice of half a lemon<br />salt and pepper, to taste<br />oil, for frying</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rub some oil all over the dough, cover with a damp cloth and leave in a warm place to rise for about 40min - 1hour.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ingredients<br /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />For the Filling (fills about 8 croissants)<br /><br />1 large boneless chicken breast, chopping in to very small pieces<br />1 whole bell pepper (or two halves, on red and one green), grated<br />half a small onion, grated<br />1 green chilli, chopped<br />1tbsp of sweetcorn<br />half tsp of garlic paste<br />half tsp of ground cumin<br />half tsp of garam masala<br />half a tsp of paprika<br />some chopped coriander, to taste<br />juice of half a lemon<br />salt and pepper, to taste<br />oil, for frying<br /><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018848316052949525.post-36774336483944533922012-04-09T17:20:00.001+01:002012-04-12T12:39:09.639+01:00British take on Ma'asoob (معصوب)So this is no proper 'traditional' recipe, but just a British variant because I can't find any decent Middle Eastern bread to use for it. Alas, the bog standard loaf of wholemeal bread that was laying around would have to do! And I think it worked quite well, if I do say so myself.<br />
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EDIT: So I just found out from a friend that the bread usually used to make this<span style="font-family: inherit;"> is called 'fateerah' (<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">فطيرة) and that it is actually the same as South Asian 'Parathas'. So if you can find either, use that! :)</span></span><br />
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2 Bananas<br />
3 Slices of bread (wholemeal if you wanna be healthy)<br />
Optionals:<br />
Dates<br />
Some extra thick spooning cream (Not single or double)<br />
Runny Honey</td></tr>
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And do not be fooled by what looks like a very modest portion size, there is 3 slices of bread, 2 whole banana, 4 dates, cream and honey in the dish! ;)</td></tr>
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<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018848316052949525.post-53454888123841857032012-03-29T15:55:00.002+01:002012-03-29T15:59:42.727+01:00Arabic/Sugar Wax<div style="text-align: center;">
Quite a few friends have been asking how I make this, so I figured a a blog post would suffice.</div>
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Sugar wax has been used by Arab women for centuries if I remember right. I can across a recipe for it while looking for a cheaper alternative to store bought stuff. And what could be cheaper than using just three things that a probably already in your kitchen?</div>
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Another great thing about this wax it that it is completely natural with no weird added chemicals and can be used on sensitive skin. It's safe enough to be used on any area of the body including sensitive areas such as the face*, underarms and bikini area.</div>
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I'm going to state this now and very clearly: Waxing WILL hurt. You can't get around it. Many people claim sugar waxing does not hurt at all. They lie. Though the pain will be somewhat less than store bought wax. The reason for that is store wax stick to both your hair and your skin. So when you pull it off, you are pulling those hairs, but you are also pulling of the top few layers of dead skin. Which can be a good thing if you don't exfoliate much. But in short: ripping out hairs and the top layers of skin will hurt!</div>
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With sugar wax, you only pull out the hairs as it barely sticks to your skin, therefore less pain, but still expect pain!</div>
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And the more you wax, the more you get used to the pain and the less it bothers you :) Another benefit of waxing is that your hair stays away longer, grows back slower, lighter and thinner in comparison to shaving.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">*Men, please do not wax your facial hair. I don't just say this because I am biased, and prefer men with some facial hair and brothers to uphold the sunnah of keeping a beard. But biologically the hair on a man face was designed to stay where it is! If you must remove the hair on your face then shave it instead of waxing.</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b>WARNING:</b></span> <span style="color: #cc0000;">Hot sugar is extremely, well.. hot. Do not touch the mixture at all with bare skin until it has cooled unless you want a real nasty burn!</span></div>
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2 cups of white sugar</div>
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Quarter cup of lemon juice</div>
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Quarter cup of hot water.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add your 2 cups of sugar to a medium sized cooking pan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bring to a steady boil at medium-high heat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keep boiling, you'll notice the colour soon change</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Once you have a rich golden brown colour you are done.<br />
Pour into a heat resistant container (I use glass jar) and leave to cool down before using.<br />
If it cools to the point of being hard, just pop it in the microwave for a few seconds to soften :)<br />
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And I have no final picture for you because I got distracted by a phone call and ended up letting it cook to long. I did manage to salvage it, but it was not pretty!<br />
