Recipes

I’m delighted to be back a third year at Lubna Karim’s blog Yummy Food as part of her Ramadan event

Italian Sesame Seed Biscuits or Biscotti di Regina biscuits of the Queen are not-too-sweet, salty, nutty, crisp and

Baghrir or Beghrir (بغرير) are semolina pancakes eaten in the Maghreb region of North Africa.

Our new family favourite treat to eat in the morning or afternoon with coffee/hot chocolate.

Fried Mbesses an Algerian semolina sweet. Similar to Makrout being fried and coated in honey/syrup. It differs

How are you all? I’ve had a long week taking care of my poorly children, Alhamdulillah

Msemmen traditional, rich, layered, crêpe-like flatbreads from the Maghreb region of North Africa. If you like

Sweet & creamy No Bake Cheesecake The prettiest dessert to come out of my Kitchen so

Kesra Matlou ~ Algerian circular semolina and wheat bread. In Algeria, Khobz or Aghroum are the general words for bread, whilst Kesra specifically refers

Chewy triple chocolate-chip, chocolate cookies. Fresh out of the oven these chocolate cookies are chewy with squidgy soft

Another day closer to Eid al Fitr, another sweet recipe for you to bake, and

As the month of Ramadan approaches and the weather gets warmer what do we make?

Tli Tli Bdjedj – An Algerian dish of orzo pasta and chicken cooked in a North African

Recipe below is adapted from couscous and pudding Tcharek – Algerian Crescent Shaped Pastries Filled With

Mderbel Badendjel – Algerian Aubergine Tagine with Lamb or Mutton. Lamb and chickpeas stewed with

Kaber El Louz – Tunisian Sweet Almond Paste Balls. I chose these sweet little almond paste

My Best Loubia Recipe ~ White Bean Soup 1437 A.H / 2015!  Every year as

Algerian Kbab – A lightly cinnamon spiced chicken stew with chickpeas, topped with fried potatoes and

Tabaa in the Algerian language means baking mold – in this case a cookie/pastry cutter. It also can

Exotic flavours of a yummy curry merged into a traditional cornish pasties recipe. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests that

Today I’m sharing a recipe for my family’s favourite, Khobz Ftir bel Chakchouka. An Algerian semolina

 Twabaa – Algerian cookies that are traditionally flavoured with citrus zest, vanilla and/ or anise seeds.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil Scones; light and tender quick breads with deep fruity olive flavour and the

Gers Ogely – A light and dairy free cake from Kuwait flavoured with saffron and green cardamom,

Khanfaroosh / Khanfaroush: Emirati fried saffron and cardamom ‘cakes’. Are they pancakes, cakes, doughnuts or crumpets/pikelets?

It’s time to reveal what we have all been cooking up in the MENA cooking club this

Chicken Machbous was this month’s savoury recipe for MENA Cooking Club Members (sign up today!) to try. Chosen

Today I’m going back to basics with this simple recipe for how to cook white

Taam / Couscous with meat and vegetables: a North African dish of lightly spiced stewed mutton

What is Trida? Also known as Mkartfa/Mkatfa or in Tunisia Nwasser. Trida is small square pasta. I can buy

For those unfamiliar with scones, really all they are a small, slightly sweet quick breads.

A light fluffy couscous and legume dish that works just as well in winter as

Mesfouf ~ super-soft, steamed, sweet buttery couscous with raisins and nuts or anything you like! This dish exists

Doubara Biskra – A spicy chickpea soup from Biskra, Algeria. The name doubara comes from the arabic word دبر dabara which means

Harira; the traditional soup of Maghreb, North Africa. This week I bring you not one but two soups, what can

Khobz Ftir is an Algerian, unleavened, no-knead semolina bread. Traditionally served at breakfast and enjoyed at

Sfinz / Sfenj – North African doughnuts. MENA Cooking Club  challenged us this month with 3 dishes from

The cuisine of Jordan was this months MENA cooking club challenge hosted by Evelyne of Cheap Ethnic Eats. 

Bradj also known as Kesra Mbardja, are pieces of rich semolina galette stuffed with fragrant

Lham Lahlou ~ Algerian sweet lamb tagine is a traditional North African lamb and fruit stew. Usually reserved

Smoky aubergine and sweet tomato taken to another flavour level with: pungent garlic, earthy cumin, fruity

Algerian Basbousa – a citrus semolina cake soaked in sugar syrup. Flavoured with citrus fruit and

Jelbana wa Djaj Tagine ~ A rich and flavourful Algerian green peas (jelabana) and chicken (djaj) tagine

As-Salaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullah, I hope you’re all having a productive Ramadan. I was delighted

Chicken Salona / Saloona: Emirati Chicken Stew, flavoured with Loomi (dried lime) and easy, home-made Bezar spice mix. Over the last