Simsim/Sesame Naan (Mkate wa Ufuta)

Sift the flour in a wide/deep bowl. Add sugar, salt and yeast. Stir together. Then add the melted butter and the half cup of heavy coconut milk. Mix with your hand or a whisk. Now gradually add the WARM light coconut milk or regular milk into the dough and keep mixing until it becomes a […]

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Quick Easy Rolls

Mix all ingredients in a mixing bowl about two minutes with a spoon. Spray or grease muffin tins. Fill tins 2/3 full; bake in preheated 200 C oven until golden brown or about 10 to 12 minutes.  Delicious & Enjoy! To make self rising flour, add 1 and half tsp. of baking powder and a […]

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Pooris

Sift the flour, add the baking powder, salt, yoghurt and oil. Gradually add in the warm water and knead to a soft dough. Let it sit for about 20mins, then divide the dough into 10-12 pieces. Roll each one out to about 4 inches diameter. For soft pooris: Heat your oil, make sure it’s quite […]

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Pita Bread

Add the milk to the water and heat it up so it's slightly warm. Mix the flour, oil, salt and yeast then make a hole in the center and pour the water & milk, then gently combine, and knead thoroughly until the dough is soft and smooth. Wipe some oil on the palms of your […]

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Russian/Azerbaijani Pirojki

Knead the dough adding warm water and mixing together until its smooth and elastic. Cover and set aside for about 30-40mins. In the meantime, prepare the filling. To prepare the potato filling, in a medium non-stick frying pan, heat the butter over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and sauté for about 7 minutes, […]

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Pav Buns

Sieve the flour, then add milk powder, sugar, yeast and salt. Then add the oil and butter and the egg, and mix together. Now add all the warmed milk. Start kneading together and gradually add the warm water a little at a time. You might not need it all, so add it sparingly until your […]

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Parathas/Chapatis

Add the salt to the flour. Rub in the 2 tbsp ghee, then slowly add in the warm water or milk and knead until you have a lovely soft dough. The more you knead it the softer your parathas/chapatis will be. Once it’s kneaded, divide the dough into two balls. Now click HERE to refer […]

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Naans (Tawa/Stove-top Version)

Mix the dry ingredients, make a hole in the center and add the oil and yoghurt. Then gradually add the warm milk a little at a time and knead to form a very soft dough, but not sticky. Knead well and then apply a light layer of oil and cover, then set aside for an […]

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Khaliat Nahal / Honeycomb Bread

For the glaze/syrup: Boil the sugar, water and saffron together for a few minutes until it is slightly thickened. Remove from the heat and add the honey. Mix and set aside to cool completely. For the dough: Sieve the flour, then add milk powder, sugar, yeast and salt. Then add the oil and butter and […]

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Garlic Rolls

If you want the garlic filling more ‘potent’ and garlicky, add more garlic. You can play around with the filling ingredients, using more or less butter, more or less herbs etc…as you prefer it. You can make extra garlic butter and save it for garlic bread or garlic toast. It stores beautifully in the fridge […]

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