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…
Accompaniments/ Snacks/ Starters
Keema and Alu bake – healthy cutlets/cutlass (Mince and Potato bake)
This is an amazing reproduction of one of our childhood favourites – Potato & Mince cutlets – in Kenya also known as bateta champs or cutlass), but with fewer…
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,…
Salad is salad! For years we have been serving salads as a side dish with no dressing making it a challenge to swallow! Having lived in the West and…
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…
I saw this recipe from Masala hut online, made it once loved it and then adjusted it to our tastebuds, hence the name change to Bhuna Chicken 95 –…
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…
In Kenya we grew up eating ‘Chana Bateta’ the best ones were made by my friend Yasmin (Khoji) of Nakuru. Her channas were to die for, nothing like the…
Those of you that have been to Nathiagali, Muree will have missed out, if you didn’t eat the fried chillie chicken and mash ki daal at the famous Taj…
This is a really warming Chinese style chicken and vegetable soup perfect for Winter nights. I got the recipe from Aqsa Khalid of Lahore. It’s quite simple, but as…
Chinese with a touch of Pakistan! I actually took classes in Lahore, Pakistan to emulate the dishes served in the Chinese restaurants in Lahore. I have travelled the world…
Another of the lovely food memories from my younger days growing up in Mombasa. The joy of walking home from Mbheni Primary School with friends, passing by hawkers with Achaari,…
This is a very easy and convenient recipe taught to us by our cousin Talat who resides in Tullamore, Ireland. My 14 year old niece in California made this…
This dish has connections to the happy years I spent in Mombasa and memories of any and every dish having some ‘tui’ coconut milk added to it. There is…
This is baked kebab pastry very similar to sausage rolls.…
My friend who owns a restaurant showed me how to make wings in this unusual way.…
I remember going to River Road with my grandmother especially for a plate of Maru’s (the owner’s name) Bhajia, they would be served freshly fried, with two chutneys, one…
I have no idea of the origins of this lovely starter, but have very fond memories of being treated to cutlets during my growing years in Kenya regularly by…
Paneer is an Indian cottage cheese, sometimes made at home but more often shop bought. It is easily available in most UK Supermarkets and Indian grocers. My…
Par-boiled cauliflower florets coated with mince. An innovative recipe shared by a friend’s lovely mum who was a very experienced cook.…
A recipe with many different tastes, I overhead two ladies exchanging this recipe at a gathering. I replicated it at home and my family of ‘tasters’ loved it!…
Grill or BBQ This is an excellent recipe for kebabs, passed down to me by my mother.…
This is a popular street food in Mombasa and there are intricate steps to the pastry making element of the recipe. Whilst living in the fast paced West,…
I think very fondly of Totem Kiosk in Nakuru where I learnt how to make this unusual chips recipe.…
This is a lovely chaat made either with cassava (mogo) or boiled potatoes and brought together with tamarind chutney.…
This is a popular recipe put together and served at our staff restaurant - theatre cooking! …
This is a lovely refreshing chaat that binds unusual ingredients together with yoghurt and tamarind.…
This dish can be served as a starter or as a main with naan bread or French bread.…
This is a simple recipe, perfect as a starter, ideal for picnics and excellent as a sandwich filling. It was passed on to me by a Khoji friend…
I learnt this from my mum in California.…