I made this dish because I wanted something quite differnt then the other pasta dishes that I would make. First it was Italian then African and now I am doing an Indopak fusion from pasta. Pasta really is Chinese. Marco Polo was an Italian and he went to China to visit and bring back the … Continue reading Masala Pasta
This is my first crack at native jollof rice or palm oil rice. However I am very pleased with the results and here is my take on it. The protein of choice can be used are fish, lamb, chicken, goat, beef, stockfish, dried smoked fish, titus sardines and shell fish like shrimp and crab. You … Continue reading Native Jollof Rice Or Palm Oil Rice
I swear I really do love plantains. It is both in African and in Puerto Rican cuisines. So I am going to do another post with plantains. The dodo as it is known in Nigeria and other West African countries is used by using ripe plantains. I used 2 ripe plantains that I have … Continue reading Dodo Or Tostones (Fried Ripe Or Unripe Plantains) Also Tatales
This time instead of baking in the oven, I tried another method of making fish seasoned with suya spice. I shallow fried it after I made my suya paste, recipe link posted below. Suya Paste Either you can use this link to make your own or you can buy it ready made from an African … Continue reading Suya Spiced Fish With Indomie Noodles
This is one of my favorite dishes. I adore karela (bitter gourd). I cut the karela (bitter gourd) in half and removed the seeds then I choped them in to pieces. I used anywhere between 8 to 10 karelas (bitter gourds). I put the pieces in to a colinder and added 2 handfuls of kosher … Continue reading Karela Aur Gosht (Bitter Gourd With Meat)
I have another vegan friendly dish for you to try and this is a fail proof recipe. In my mortar and pestle I added 1 pinch each of cumin seeds and coriander seeds along with 1 whole round red chili and grind in to a coarse powder and set it aside. In a pot on … Continue reading Aloo Gobi (Potatoes With Cauliflower)
Here is another crowd pleaser and this is my version of zeera aloo (potatoes with cumin seeds). This is a yummy dish and very vegan friendly and this is how I did it. I added 1/4 cup of olive oil to a pot and put it on high heat. After the oil got hot I … Continue reading Zeera Aloo (Potatoes With Cumin Seeds)
I had a taste for African food again in the worst way. I had a package of frozen ocopus in the freezer and I took it down and thawed it out under cold running water. However this and its cousin squid or calamari as it is also called. Don’t worry it is halal because it … Continue reading Fried Octopus
When I was in Peshawar, Pakistan at one of my sister in law’s house, I asked her if she liked pe (lotus root). She said she does with qeema also spelled keema (mince or ground meat). So she is the inpiration of this yummy dish. Mr. Riaz loves it. Enough of the chatter. Now I … Continue reading Qeema Aur Pe (Mince With Lotus Root)
When I got off the plane I started to crave African food and I mean badly. This recipe Is simple and quick. I looked up a pin on pinterest that I have that came from Wives Connection blog which inspired me to come up with this recipe. This is very basic and nothing fancy. Also … Continue reading African Beans
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