Eid Menu: Sharing Boards
Planning on hosting an Eid gathering at your house this weekend and want a showstopper of an appetiser or even a fun main meal? A grazing board may just be your answer! Grazing/sharing boards are great for many reasons: it allows your guests to experiment with different foods, can be relatively easy to put together […]
Saffron and Cardamom Panna Cotta
We’ve got the ultimate Eid dessert for you: a saffron and cardamom panna cotta served with crushed pistachio and kunefe pastry. Plus there’s a drizzle of sweet sugar syrup in there too – phew, now that’s a lot but it is mighty good and will wow your Eid crowd. Panna cotta, in Italian, means cooked […]
Instant Pot Lamb Shanks
Want an Eid meal that can be ready in 1 hour and uses one pot? Don’t worry, we’ve got you with this mouth-melting, fall-off-the-bone lamb shanks. You’ll just need a pressure cooker, whether that is an Instant Pot or one of the old school pressure cookers, and you are good to go. Instant Pot Lamb […]
Tandoori Roast Chicken
With Eid coming up, you may be on the hunt for a showstopper of a dish that is both easy to make and a general crowd pleaser so why not give this Tandoori roast chicken a go? You’ll probably have most of the ingredients on hand when it comes to the spices as it has […]
Whipped Feta Garlic Dip
*This post has been sponsored by Hellmann’s Mayonnaise* We’re all about this whipped feta garlic dip this Ramadan and here are about a million reasons why: It takes less than 5 minutes to make It uses one piece of equipment so less cleaning up It uses items you’ll already have in your fridge or pantry […]
Fried Steak
Fried steak is exactly what it is: fried pieces of steak! It’s one of the recipes that remind me of Ramadan at home when I was young one and although it may seem basic, it delivers the most delicious outcome in the shortest time. Mind you, this isn’t using sirloin, rib eye or any of […]
Air Fryer Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings
Garlic. Parmesan. Chicken. Wings. You can’t get a better chicken wing than that. It’s creamy, garlicky, spicy and of course, crispy. And the best part, these are air fried so it avoids any of the unhealthy connotations with frying! Air fryers are all the craze right now and we’ve seen all sorts of creations from […]
Chicken Potstickers / Chinese Dumplings
I have always been intimidated by the thought of making dumplings as even though they do look ridiculously tasty, they just seemed tedious and difficult to grasp. Well, how wrong was I. After a few days of recipe researching, dumpling folding studying and mixture tasting, I managed to nail a great recipe for these easy […]
Easy Gosht
Working from home, looking after the kids and making iftar can be a lot which is why we prefer iftar dishes that take no time or effort at all to put together. Last year, we showed you an easy cheat biryani to make and this year, we’ve made things even simpler with this easy gosht/meat […]
Chocolate and Hazelnut Rolls
Last year, we may have gotten a bit excited with making rolls – the classic cinnamon rolls and delicious cheesy garlic rolls – but we can’t help it! Once you get the hang on the recipe and technique, you’ll be making rolls upon rolls upon rolls. The beauty of making rolls is that you can […]