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Mama's Coconut Cake has finally come back to reality. If anyone remembers this legendary cake, let me know. She never publicly released the recipe. Years ago, I asked around. People said they had the recipe, but theirs never measured up to the taste of hers. I remembered a secret step she added to hers, and I think I got it right, finally!!!  This cake was Mama's pride and joy. She never gave anyone the "entire" recipe. She would give them the recipe but left one step out. They would fuss at her and tell her that it didn't taste the same! She would make one for them, (for free) but she kept the recipe for herself. She said that she figured it out and anyone else could too! A while back, I had a man that received this cake for a high school graduation dessert contact me. He described the taste and texture. He told me that he had been in search of this cake for 36 years. I laughed, and told him it was Mama's recipe. He asked if I could try to duplicate it. That ...

I have two very close friends and occasionally we get together and head out for dinner. So one time last year we headed out for the much awaited dinner night. After much debating we once headed to one of the most happening places in town,Thyme .I  had already done my homework on the place and so choose the much talked about Valhomas Spagetti, or in english smoked tuna spagetti. It was pretty good and loaded with dried chillies  that can cause you to sweat a little, or a lot. if you don't eat much chillies.  I wanted to replicate the recipe , and after much tries,  I came up with this recipe.  Serves 2 adults and 2 kids. Or 3 adults. Recipe : Valhomas Spagetti,  recipe inspired by Valhomas Spagetti served at Thyme 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 8-10  curry leaves a good helping of dried chilli flakes ( or grind a 2-3 dried chillies ) depends on how hot you like. 250-300g tomatoes quartered 8-10 black olives, pitted 250g spagetti 150g valhomas ( I used t...

I love making Galettes , they are so easy to make , no blind baking , just chuck everything in and bake.  I came up with this peach galette using canned peaches. Fresh peaches are very expensives here in Male' and not so easily available at times so I used canned peaches. The almonds I added  for texture and also into the pastry.  I spiced up the peaches with cloves and cinnamon. NOTE:  sometimes when the weather gets too hot its best to make sure you chill the dough well. Chill  for a few minutes after rolling it too before adding the filling and forming the gallete Recipe : Peach and Almond Galette 1 large can Peaches or 2 small cans 2 tbsps cornflour 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp ground cloves 1 tbsp sugar Pastry: 200g plain flour, sifted 25g ground almonds 1 tbsp icing sugar pinch salt 90g butter, cold 1 whole egg extra 2 tbsp sliced almonds Prepare the pastry first by  mixing butter and flour till resembles light breadcrumbs, don't over work, add groun...

I usually make a small Rihaakuru Boakibaa ( or savory cake made using rihakuru or fish paste), as hubby is not a big fan of it.  So its just me and the boys who enjoy it. Its slightly difficult to get the texture right as it always ends up rather crumbly but its one of my favorites especially when growing up.  I like to grind everything in the food processor  so I get a nice smooth batter.  I prefer to grind my own rice than buy store bought ground rice. Recipe : Rihaakuru Boakibaa 1 1/2 cups basmathi rice 1 1/4 cup grated coconut 1 large onion, very thinly sliced 1 scotch bonnet, thinly sliced 1 inch ginger , grated finely 12 curry leaves, finely sliced 3-4 tablespoons good quality rihaakuru 1/2 tsp tumeric salt to taste 1/4 cup water Juice of 1- 1 1/2 lime oil for greasing First, Soak the basmathi rice in water,  after washing in several changes of water, for at least 3-4 hours. Then drain almost all the water and grind  with 1-2 tbsp of water  in a ...

