Kidney Bean Salad

Heat the oil in a pan, add the cumin seeds and allow them to splutter. Next add the garlic paste, followed by all the other ingredients except for the lemon juice. Mix everything together well, turn the heat down to low and allow to warm through and cook for about 3-5 minutes. Do not over-cook […]

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KitKat M&M Cake

First, prepare the cake or cakes. I used just one 8 inch Moist Chocolate Cake, but you could have two layers if you like. You could easily use whichever chocolate cake recipe that you prefer. Another good option is my Chocolate Yoghurt Cake. Whip the cream with the cocoa powder, icing sugar and vanilla essence until […]

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Roast Chicken ‘Charga’

1.  I prefer not to use chat masala as we are not big fans of it at my place, but if you want you can add 1 tsp. chat masala to the ingredients. 2. To get the maximum moistness and succulence in your chicken and to infuse flavour into the meat, take a container big […]

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Chinese Rice

Heat the oil in a deep pan. Add onions followed by ginger garlic, then the carrots. Stir fry for a while, then add the capsicum and sweet corn. Add the drained rice, and stir fry for a couple minutes, then add the hot water and salt. Let it cook on medium heat until rice is […]

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Pepper Steak

Heat the oil in a wok, add the onions and fry until soft and translucent. Add the ginger garlic and fry for a minute, then add the green chillies and the capsicum strips. Stir fry for about 3 minutes, and add the tomato paste and salt. Cook for about 2 more minutes, then add the […]

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Baked Baby Potatoes

You can adjust or alter the spices to suit your personal tastes. Scrub the potatoes well, put them in a pan and cover them with water. Sprinkle 1 tsp. salt and bring to a boil. Let them boil for just 10 minutes. Drain the water. At this stage I like to peel the potatoes, but […]

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Fried Chicken – KFC Style

You can mix half cup of yoghurt with half cup of milk in place of the buttermilk. Or simply make your own buttermilk, add 2 tbsp. lemon or vinegar in each cup of milk and let it stand for 10-15 minutes, then stir and use. Do not omit this step as it will give maximum […]

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Semolina Pudding

Mix the semolina in some of the milk to form a thick paste. Pour the rest of the milk into a pan, add the sugar and red food coloring (just enough to turn the milk a nice pink color). Bring to a boil and then add the semolina paste and the vanilla essence. Keep the […]

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Mkate wa Tambi

Put the coconut milk, sugar and cardamom powder in an 8 inch frying pan and bring to a simmer. Then add the broken up vermicelli noodles, turn the heat down to low and keep stirring gently until most of the liquid has evaporated. (You can taste and adjust sugar if need be before the mixture […]

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Chicken & Potato Sticks

First, cook the chicken using my tawa chicken recipe found HERE. Drain away any excess sauce/gravy from the cooked chicken into a bowl, we’ll use it to coat our potatoes. Let the steak cool down. Now boil the potatoes. Peel and cube them, then toss them gently in the sauce that was leftover from the […]

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