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We grew up in Kenya and so are very familiar with mogo also known as cassava yuca NOT YUCCA In the coastal towns like Mombasa and Malindi it is spotted on roadsides being roasted on coal or sliced straight into hot oil to be fried into crisps enjoyed sprinkled with
I am sure we all know sandwiches have been around for yonks but do we know who created them and when nbsp The British would love to take the accolade as they have a town named Sandwich and they also claim that the Earl of Sandwich invented them and made
So growing up in tropical Kenya and following my dad with his Government office transfers every 3 years we met and socialised with a variety of people Goans Hindu punjabis Sikhs Sindhis Gujaratis etc who made differing cuisines in their home We exchanged recipes and were in and out of
This recipe is from natashaskitchen she is on instagram and has a website I love her easy to follow recipes that turn out lovely This one is a winter salad looks appealing and the simplicity of the vinaigrette dressing just works perfectly with the ingredients used Enjoy Ingredients Dressing Salad
There are so many stories about how the club sandwich originated my favourite one is the one about Colonial times in Hindustan when the cook was asked to produce a snack with leftovers and he just conjured up an amazing first 8216 Club Sandwich 8217 And how wonderful that all
We have been making different kinds of fish over the years and some of the recipes are already on this website This one is very special to me as its taught to me by a friend from my long gone youth My friend is a vegetarian who doesn 8217 t
This currently very trending recipe is called Chicken Malai Boti for a reason nbsp Malai translates into cream in Urdu Hindi and Punjabi but is also a term used to explain something very soft velvety and smooth and boti is a small piece of meat nbsp Hence the name Chicken
This is an amazing reproduction of one of our childhood favourites Potato amp Mince cutlets 8211 in Kenya also known as bateta champs or cutlass but with fewer calories and a satisfying taste nbsp My cousin from Reading inherited her mum 8217 s recipe and makes it upon request at
Dahin bhallay dahin vada dahin bhalla dahin vaday are known by many names and the dish is very popular as a snack in a lot of countries like India Pakistan Mauritius Kenya and of course in Asian households around the world nbsp There are a multitude of different recipes for
A very simple and satisfying granola recipe its so simple to prepare I often wonder why we bother buying the stuff Ingredients Method
This is one of my most recent 8216 acquisitions 8217 A very talented lady who is an amazing cook served my lovely Pupho Maryam and 8216 us 8217 as part of our recent lunch invite The soup was so tasty and warming I can 8217 t even remember what else
This recipe is a cross between East and West brought to our palate by one of my mum 8217 s friends in the UK nbsp Every 27th night of Ramadan aunty would send her son to deliver this really huge baked chicken and sweetcorn tray nbsp My children would demolish
Another of the lovely food memories from my younger days growing up in Mombasa nbsp The joy of walking home from Mbheni nbsp Primary School with friends passing by hawkers with Achaari Vitumbua Sour potatoes near nbsp Mbheni nbsp Bazaar Buying these potatoes served on white paper or newspaper topped
When we were growing up in Kenya our mothers took pride in feeding us and our guests homemade snacks nbsp Popat as my mum called these were one of the salty snacks and went down a treat with a cup of tea or ice cold soda nbsp Some people know