My last and Final round up for this series is specially for drinks and deserts.  I dont know about you, the first thing that usually comes to mind at the end of the fast is the need for something sweet. So ofcourse a delicious desert is a must at the table. Drinks are usually served alongside dates . Got some delicious  desert and drinks recipes lined up for you, be sure yo click the links and check them out. Recipes :  Drinks and Deserts date lassi Rafeedha from My Big Sweet Tooth shared two delicious drinks , which are not only delicious but healthy too ,  one is  Date Lassi ( click here for recipe).... smashed watermelon drink And the other is  a smashed watermelon  drink... recipe found here . almond milk Nisa from Flavour Diary shares a very healthy Almond milk recipe,  click here for the recipe. strawberry slush Huma from Gheza e Shiriin shares  a Strawberry slush recipe which looks really yummy and delicious. check it out here. ...

Lately, I've felt like I should change my greeting to: "I eat a small plant-based diet and everything else in large quantities." If I don't eat healthy, it's usually because I don't think I have the time to make a nice meal. But there are plenty of easy and healthy recipes... it's a matter of just doing a bit of pre-planning. This taco recipe is quick, delicious and healthy. You can have them prepared faster than picking up take-out (unless you happen to live next door to Taco Bell ;o) You'll get plenty of protein with the black beans and quinoa, along with your daily dose of cruciferous vegetables. And you can always pick up a bag of any kind of kale or cabbage mix if you don't feel like messing with the dicing?? Makes 4-5 large Tacos 1 ripe avocado, pitted and peeled 1 small white onion, finely chopped (divided) 1 tablespoon lime juice  2 cups kale, shredded 1/2 cup red cabbage, shredded 1 cup quinoa, cooked 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed ...

Part Two of  my Iftar with  friends , hope you are enjoying the delicious recipes contributed by the ladies from the Muslimah Bloggers group, a group founded in facebook to bring together Muslimah Food blogger from all over the world. In this part of  my Iftar with friends series, I have for you  savory lite meals , and salads. Recipes : Savory Lite meals for Iftar ... Peri Peri Chicken stuffed in crepe  Shanaz Rafiq from  Love to Cook  , shared Peri Peri Chicken stuffed  inside a savory Crepe, where the  crepes are stuffed with peri peri chicken filling and it looks really delicious , click  here  for recipe Harees Rafeedha from  The Big Sweet  Tooth  shared a delicious  recipes called Harees, a slow cooked  whole wheat with  mutton  and then mashed till a porridge like consistency , she shares a quicker version using a pressure cooker . Click  here  for the recipe. Yogurt and Chick...

I had a request for strawberry syrup, so I went to my friend Jay at Willard Farms .  They smelled delicious, and the hubby could not resist eating a few off the top on the ride back home. Once home, the prepping begins. It takes quite a while to clean and chop two gallons of strawberries! The syrup recipe is a simple one and can be used to make any flavor syrup you would like to try. I've made Blueberry and Blackberry already. Now strawberry, and I think I'll make cherry next. They are great to have on hand for pancakes, crepes, ice cream, yogurt and much more! Basic Syrup 1 cup fruit 3/4 cup sugar 1/3 cup water Clean and chop fruit. Combine fruit water and sugar. Bring to a boil, then simmer until thickened.* (about 20-30 minutes) Cool and pour in jars. Store in the refrigerator or process in a water-bath for 10 minutes for pints and 15 minutes for quarts. *The request I had for syrup was to leave the fruit in the syrup, but you can strain it out if you like. I also made some ...

First of all , Iftar is the meal we have after breaking the fast. Since the Holy month of Ramadhan is about to start I wanted to do something different. Even though we fast during the month of Ramadhan ,  the Iftar time is always a special time.  That is the time to break the fast at sunset. I am always on the look out for easy meals to make, snacks , desert and a main meal which isnt so heavy but still filling. So I asked the lovely ladies of the  Muslimah Food Bloggers group on facebook  if they would like to contribute some easy kid friendly  and also budget friendly recipes. The response was quite overwhelming and unfortunately I couldn't fit in all  the  recipes so I  had to make three parts for my new series Iftar With Friends...   which are snacks, light meals and desert .  So many thanks ladies, and without much further talk lets get cooking right. In this post I have mostly collection of savory treats, light snacks , kid frien...