A Khaman Dhokla recipe is enhanced with Chutney & spices, and poured in a creme caramel mold. It’s then covered and steamed & once cooled, it’s flipped over. The result is a beautiful round wreath. To decorate, the wreath is drizzled with green chutney sauce and a tadka is poured over before serving. Typically, Khaman …
Jujubes are made out of sugar, water, lemon, gelatin and flavourings.Its poured into a greased container. Once set its cut into cubes and then rolled in sugar a few times and stored in a dry air tight container. My grandmother always made these as part of her Christmas platter or kuswar, and it wasn’t until …
Kul Kuls are my favorite sweet treat over the holidays. It’s fair to say that it doesn’t feel quite like Christmas, unless I make a batch of these crispy deep fried dough springs. This recipe is adapted from my Aunty Celie’s recipe that I prepared a few years ago. The recipe is pretty much the …
Cheese is smooshed together with butter, hot sauce, pepper and flour to make a simple dough that will yield a tasty and crunchy cracker. This delicious cracker is then topped with cream Cheese, deli Meat, Parsley and a Cheese star for the ultimate canape! Please note that I forgot to poke holes in the cracker …
A dough is kneaded and then rolled super thin. It’s then smeared with a butter and flour mixture and another layer of rolled dough is added to the top. The two layers are then rolled tightly together and chilled. This is then cut, rolled out individually then deep fried and once cooled it’s dredged in …
A simple stuffing starts with Onion and Garlic, Sausage and Bacon, Mushrooms, Peas, Carrots, Parsley & fried Bread. This is stuffed into the bird smeared with a mixture of Ginger & Garlic paste, Spices, Salt, Pepper & Vinegar. I absolutely love my air fryer but had to give it to my son as it was …
Just in time for some easy entertaining this holiday season, this is a simple Antipasto wreath made with Cherry tomatoes, Cheese, Olives, Salami, Sausage & Quail eggs skewered together. This is drizzled with an aromatic Olive oil and a drizzle of Balsamic Vinegar!
Christmastime calls for fruitcake! My original recipe is boozy and loaded with fruit and buts. Typically a dense cake, this cake does not rise much and is heavy. In this version of my recipe, I’ve lightened up the batter to give it enough rise to fill the cavities of my cake pop pan, if you …
I’ve never been a fan of Guavas growing up to be honest, but they have started to grow on me as I get ‘older’ and my palette is more ‘sophisticated’ Guava Cheese, also known as Perad is a famous Christmas time sweet to make as part of the traditional Christmas platter or ‘Kuswar’ This year …
A special blend of Pineapple juice, Soya sauce, Ginger and Chillies makes a wonderful brine for my young Turkey. A simple blend of Ketchup, Garlic powder, Paprika, Soya sauce and other ingredients make a wonderful marinade that is painted on in layers as the Turkey is smoked low and slow. Every year for Thanksgiving, I …
