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We used to live in Dubai before we moved to South Africa. Dubai--the land of shawarmas, khuboos, kabaabs, Al Faham, hummus, mandhi, kabsa and my abssssolute favorite, sulaimani (black tea with spices, and lemon) ! ❤️ ❤️ I think my best memories of our Dubai days are the walks along the creek-side and on the beach with  my brand-new husband (😍) and there would be sulaimani vendors on bicycles. During winter, the feel of those walks and the bliss of the Sulaimani - ahhh! ❤️ ❤️  Not sure how I got writing about sulaimani, but today's post is on falafel and hummus. 😊 Different countries have different ways of making these, just like most popular foods. My version is a close approximation to the Israeli version I beleive but I do add chaat masala coz it's the magic spice!  So chickpeas is the basic ingredient. If using dry chickpeas, soak them overnight in water and pressure cook till fully cooked. If using canned, strain and rinse the chickpeas (re...

My sister took me to this new restaurant in Cochin, "Nasi and mee". It was lovely! That's where I first had Nasi Goreng and the flavors were so different and beautiful. Finally managed to create it at home. 😊 It's an Indonesian dish and just means 'fried rice' 😊 The soul of the dish is 'kecap manis' which is a thick sweet sticky soy sauce. If you can't find it in stores, you can turn your normal soy sauce into kecap manis. But don't try to use normal soy sauce as is. It just doesn't work for this dish. Another key ingredient is 'shrimp paste' which is optional, so I didn't use. But I did add a tsp of fish sauce which I'm not sure is very authentic. 🤔 But it turned out yum, so I guess it's okay. 😊 Recipe courtesy: Recipetineats.com Ingredients: Cooked rice - 3 cups (chilled overnight) Chicken breast - 150gms (sliced thin) Onions - 1 medium (chopped) Garlic - 2 fat cloves (sliced) Fresh red chilli - 1 (chop...

Fiiiinally I have a proper blog, so I don't have to mince my words to fit into Insta's teeny weeny typing space. I sure hope this makes me a 'food blogger', coz trust me, this is where my imagination ends! 🙃 So, for my first blog post, I think nothing could me more appropriate than the majestic Chilli Chicken! ❤️ It's an Indo-Chinese dish created by the migrant Chinese population in India by incorporating some of the Indian spices/methods with the Chinese sauces and ingredients. And this is something close to my heart as it was a very 'fancy' dish during my childhood years . Rarely made at home, generally ordered from 'Malaya', which was the 1st Chinese restaurant in our city (Cochin) ❤️  This recipe was given to me by my sister and I wouldn't have it any other way as there lives no connoisseur of Chilli Chicken as she . 😊 So here goes... .  .  Ingredients : .  Chicken pieces - 1kg (boneless or bone on) Onions        ...