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Mango Cream Pudding

    This recipe was adapted from Shabina of Shabosphere from the facebook group    Directions:Peel and pit all the mangoes.Blend the mangoes into a smooth cream along with cream and condensed milk.Take about half cup of the mango cream and fold into the whipped cream.Set aside.Take a large serving dish, and spread a thin […]

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Umm Ali – A Ramadan Favourite

    Umm Ali, was the first food/dessert that I first fell in love with, in this beautiful city of Abu dhabi. It was introduced to me by DH. He brought some back with him once from his office party. It was served at every parties they had in office. And this made me keep […]

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Baked Falafel

Baked Falafel Falafel, a traditional middle-eastern food are chickpea fritters made by grinding chickpea and herbs like parsley and coriander leaves. It is a street food usually served with tahini dip.It is also served in pita bread with Tahini, Hummus, Toum, veggies and pickles. While growing up in Jeddah it used to be ‘Tamia’ for […]

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Ramadan Mubarak

                          Ramadan Mubarak to all my dear friends….. May the Almighty bless us to make the most out of this month. Aameen… Ramadan, our most favourite month of the year has approached us. The month is special to us in a number of ways.The spiritual importance of the month is of course the foremost one. […]

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Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta

 This is an Italian Classic dessert. Unlike the name, the cooking part is very simple and yet the dessert scrumptious. This recipe also has another specialty, this is one among the presentation that won me first prize in a garnishing contest conducted on facebook. This post is dedicated for all dear and near ones who […]

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Luqaimat/Awwama/Arabian Dumplings

 Luqaimat usually known as awwama here in most stores and bakeries, is a simple but great sweet/dessert option for an occasion. As some of you might be familiar with Global village– a shopping and entertainment fair associated with Dubai shopping festival.This one can be seen in every nook and corner of the global village premises […]

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Salmon/Fish Cutlets

Baked Salmon cutlets  Ingredients: Onion – 1 large chopped fine Ginger- a small piece Garlic-4-5 cloves Green chillies-4-5 Salmon fillets*-6-8 (shredded) Pepper-1 tsp Salt as required Potato- 2 medium size boiled Bread crumbs-2 C Egg -2 or 3 Oil *I have used grilled salmon fillets that has been marinated with just salt and pepper so […]

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Creme Brulee

Crunchy burnt sugar crust over a rich smooth creamy custard…. Ingredients: Heavy cream-500 ml Egg yolks-6 Caster Sugar-100 gm + for dusting Vanilla pod-1 Contrasting layers of burnt sugar and custard Directions Preheat oven to 150°C. Beat the egg yolks and sugar until pale and fluffy in a large bowl. Take cream in a pan, […]

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Zeinab’s fingers – An Arabian Delicacy

    This is an arabian sweet usually made with plain cheese as filling.But here in this recipe I have tried a different filling, adding some other ingredients to bring down the plain cheese sourness down a bit.You can try it with just cheese to make the authentic Usoob Al Zeinab aka Zeinab’s fingers.   […]