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Shahjehani Pilao
Shahjehan was an Indian Moghul Emperor and the rich and intense cuisine is accurately depicted in this lovely rice and boneless chicken dish served with plenty of freshly chopped coriander and a yoghurt mint sauce
Maghluba – Chicken & Aubergine Rice
This is a lovely rice dish demonstrated to me by my sister in law from Saudi Arabia The mastery of the dish is in the wrist as there is a mixture of aubergine onions and spices at the bottom of the pan with the rice cooked on the top Just
Chicken Khao – Rice
This recipe is made as a main meal in memon homes in Kenya and was made and demonstrated for me by my cousin who works with me
Kabuli (Qabli) Afghani Pilao
Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan and I had the pleasure of watching a pretty Afghani lady demonstrate the intricacies of this dish in a West London kitchen There are 4 stages to this dish each one equally important but the completed dish is usually served as the main and
Plain boiled rice 1
Plain rice is a perfect accompaniment for curry dishes and some meat and vegetable dishes e g Chicken curry Lamb or Chicken with potatoes Lamb and Chicken with spinach etc
Plain puris
Puris are made with unleavened flour and there is an art to get them right The best puris I have ever had were made for us in Nakuru by my friend s cook maid she brought them fluffed up straight to the dining table and we just couldnt stop eating
Naans
Naan making is like making bread the right dough will produce soft and pliable naans and the more often you make them the better they get
Tabouleh
This is a very healthy refreshing Middle Eastern salad which I had at a restaurant in Edgware road London and thereafter learnt the recipe by trial and error
Lentil salad
This recipe was created by one of the chefs at my place of work in Brentford It was quite easy to work out the recipe as the ingredients are all visible
Chillie Sauce
There are a variety of excellent chillie sauces now readily available in most countries If you would like to make your own this recipe I learnt in Pakistan is really simple and excellent
Tomato Salsa
This was introduced to us by an aunty in Nairobi who was very innovative in the kitchen