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I've fallen in love with this recently. Though admittedly, I was quite disgusted when I first heard about it, spinach smoothie? Who would want to drink that?!</div>
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But after having read about how great it is for the body, and not to mention how packed spinach is with vitamins and minerals (Pop-eye was certainly on to something, guys!) I decided trying it can't hurt.</div>
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So I did, and I've been hooked ever since! Here's the recipe I use for my spinach smoothie, though sometimes I mix it up a bit (today I added pomegranate afterwards, just because I have half a pomegranate to use :p). Feel free to adapt this to suit you own taste.</div>
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Oh and for those wondering, this tastes <i>completely</i> of banana, yum yum!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ingredients<br /><br />2 cups of baby spinach leaves<br />1 cup of milk (any type you prefer, soya, almond, coconut, cows etc)<br />1 banana*<br /><span style="color: #999999;">*it's optional to freeze your banana before making this if you want it all nice and icy cold. If you are going to do this, PEEL IT BEFORE YOU FREEZE IT. You have be warned :p</span></td></tr>
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I bought a cupcake from a store a few weeks ago. On biting into it I had the great surprise of finding a pink heart inside it! This is just my attempt the replicate it. Next time I think I need to either use a small heart cookie-cutter or more cake batter as I had difficulty covering the hearts. Nothing a heck load of piped icing couldn't solve, but I am kind of a perfectionist when it comes to food. :)<br />
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3/4 cup of butter</div>
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3 eggs</div>
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2.5 cups of self rising flour</div>
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1 and a third cup of milk</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Put about one third of the mixture into a smaller bowel. Cover the remaining mixture and put aside.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add some red food colouring until you get your desired colour, I went for a bright pinkish shade,<br />
Cook in the oven at 180C for about 20min until I starts to go brown.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Once cooled cup out some heart shapes with a heart shaped cookie cutter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the best way to get the most hearts out of you sponge!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add a spoonful of white cake batter into you cake cases.<br />
Ad a heart, point down, and cover with some more white batter.<br />
NOTE: Make sure you hearts all face the same way, if the batter covers them completely you'll need to figure out what way the heart shape sits in order to see it when you cut or bit into them!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cook at 180C for about 20min until the are golden brown.<br />
Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely<br />
(As I mentioned before, I didn't have enough cake batter to cover them completely so I am still able to see which way the heart shape sits. However I am now going to need to ice them to hide that mess on top :p)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Serve or cover with icing which I will be doing later. Enjoy!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018848316052949525.post-56798059572896175202012-03-03T14:09:00.000+00:002012-03-03T18:22:08.423+00:00Garlic OilJust a quick and simple garlic oil recipe. This oil can be used to give a great flavour to anything really. My favourite is of course for making home made garlic bread (recipe coming soon inshaAllah)!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ingeditnets<br />
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Half a cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil<br />
6-8 Garlic Cloves<br />
Hand full of flat-leaf parsley</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1. Peel garlic cloves, add all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.<br />
If you think you oil is a little too thick add some extra oil until you get the a smooth but purée like consistency<br />
And that's all folk! Enjoy :)</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018848316052949525.post-83916558059423291592012-02-17T19:17:00.002+00:002012-02-17T20:38:48.405+00:00Chocolate Truffles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Love chocolate truffles but hate how expensive they are? You'll never need to buy them again with this recipe and they make greats gifts too! :)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ingredients<br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: small;"><i>For the truffles</i></span><br />
300g of dark chocolate<br />
300ml of double cream<br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: small;"><i>For the topping/coating</i></span><br />
Cocoa Powder<br />
Icing Sugar<br />
Crushed nuts<br />
Edible Glitter<br />
Melted Chocolate<br />
Sugar Strands<br />
anything that works and tickles your fancy :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heat the double cream in a sauce pan until almost boiling (DO NOT BOIL).<br />
Remove from the heat and stir in the chocolate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keep stirring until chocolate has melted and you have a nice chocolate ganache<br />
Pour into a glass bowl and pop into the fridge for about 3 hours to allow it to set.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3 hours later and you have something that could almost pass as chocolate spread!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Take a small portion and roll between your hands to make a ball. <br />
