View my step by step video I’m making a sweet and delicious simple dessert called Sevia or Sheer Kurma This delicious milky dessert is delicately flavoured with saffron and ghee, studded with nuts and dried fruit and vermicelli noodles. It wasn’t till I got married that I started making this dessert, it’s typically served at …
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Moroccan Cigars – Meat filled crispy wrappers
A group of Youtubers got together and decided to put together a stellar roundup of dad friendly recipes for Father’s Day. Last year we put on a spectacular competition for Father’s day and pitted Father against Father in a friendly cooking competition. Each Father teamed up with their kid and made something edible for the judges using pre selected ingredients. You can watch that video here.
This year I decided to make something I know my father and my children’s father would love – a spiced ground meat filling inside a crispy wrapper, The Moroccan cigar. This is fairly simple to make and looks extra authentic when I use a icing bag and tip to pipe the filling to give it a cylindrical shape. These are best fried but you could brush it with oil and bake it.
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground meat
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp paprika powder
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tbsp pomegranate molasses
- 1/4 cup chopped Parsley
- 3 tbsps chopped mint
- 3 – 4 Spring onions
- 3 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 egg
- 20 – 25, 8 x 8 Spring Roll wrappers
- 1 extra beaten egg
Instructions
- Process
- Mix all the ingredients together and add to a processor and process till a smoother paste
- Add to a piping bag
- Separate the Spring roll sheets and brush with egg wash
- Pipe the filling in a straight line roll over the wrapper and fold them inwards and roll like a cigar
- Add more egg at the end and seal
- Fry in hot oil
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Toum – Garlic paste
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Spiced Couscous
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Chicken Shawarma Hummus
Click here to watch my step by step video! I grew up in the Middle East in Abu Dhabi where Shawarma stalls graced every nook and cranny. When I think about a Shawarma, I think about the fresh pita, covered with creamy hummus, spiced chicken, pickled turnips and fresh herbs. This appetizer can be prepped …
Basic Hummus
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 19 oz can Chickpeas or Garbanzo beans (reserve a few)
- Juice of a Lemon
- 2 tbsps Olive oil
- 4 cloves Spiced Garlic
- 3 tbsps Tahina (sesame paste)
- Salt and white pepper
- Water as required
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a food processor and start to blend together
- As water as required and blend till the hummus is smooth
- Serve on a platter, covered with Olive oil, a pinch of paprika, cumin, oregano and sumac.
- Garnish with reserved chickpeas and eat with pita bread.