Snacks

Accompaniments/ Snacks/ Starters

Taj Vegetable soup

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…

Breads/ Snacks/ Starters

Desi chicken sandwiches

I am sure we all know sandwiches have been around for yonks, but do we know who created them and when?  The British would love to take the accolade…

Breakfast/ Snacks

Club Sandwich

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…

Main Dishes/ Snacks/ Starters

Desi Salmon (dry)

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…

Main Dishes/ Snacks/ Starters

Chicken Malai Boti (Tikka)

This currently very trending recipe is called Chicken Malai Boti for a reason.  Malai translates into cream in Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi but is also a term used to…

Breakfast/ Snacks

Granola

A very simple and satisfying granola recipe, its so simple to prepare, I often wonder why we bother buying the stuff!…

Snacks/ Starters

Chicken Pasta Soup with Coconut

This is one of my most recent ‘acquisitions’! A very talented lady who is an amazing cook, served my lovely Pupho Maryam and ‘us’ as part of our recent…

Snacks/ Starters

Chicken & Sweetcorn bake

This recipe is a cross between East and West brought to our palate by one of my mum’s friends in the UK.  Every 27th night of Ramadan, aunty would…

Snacks

Namak Paray (Popat)

When we were growing up in Kenya, our mothers took pride in feeding us and our guests homemade snacks.  Popat as my mum called these, were one of the…