Make them as big or small as you like.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Once you have rolled the whole mixture into balls, roll the balls in you desired topping/ coating.<br />
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I attempted to cover them in melted chocolate, with the idea that when it cooled they would have a crisp hard chocolate shell and a soft truffle centre. Nice idea, right? Didn't work out the best so I wont show you how I made them, but here is a peek at one of the very few that did turn out ok :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoy!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018848316052949525.post-54440133894329056912012-02-17T16:52:00.001+00:002012-02-20T13:07:18.271+00:00Caramel Shortbread<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKzcWMfjq0jAjlK3_2d9PCJ582twnjMDDqPDCCAzGCLjtuX7AneI9GLOokYga4yDsmdFudWE77SzPtT1ge_5MVyJ53N0oqaepiIgIyisDn2ilirwIghx8bJAq3QnSp7LoG-VKF8lVQ6G4/s1600/017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKzcWMfjq0jAjlK3_2d9PCJ582twnjMDDqPDCCAzGCLjtuX7AneI9GLOokYga4yDsmdFudWE77SzPtT1ge_5MVyJ53N0oqaepiIgIyisDn2ilirwIghx8bJAq3QnSp7LoG-VKF8lVQ6G4/s640/017.jpg" width="640" /></a>Just a Scottish treat here that is loved by my whole family and pretty much everyone I meet!<br />
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Most people think Caramel (or Millionaires) Shortbread is difficult to make but in reality it is very simple. However it does take a few hours to make, due to the cooling periods, and that is probably why so many view it as complex.<br />
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The cooling periods are essential if you want this to turn out right - do not, <i>I repeat</i>, do not be tempted to skip them or continue with the next step if your shortbread or caramel is still warm!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Ingredients<br />
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<i><span style="color: #ea9999;">For the Shortbread</span></i><br />
250g of plain flour<br />
175g of butter or margarine<br />
75g of caster sugar<br />
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<i><span style="color: #ea9999;">For the Caramel</span></i><br />
150g of butter or margarine<br />
150g of white or brown sugar<br />
1 tin (400g) of condensed milk<br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><i>For the topping</i></span><br />
200g of your preferred chocolate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mix caster sugar with the flour</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add the butter (175g) and rub in using your fingers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After a while a dough-like paste will form like this</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spread it out into you tin with your finger or the back of a spoon and prick the top with a fork<br />
Cook at 180C for 20min or until golden brown on top</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After 20min, remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.<br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">Making the Caramel</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gently melt the butter (150g) over a low heat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add the brown (or white) sugar</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mix well until you have a nice golden liquid</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add in the tin of condensed milk and mix well, bring to a very gentle boil (continually stirring) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simmer gently for 10 minutes, continually stirring, until the caramel thickens</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Once thickened, pour onto your cooled shortbread</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spread out evenly and leave to cool completely<br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">Topping with Chocolate</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pour on top of the cooled caramel and pop onto the fridge for a about and hour to chill</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice and solid!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And I've yet to figure out how people actually cut this stuff neatly, but mess aside, look at that caramel!<br />
Tuck in with a nice cuppa and enjoy! :)<br />
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<i>PS - this was actually my first time making this. That's how easy it is ;)</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018848316052949525.post-55829813609902001632012-02-04T14:16:00.001+00:002012-02-04T16:14:10.937+00:00Ful Mudammas (فول مدمّس)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-L1Fv1yNxzNM_WVc91aDNVuhBtkLE9DrqmoEczIR2lPmk3mh9FH-4tVk-AAyOCJVSzvlUHOfNXmj70iQRR5UTGGR8rPKFG4QUgRnZw8O5fMWw0yB16_f9JssGywKxBu_PwOGvhpOfoQ/s1600/ful009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-L1Fv1yNxzNM_WVc91aDNVuhBtkLE9DrqmoEczIR2lPmk3mh9FH-4tVk-AAyOCJVSzvlUHOfNXmj70iQRR5UTGGR8rPKFG4QUgRnZw8O5fMWw0yB16_f9JssGywKxBu_PwOGvhpOfoQ/s640/ful009.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ful Mudammas</td></tr>
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Ful Mudammas is a very popular dish throughout the Middle East, and can be made in a variety of different ways depending on which region you are in. The first time I tried this I really disliked it - then again, it was an imported 'ready to eat' canned version of the stuff that I tried. Since all my Middle Eastern friends stood by their claims that it was a staple dish that rich and poor alike both ate, I decided to give it another try making it myself - the results were quite different!<br />
