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Musakhan (Palestinian Spiced Chicken)

Musakhan (Palestinian Spiced Chicken)

Musakhan is a Palestinian dish of spiced chicken flavored with sumac and served with bread. Ingredients 200 g chopped raw chicken 300 g chopped white onion 100 g sumac 100 g assorted raw nuts Black pepper White pepper Salt 10…

Aloo Tikki (Spiced Potato Patties)

Aloo Tikki (Spiced Potato Patties)

Ingredients 8 potatoes, peeled and halved 2½ tsp red chile powder 1 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp mango powder Vegetable oil Salt to taste Procedure Salt the potatoes. Heat enough oil for deep frying. Add the potatoes, and deep fry…

Deep Fried Chickpea Dough Curry Snacks (Pakoda)

Deep Fried Chickpea Dough Curry Snacks (Pakoda)

Pakoda is a savoury South Indian fried snack made from gram flour, spices and onions. This simple recipe is for Pakoda as made in Tamil Nadu, India. A different version called “pakora” is famous in the other parts of India.…

Fanke (Hausa Puff Puff)

Fanke (Hausa Puff Puff)

Fanke is a Nigerian fritter made with wheat flour or semovita. It is commonly eaten in the Northern part of Nigeria, especially among the Hausa people. Ingredients 3 cups all-purpose flour or semovita 1 tablespoon instant yeast 1 cup white…

Loukoumas (Greek Donuts with Honey) I

Loukoumas (Greek Donuts with Honey) I

Loukoumas is a Greek fried pastry, similar to a doughnut. Ingredients 1.36 kg (48 oz / 6 cups) all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt 2 cups undiluted evaporated milk 4 eggs 2 tablespoons baking powder 1 cup white granulated sugar Ground…

Kurma (Trinidadian Fried Dough in Syrup)

Kurma (Trinidadian Fried Dough in Syrup)

Kurma is a sweet fried dough coated in a sugar syrup. Ingredients Kurma dough 2 cloves ginger, finely grated 1 tin (1 ⅔ cups) evaporated milk ⅔ tin (1 ¼ cups) sweetened condensed milk 2 tbsp coconut cream 6 cups…

Koesisters with Coconut

Koesisters with Coconut

Koesisters are a South African Cape Malay doughnut soaked in syrup and sprinkled with coconut. Ingredients Fritters 6 cups (700 g) cake flour 1 tablespoon castor sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 3 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 tablespoon ground ginger 2…

Kal Kals (Sweet Curled Fritters)

Kal Kals (Sweet Curled Fritters)

Kal kals are a fried sweet traditionally made during Christmas in Christian communities of India. Ingredients 2 cups (280 g) white wheat flour 1 egg ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ cup (120 g) powdered sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla extract ½…

Fried Tiger Lily Pastries

Ingredients 5 oz dried lily bulbs 1 cup water Sugar 3 eggs 10 pastry dough wrappers Vegetable oil Procedure Wash and soak dried lily bulbs for 1 hour. Discard water. Place bulbs in saucepan with 1 cup water, and cook…

Crullers (Round)

Crullers (Round)

This recipe for crullers uses choux pastry to make ring-shaped fritters. Ingredients ¼ cup (60 ml) granulated sugar ½ teaspoon salt ¼ cup (60 ml) shortening 1 cup (240 ml) boiling water 1 cup (240 ml) sifted all purpose flour…

Lemon Chicken Pasta

Lemon Chicken Pasta

Ingredients 12 ounces (340 g) boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into ½-inch (1 cm) thick slices Salt to taste Pepper to taste Oregano to taste About ½ cups flour 2 tablespoon olive oil 2 ¼-inch (0.5 cm) thick lemon slices…

Nigerian Fried Yam

Nigerian Fried Yam

Nigerian fried yam is usually eaten with a pepper sauce. Ingredients Yam, peeled and sliced into sticks Salt Vegetable oil Equipment Stovetop Frying pan Sieve Bowl Procedure Rinse the cut yam and place in a bowl. Season with salt. Heat…