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I won't claim this recipe is from any specific region, because it is not. I searched a wide variety of recipes, all of which differed in some way or another. When the time came to try our this dish again I didn't bother with a recipe at all. I went with what I remembered from the various recipes I had found. Since I also had no sort of Arabic bread available, with which ful is usually served, I decided to be a typical Brit and make toast instead!<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUmazsBgbfOjIDevImb0NAalO8WTwnl0QPkJ2N85wI0qT7N1rZPRBz4er73YWFbgLf6j5VuHkdfhbhRxSR63X6oMGWH6LNgzbNY6cV-M_MLGARKWyjvRL3z3GlnLFmxN6MLpC4wO6pnw/s1600/ful001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUmazsBgbfOjIDevImb0NAalO8WTwnl0QPkJ2N85wI0qT7N1rZPRBz4er73YWFbgLf6j5VuHkdfhbhRxSR63X6oMGWH6LNgzbNY6cV-M_MLGARKWyjvRL3z3GlnLFmxN6MLpC4wO6pnw/s640/ful001.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ingredients</td></tr>
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<i><b>Serves:</b> 2</i><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">Ingredients</span><br />
1 can/tin of brown broad beans<br />
1/2 a bell pepper (any colour is fine), diced<br />
1/2 a medium onion, diced<br />
1/2 a tomato, chopped<br />
1/2 a tsp of ground cumin<br />
1 tsp of crushed garlic<br />
1 tbsp of tomato puree*<br />
1 cup of water<br />
juice of 2 lemons (or to taste)<br />
salt and black pepper, to taste<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">*<span style="color: #999999;">In Britain, <b>tomato puree</b>, usually refers to what is known in America as <b>concentrated tomato paste</b></span></span></i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fry the onion until translucent</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add bell pepper and fry for a further 3 min</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add tomato and fry until soft</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add ground cumin and crushed garlic, fry for a futher 30s</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add 1 cup of cold water, tomato puree* and the broad beans.<br />
Bring to the boil then reduce heat to low and cover with a lid.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAdU7h1fDnh8saeYPoRwqJ87QmEAd80P-BZrKE8rsiw2P-IaSJJ5vIVjkJ-uBuFI_-CTHZWx34fsT6eKTrFHRbYm_kxi6OqJ7Dsfn8G-2s657ksku2IhvgzeH6DNc-IyFrYd7OCtg4lI/s1600/ful007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAdU7h1fDnh8saeYPoRwqJ87QmEAd80P-BZrKE8rsiw2P-IaSJJ5vIVjkJ-uBuFI_-CTHZWx34fsT6eKTrFHRbYm_kxi6OqJ7Dsfn8G-2s657ksku2IhvgzeH6DNc-IyFrYd7OCtg4lI/s640/ful007.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simmer on low heat for about 10min or until liquid has reduced by half , it should look as above</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAVhkTlOaVlcBxPZj7HL2NnMQEhEauVxjscZt5rW35bFHmH5h_7lKf5M9Rc8LO9wSKlmL2UTvEneng4v-yXUv3zpe7L4j7ZKn14aEhNRc0YeYgeRtGvGvip9i0unMnr2iCmSUlEBopzw/s1600/ful008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAVhkTlOaVlcBxPZj7HL2NnMQEhEauVxjscZt5rW35bFHmH5h_7lKf5M9Rc8LO9wSKlmL2UTvEneng4v-yXUv3zpe7L4j7ZKn14aEhNRc0YeYgeRtGvGvip9i0unMnr2iCmSUlEBopzw/s640/ful008.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mash the beans with a potato masher or the back of a spoon, for a chunky consistency<br />
You could serve it like this, or if you want a smoother texture give it a further whizz with an electric hand blender or in the food processor.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Once you have your desired consistency/texture, mix in the lemon juice, salt and pepper to your preferred taste<br />
This above photo shows the consistency/texture after using a hand blender<br />
Serve with Arabic Flat bread, or any other type of bread ;)</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018848316052949525.post-40570143019993932682012-02-02T11:36:00.003+00:002012-02-02T22:01:47.532+00:00Saudi Scrambled Eggs (شكشوكة)Some exciting new and a new recipe today!<br />
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First off, I got a new camera which I am utterly overjoyed with. A Canon EOS 600D, perhaps not the most 'professional' camera out there, but it does what I need it to - and I'm a poor student remember ;)<br />
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I have to admit I made this blog not even having the right equipment from the start. I don't know much about HTML, but if found this wonderful template and tweaked with it a bit (from what little I could remember from my younger days) for my needs until I was happy. Then when I wanted to post some recipes I realised I didn't have a decent camera. My little point and shoot would I worked, if course, but the quality would not be great.<br />
So I took to pinching a few photos from other blogs (you'll find all the credits below the picture though!). Despite crediting the original source, I still felt kinda bad for taking them.<br />
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But now, oh boy, ya walad! I am going to have fun with this new beauty!<br />
So to test it out I snapped each step of making my breakfast this morning - Scarmbled Eggs, Saudi style a.k.a <i>shakshouka/شكشوكة</i><br />
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On with the recipe!<br />
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<b>Serves:</b> 1-2 (I am greedy and ate it all to myself :p)<br />
<span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;"><b>Ingredients</b></span><br />
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3 medium eggs<br />
Half a medium onion, diced<br />
One third of a green bell pepper, diced (<span style="color: #ea9999;"><i>other colours work too, but green will look the prettiest. I used red since there was already a third left over. No need to waste ;)</i> </span>)<br />
Half a tomato, chopped<br />
Half a tsp of ground cumin<br />
Quarter of a tsp of salt<br />
Quarter of a tsp of black pepper<br />
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<i><span style="color: #999999;">Optional</span></i><br />
Dash of milk<br />
Tsp of butter<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ingredients</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lightly beat your eggs (milk and butter, if using) with a fork until mixed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fry onion in some olive oil until they start to turn golden</td></tr>
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Tip: you could just leave to cook like this to make an omelette ;)</td></tr>
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Shakshouka is normally served with Arabic flat bread, which I have been told is the same a pita bread, but also been told it is not the same a pita bread. So right ow I have no clue! I was going eat it with some pita but then noticed little spots of mould on mine (oops) so I just ate it on it's own and it was still extremely satisfying! Enjoy :)<br />
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Sahlab (سحلب) is a popular beverage found all over the Middle East. It is believe to have originated in Turkey during the Ottoman Empire. Traditional sahlab flour is make by grinding the dried tubers of orchids into a fine power. It is then thickened with milk or water and sweetened with orange blossom or rose water.<br />
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Unfortunately the plants used to make traditional sahlab flour are endangered and hard to come by in markets. Instead we offer and alternative recipe using cornflour as the thickener, while still retaining a similar taste to that of traditional sahlab.<br />
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2 cups of milk (plus a small amount extra)<br />
2 tbsp of cornflour<br />
2 tbsp of sugar (or to taste)<br />
1 tbsp of rose water<br />
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Crushed nuts and ground cinnamon (optional)<br />
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Measure out your 2 cups of milk and pour into a saucepan</div>
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Turn on the heat to medium-high. Bring milk to a light boil.</div>
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Add 2 tablespoons of corn flour into a small amount of milk and mix well ensuring there are no lumps.</div>
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Add your cornflour and milk mixture to the lightly boiling milk. Reduce heat to low and whisk regularly until thickened to avoid lumps.</div>
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Once thickened, add 2 tablespoon of sugar (or to preferred taste) and 1 tablespoon of rosewater.</div>
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Pour into desired cups or bowls and garnish with ground cinnamon, chopped nuts (optional) and enjoy!</div>
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Baklava is a Mediterranean sweet that I was introduced to by my Grandmother just a few years ago. Here in Britain it can be rather expensive to purchase and so I was driven to attempt to make my own. Rumour had it that Baklava was a complex dish to make but in reality I found it incredibly easy - easier than baking a cake my friend believes. Be low you will find the recipe we used in out first attempt to make baklava. It was by no means perfect (we went a bit over board with the nuts) but it did produce something very close to what we can purchase here in Britain. I hope you enjoy this just as much as we did!<br />
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<b><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">Ingredients</span></b><br />
24 sheets of ready-made filo/phyllo pastry<br />
225g of crushed nuts (we used a mixture of pistachios, cashews and almonds as these tend to work best)<br />
2tbsp of granulated sugar<br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><b>Syrup</b></span><br />
350g of granulated sguar<br />
300ml of water<br />
1tbsp of lemon juice<br />
2tbsp of rose water<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><b>Preparation Method</b></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0px;">Preheat oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0px;">Grease the baking tin you will be using with butter.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0px;">Melt the remaining butter in a saucepan over low heat or in the microwave.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0px;">Grind your nuts together in a coffee grinder or food processor until crushed.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0px;">Add the 2tbsp of sugar to your nut mix.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0px;">Lay 14 sheets of pastry, one at a time, into the tray, brushing each sheet with butter before adding the next.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0px;">Spread you nut mix evenly over the pastry in the tray</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0px;">Layer up the remaining sheets of pastry brushing each with butter as before.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0px;">Cut the baklava into equal squares or diamond shapes, only cutting through the top layers of pastry.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0px;">Place the baklava into the preheated over for about 20 minutes, then decrease over temperature to 150C/300F/Gas 2 and cook for another 20-40 minutes until pastry is slightly puffed and golden on top. Remove and allow to cool slightly.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0px;">In a sauce pan, heat the sugar, water, lemon juice and rose water together over a medium heat until the sugar has melted and a thicker syrup has formed (should take 20-30 minutes).</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0px;">Pour the syrup into the slits in the baklava and leave to cool. Once cooled, cut along the slits and serve individual pieces.</span></li>
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